‘Teachers need to take lead in education policy debate’ – union
The profession must claim its rightful place in education discussions, says Australian Education Union federal president Correna Haythorpe
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Victorian public schools ‘defrauded’ $5bn – report
A new analysis claims the state’s schools will be short-changed $5bn as a result of “accounting tricks” used by the Federal Government
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Pay dispute threatens more school closures
An ongoing impasse between South Australian teachers and the state’s government could see teachers strike again following stop work action yesterday
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Teacher workloads on the rise – OECD report
Australia’s public schools are facing higher workloads but fewer resources to cope with them, according to the global teaching survey
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Principals' frustration grows amid NAPLAN online 'debacle'
Principals across Australia are losing confidence in NAPLAN online as a raft of technical issues plague the controversial test
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Schools reporting ‘raft of problems’ with NAPLAN
As students sit this year’s NAPLAN test kicks off, there are renewed calls for the Federal Government to launch a full review of the controversial test
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Are kids starting school too early?
There are calls for a federal review into when children should begin school. The Educator looks at what the research says about the issue
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Opinion: A Budget that revealed much about the Morrison Government
What’s left out of a government budget can often tell you more than what is in there, writes Correna Haythorpe, federal president of the Australian Education Union
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Schools respond to Budget 2019
There has been a mixed reaction from education authorities to the Federal Budget handed down on Tuesday night by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
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Where is Australia’s education system headed?
As a decisive federal election looms, the major parties are pitching markedly different educational plans to a nervous school system