Opinion – How ideology took over schools
Imposing a radical LGBTI agenda on schools is more about indoctrination than education, writes co-chair of the National Curriculum Review, Dr Kevin Donnelly.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Teachers being ‘hired out’, doubts over Gonski and school gets reprieve
Making news this week, schools hiring out their teachers, Gonski doubts surface and a beleaguered school gets a last-minute reprieve.
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No evidence Gonski improves outcomes – study
A new study says there is no link between increased school funding and improved student outcomes.
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Schools ‘hiring out’ teachers to raise funds
Some public schools are hiring out their teachers to raise more money – a practice the education union says could be in breach of departmental rules.
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What’s behind the rise in assaults on teachers?
Figures show that in some states, violent attacks on teachers are on the rise – but what’s behind this worrying trend? The Educator investigates.
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Helping struggling teachers to help themselves
Increasing stress is causing many teachers to leave the profession, but how much is being done to turn this around?
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Private schools reject union’s funding claims
Private schools have hit out at an analysis of MySchool data which claims that funding to private schools is double that given to public schools.
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Opinion: NSW public schools receive an ‘F’ for disabled kids
If our education system is to improve, it needs to move away from a 19th century archaic model of schooling, explains David Roy, a lecturer at the University of Newcastle’s School of Education.
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Labor pegs conditions to school funding
A week after the Coalition revealed that extra school funds would be contingent on literacy and numeracy checks, Labor says its funding plan is also conditional.
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Revealed: Labor’s school funding breakdown
Labor has released a seat-by-seat breakdown of how its $4.5bn school funding pledge will be allocated.