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Glenn Savage, The University of Melbourne Last week, Victoria finally signed a school funding deal with the federal government. This means Victorian public schools now have a timeline to reach 100% of the needs-based funding benchmark that grew out of the 2011 Gonski review. The agreement follows a significant delay as all other Australian states [...]
We know many children and teens are turning to AI chatbots to answer tricky questions, seek help and even find companionship. An eSafety survey of 1,950 Australian children aged 10 to 17 found 78% had used an AI chatbot and, of those, 54% used them for personal or social reasons. But is this safe? And [...]
Luke Aaron Tomlin, The University of Western Australia; The Kids Research Institute Australia More than a third of Australian teachers say they plan to leave the profession before retirement, while a further third say they are unsure of their career plans. High levels of stress and burnout are cited as key factors behind teaching turnover. [...]
Emily Ross, The University of Queensland Both sides of politics are saying the Australian school curriculum needs to change. The Coalition has proposed changes it says would strengthen the teaching of Western values and Australia’s civic traditions. It also wants to make Indigenous history and culture, and sustainability discrete subjects, instead of topics taught right [...]
Theresa Dicke, Australian Catholic University The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages. “It is getting harder to recruit, retain and deploy qualified teachers where they are most needed,” it has found. Australia faces a similar picture. At least one third of Australian teachers say they intend to leave the profession [...]
Matt Bower, Macquarie University; Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University, and Karen Woo, Macquarie University There is a vigorous debate going on about screen use in Australian schools and how much and what kinds are good for learning. Education Minister Jason Clare has called for a “digital detox”, amid calls from some parents to see screens [...]
Sean Kang, The University of Melbourne As high school and university students approach the exam period, study sessions often increase and intensify. But even when students are “trying hard” to study they can still fall into some common study traps that hinder, rather than help, their learning. I research how the human mind learns. Here [...]
Rebecca J. Collie, Monash University and Andrew J. Martin, UNSW As young people progress through high school, they start making plans for what they will do when they leave. What factors influence their plans? And importantly, what helps them stay until the end of school? In our new study, we looked at Year 10 students’ [...]
Thinking of accelerating a Year 12 subject? Here’s what to consider Jae Yup Jung, UNSW As term three rolls around, students in Years 9, 10 and 11 are starting to plan their subject pathways for their senior years. Some students may be considering acceleration in one or more Year 12 subjects. This means placing them [...]
Kylie Message, Australian National University More than half of Australia’s universities dropped in global rankings this week. Individual results always bounce around. But this drop, via the Centre for World University Rankings, suggests the decline of Australia’s standing in many global rankings systems is more than a blip. Centre for World University Rankings [...]
