Education
Kids teaching kids about the environment: why adults should listen
This week in Melbourne another chapter in a unique educational experiment is taking place. Kids from all over Australia are......
Medical placements go under the knife
Australia may be facing a doctor shortage but not because of a lack of interest to study medicine. The future......
Gonski reforms damaged by state cuts
The Federal Government pledged to implement many of the reforms advocated by the Gonski review earlier this year, moving to......
Calls for Indigenous Language in Early Education
The results of a parliamentary report on language learning in Indigenous communities has prompted calls for the inclusion of indigenous......
Time to scrap fiction of a monolingual nation: report
A Parliamentary report released today has called for an overhaul of Indigenous language policy by Australian state and federal governments.......
NSW joins in national trend of cutting TAFE funding
The trend in state funding has continued in recent weeks, with the announcement that NSW will join Victoria, in making......
Review aims to increase Indigenous uni participation
A review into Indigenous participation in university has been handed to the government. Higher enrolment targets and more effective use......
Government changes Gonski reforms after criticism on Indigenous funding
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a crusade on education yesterday in hope to bring Australia into the world’s top 5......
Will Gonski address Indigenous education needs?
Prime Minister Julia Gillard revealed the government’s official response to the Gonski report on education funding today. With promises to......
Gillard announces extra funding for private schools
Julia Gillard today announced that private schools would receive extra money under the government’s shakeup of education funding. The government......