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We need another education conversation
Jan Owen | December 13, 2019The results of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are in—and they are alarming for Australia.
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Australia’s slipping student scores will widen income inequality
Richard Holden | December 11, 2019The skills children learn at school have dramatic implications for their own future and the nation’s productivity, living standards and income inequality.
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Rescuing Australia’s lost students
Jim Watterston | December 3, 2019The alarmingly high number of school-aged Australians detached from education has been largely hidden – until now.
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Tackling Chinese military infiltration of Western universities
Alex Joske | December 3, 2019Australian and other western universities have been all too eager to accept funding from China for research projects which bolster the Chinese military’s threat.
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Why most music students drop out
Rachel White | December 2, 2019More than half of year 10 music students in NSW dropped the subject by the time they reached year 12, often so they could choose subjects that would help them get a higher ATAR.
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Unlocking the school gates
Kate de Bruin | November 17, 2019Some schools still discourage, limit or even refuse to accept children with special needs, despite a legal obligation to do so.
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Will Australia support a shift to lifelong learning?
Caitlin Ruddock | November 11, 2019Dr Caitlin Ruddock reflects on the discussions at the recent GAP Summit on Lifelong Learning and the challenges Australian educationalists and policy makers face in closing our gaps in skills and knowledge.
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Alternative ATAR
Sandra Milligan | November 1, 2019As students prepare for their end-of-year exams, new research is exploring an alternative to the ATAR that can recognise student achievement and inspire good learning in broader ways.
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Teach kids to hike as well as basketball
Vaughan Cruickshank | October 16, 2019Teaching children about the types of activities they’re more likely to do as they get older, as well as traditional school sports, could help Australians stay fitter in the future.
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Gonski’s vision of ‘personalised learning’ will stifle creativity
Alan Reid | October 9, 2019Australia should promote a vision of personalised learning that nurtures a love and a passion for learning, not one that reduces it to a checklist.
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Standing up to racism in schools
Luke Macaulay | September 30, 2019Students from African backgrounds face discrimination in the classroom, and their stories need to be heard to help tackle the problem.
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Can eSports find a role in schools?
Neil Selwyn | September 21, 2019Given the massive youth appeal of eSports, schools and colleges are understandably beginning to explore possible connections between eSports and education.