Schools
Indigenous teachers tackle racism in the staffroom
We can expect to hear some rude or even racist comments from naughty kids in the classroom from time-to-time, but......
Coalition pledges independence for public schools
In its education policy announcement today, the Coalition pledged $70 million for around 1500 public schools to gain greater autonomy......
Will public schools be left behind as Catholic schools sign up for Gonski?
Advocates for the Gonski school reforms say they could have the opposite of their intended effect if the remaining states......
Election 2013: Better Schools for disadvantaged students?
The Better Schools reforms are dividing the nation with teachers crying out for change and pollies holding out for it.......
Election 2013: Gonski negotiations carry on
A new Prime Minister, a new Education Minister, and now perhaps a new Gonski. The June 30 deadline for all......
Comics on the English curriculum in senior school
Comics have crept into the school curriculum. Education experts and comic artists agree that its about time. Senior students in......
Too cool for school gives rise to new trend of ‘Unschooling’
A 30% rise in homeschooling in Australia has lead to a new style making it’s way onto Australian shores. This......
Latest MySchool results out – but what do they tell us?
When Prime Minister Julia Gillard officially released the latest installment of the Government’s MySchool website, she heralded it as an......
Clubs NSW, schools launch ‘unconventional’ anti-bullying campaign
Is refusing future employment an appropriate method to counteracting bullying in high schools? ClubsNSW has teamed up with state schools......
Gonski reforms taken to the classroom
The Federal Education Minister Peter Garrett and his Opposition counterpart Christoper Pyne went back to school last night. At the......