As school ‘funding wars’ roll into next year, many Australians may not realise the federal government hasn’t always contributed to school funding.
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Over the past two decades, the number of students attending independent schools has grown faster than those attending public schools, particularly in high school.
Experiences of racism affected Black teachers across the district but manifested in different ways depending on their school’s location.
A lack of supports to foster student success has yielded significant dissatisfaction for teachers and many other professionals integral to healthy schools, like educational assistants.
Research shows students often start primary school feeling optimistic about maths. This can decline as students progress through school and continue into adulthood.
Parents can now search how their child’s school has performed in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy.
New research on New South Wales students shows many do not have access to computers and the support they need to use them. This means they risk falling behind.
Universities are offering teaching degrees that are fully online and without real-time connection to staff or other students. A new survey shows this can be an isolating way to learn.
A significant part of teaching involves providing emotional support to students. But with many young people facing mental health and trauma issues, teachers are reporting compassion fatigue.
The exams include English, mathematics, biology, economics and legal studies. They also include ancient history, dance, drama, food studies, geography, media and physical education.
Research on whether single-sex or co-ed schools are better is inconclusive. But we know a schools’ resources and culture matter for students learning and wellbeing.
The new curriculum is grounded in research on how kids best learn to read. But it will take teachers time to learn which lessons work best for their classroom.
Both government and private schools are full of extremely useful and valuable facilities. But these are often closed to the public.
All Norwegian school children are assessed twice a year on their sense of ‘personal order and social behaviour’.
Asbestos is the leading cause of work related deaths in the UK – and teachers and children are at risk.
Burnout, behavioral issues and a lack of support are 3 reasons why special education teachers are leaving the profession.
A Queensland tribunal has ruled it is not discriminatory for a school to require girls to wear a skirt at formal events.
Victoria has announced new teaching resources to tackle the influence of “manosphere” figures among students. But we still don’t have a clear picture of sexism and harassment in our schools.
The Australian Human Rights Commission wants to see anti-racism education in schools, as part of move to address racism across Australian society.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced free school lunches if Labor is re-elected on October 26. The Greens also have a similar idea.
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