Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has introduced a bill under which universities face new caps on their domestic student numbers.
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According to some observers, the ‘hottest topic’ for 2025 is whether universities have lost the public’s support to operate.
Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to $80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy.
The federal education minister has warned ‘stubborn’ states they could miss out on extra funds if they don’t agree to the current offer on school reform.
While caps will force some universities to reject students they would otherwise have enrolled, other universities may not be able to fully use their international student quota.
Andrew Norton, professor in the practice of higher education policy at the ANU, joined the podcast to dissect the governments new policy to cap international student intake.
While it is likely many teachers, parents and students will have never heard of the agreement, it is a crucial policy.
Today Australia’s education ministers are meeting and school attendance is high on the agenda. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has repeatedly flagged this as one of his key concerns.
To use the language of a school report, the teacher shortage plan is a good effort and a positive start. But there are areas that need improvement.
The new federal education minister has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia, with a review and stern letter to the Australian Research Council.
Two teacher educators look at how we can keep students in teaching degrees. Reimbursing them for professional placements in schools would be a start.
Australia’s education ministers have asked their departments to come up with a new plan to address the teacher shortage by December.
Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage. It will be their first in-person meeting for more than a year.
New Grattan Institute analysis shows there are more than 100,000 teaching assistants in classrooms across the country.
In this week’s NSW disaster, federal-state relations have been much smoother (acknowledging that things can fray somewhat as the clean-up goes on). The Albanese government learned from watching its predecessor’s problems.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has committed to a “reset” of relations between government and universities, and promised more effort to boost the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, in a major speech on higher education.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jason Clare on Australia’s education challenges
Michelle Grattan speaks with New Education Minister Jason Clare as he finishes travelling the country taking soundings in the education sector.
The teacher shortage in Australia has reached crisis levels. We will fix this by improving the conditions for existing teachers, not with cash incentives for university students.
“Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed
Under the Labor NBN plan up to two million extra homes will get fibre-to-the-premise without additional cost to the government.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
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Research associate, Adelaide University
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Researcher into Educational Leadership and Policy, Flinders University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Griffith Institute for Educational Research and School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Teacher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Dean, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Professor, University of Wollongong
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Principal Advisor Education, Grattan Institute