ACT education minister under pressure
The ACT’s education minister is under pressure after the Chief Minister failed to support her at Question Time.
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77 drug-related suspensions in Darwin schools
The number of students suspended from Darwin schools so far this year has almost beaten the total for the whole of 2014.
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New education minister, childcare returns to portfolio
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle has replaced Christopher Pyne as education minister while childcare has returned to the education portfolio.
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Funding gap fails students with disabilities
The Australian Education Union has told a Senate inquiry that a lack of funding for students with disabilities is leaving them with a disadvantage.
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Principal sacked after shocking treatment of autistic student
A principal who was found to have been behind the decision to cage an autistic 10-year old has lost her job following an inquiry.
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Union says teachers lack training to deal with disabled students
The Australian Education Union says drinking in pregnancy is contributing to a growth in the percentage of disabled students.
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Govt sending DET staff back to school
Hundreds of education department staff will be sent into South Australian schools in a move to boost teacher quality.
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Does Australia need privately-managed ‘charter schools’?
US-style privately managed “charter schools” should be introduced by state governments to improve student achievement, argues a new report.
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School funding ‘key to economic growth’ - Union
Equitable funding of schools through the Gonski funding model is the key to continuing economic growth in Australia, says the Australian Education Union (AEU).
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Tempers flare as religious instruction classes get the axe
Removing Special Religious Instruction (SRI) from the curriculum could drive students away from state schools, religious providers warn.