Education
Measuring Indigenous education through NAPLAN
Last week, the Council of Australian Government’s Reform Council released a report indicating that Aboriginal disadvantage in education is worsening.......
Indigenous students need to be engaged in learning
The first progress report on the quest to halve the literacy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students has been released.......
One Laptop per child helps 5000 kids
Five thousand children under 15 in remote Australia now have their own laptop computer, thanks to an innovative worldwide scheme.......
Schools combat bullying
Experts, teachers and school leaders have gathered to discuss anti-bullying strategies at Positive Schools Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference this......
Doctors in danger from lack of funding
Changes to medical education have resulted in increased costs with the Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand warning that......
Indigenous Ranger opportunities for school students
The government has high hopes for an initiative to train indigenous youth in natural resource management. The program will start......
Time to teach the teachers?
A Productivity Commission report released on Thursday has found a significant number of TAFE trainers and assessors do not have......
Kids grow, harvest and cook with Kitchen Garden Foundation
Stephanie Alexanders Kitchen Garden Foundation started in 2001 and has since been introduced to over 180 schools nation wide. The......
International Students are looking to other shores
The number of international students attending Australian universities has dropped by ten per cent this year… and it’s our universities......
Alchohol Education and Rehabilition Foundation releases report
A new report released today has found that 80 percent of Australians believe we are a nation with a drinking......