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Social media, multiple screens, mental health. How teachers in 2024 can navigate the new world of education and bring their best for the next generation of students.
The federal and NT governments have just made a ‘historic’ funding announcement of about $1 billion for schools in the territory.
In 2008 the groundbreaking education book ‘Visible Learning’ was released. A sequel published this month finds teaching is still the most important factor when it comes to student learning
A new report comes at a critical time. Every year, between 5% and 9% of Australian students do not meet year-level expectations in literacy or numeracy.
The government’s COVID policy for schools needs to shift from insisting on attendance to supporting the well-being of children, staff and families wherever they are.
Despite the country's continuing economic crisis, both pupils and teachers are determined to continue with schooling.
We shouldn't rapidly return schools to the old ‘normal’, but provide students with adequate support to enjoy learning say University of Melbourne experts
Start-ups hope there’s no turning back for online learning, even as more students return to the classroom.
Editorial: Covid has only exacerbated the loss of music-making in schools. It must be made available to all
COVID-19 is the spur that universities need to make meaningful changes in how they view online learning and how they design it into their teachin
As more colleges face the reality of a declining traditional student population, there’s a common belief that adult students are where the growth is
The language gap in international education is also a wealth gap that leaves too many students with limited options.
How do you operate institutions designed to mix people and ideas without also mixing viruses?
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The science of learning has become embroiled in an ideological argument that has little to do with the reality of what it can and cannot do for teaching, argues Jared Cooney Horvath
In 1926, hundreds of US students set off on one of the world's first study abroad adventures, docking in nearly 50 ports around the world. But it wasn't without its critics.
My School is updated each year with information about every school in Australia to help parents understand “the performance of schools over time”.
Lifting student performance, reversing declining attendance and closing the education gap must underpin the next National School Reform Agreement.
We spend time and energy revering celebrities and “influencers”, but rarely, if ever, teachers. Let’s perhaps reconsider where we direct our admiration and respect.
Lifelong learning isn’t just about being employable, it’s about a healthy brain and overall quality of life.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that elite parents, in possession of excellent jobs, want to get their kids into college.
The Australian National University’s vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt told staff last week:: “We need our teachers to be more than just people who stand at the front of the lecture hall or before a video camera. We need them to connect with their students in richer ways. This might include fewer lectures, and those that we do deliver, will be memorable and sophisticated, utilising technology.”
A large study shows preschool benefits Aboriginal children's development more than childcare or being taken care of at home. But the benefits of preschool are not as large as for non-Aboriginal kids.
A learner’s digital education experience can be very different from the seamless user-friendly world of the social internet. Replicating the old classes online isn't good enough. A rethink is needed.
Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health.
At Georgia State University, students learn not only the technical competencies deemed necessary for "digital literacy"; they learn how to pair their new technical understanding with fledgling leadership skills. Now Tiffany Green-Abdullah, founding director of GSU's Digital Learners to Leaders co-curricular program since 2018, is focusing on developing similar programs to be offered more widely — outside GSU.
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