Education
African studies: Far from desirable in the Australian tertiary system
Where have the opportunities to learn about Africa in Australian universities gone? It seems there’s a blind-spot when it comes......
‘Reading Blitz’ fails to target Indigenous learners
Will Julia Gillard’s ‘reading blitz’ blow illiteracy out of the water? Or has the new policy failed to address the......
Little steps towards closing the gap in tertiary education
An organisation is helping to close the gap in a very real way. With a tiny budget and some very......
Taking books out bush
An innovative program organised by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is providing experience with books for very young children in......
Does sex education discriminate against non-hetero kids?
The birds and the bees. Or is it the bees and the bees? The birds and the birds? Sex education......
Australian children score poorly on international tests
In results released today Australian children were beaten by 26 countries in the 2011 Progress in International Reading and Literacy......
Young readers should be the target
The PIRLS results are the first to give information about younger readers, and suggest that funding at the early levels......
Australian Education progressed overtime
Education plays huge and important role for Australian society over the years. The main role of educational institutions is to......
Learning journey continues
Teachers need further enrichment and confidence to incorporate the Aboriginal community into their teaching practices. That’s according to findings from......
Teachers Targeted in Online Taunts
Cyberbullying has been in the spotlight ever since social media became popular, and Australian schools have since been striving to......