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Maths outcomes suffering from erratic policy-making
Australia is struggling to improve its performance in maths due to a lack of continuity in policymaking.
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Is there a crisis in public education?
It is widely claimed that there is a crisis in public schooling, or at the very least, that there is…
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Australia’s students are failing: I blame the politicians
The results of PISA 2015 were released late last year and Australia has slipped down the rankings, again. Misty Adoniou…
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What’s in store for the children of the tech revolution?
With curriculum planning complete for the start of the academic year, technology and the role it’s expected to play is…
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Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers
Robots are increasingly being used to teach students in the classroom for a number of subjects across science, maths and…
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Should gifted students go to a separate school?
Despite two Senate inquiries in 1988 and 2001, it has taken 15 years and a state parliamentary review for the…
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High school students pilot Mars mission by sending code into space
Thanks to recent advances in science and technology, humans are closer than ever to putting boots on Mars. The University…
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New model for school funding that won’t break the budget
Funding schools according to the needs of their students is something of a Holy Grail in Australia: something that we…
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Australian STEM education lags behind US, UK and Kazakhstan
A recent release of results from the four-yearly Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study has left many speechless and…
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3D printers – the ultimate ‘Makerspace’ partner
A current hot topic across staff rooms and P&C meetings is the 3D printer, and whether this is a machine…
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