Teacher workloads taking heavy toll – new report
Academics have called for 'urgent systemic change' to address burgeoning teacher workloads
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NAPLAN 'the worst test', says US expert
NAPLAN is not only 'absurd and 'bizarre' but ‘the worst of the international tests', says retired professor from MIT University
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Teacher review ‘deliberately provocative’
One state’s teachers have slammed the government’s new National Review of Teacher Registration as ‘deliberately provocative’ and ‘an outrage’
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Principals respond to teacher registration shake-up
The Educator speaks to principals from around Australia about the Federal Government’s new review into teacher registration
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: ‘A big win for schools’, psychopath principals & NAPLAN confidentiality
Making news this week, a landmark ruling on schools by the Fair Work Commission, identifying psychopath principals and controversy over a NAPLAN confidentiality document
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NAPLAN confidentiality agreement sparks concerns
The teachers union has sought legal advice after its members were asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement covering question testing for NAPLAN online
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Is big business in schools such a bad thing?
Amid fears about its over-reach in schools, the misunderstood beast of edu-business also has a profoundly positive role to play. The Educator investigates
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New report warns over commercialisation of Australia’s schools
A new report has warned over the creeping influence of private companies in schools, and its impact on teaching and learning
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Gonski 2.0 passes House of Representatives
The Federal Government’s national school funding plan has passed the House of Representatives despite the opposition of Labor
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New fight brewing over Gonski 2.0
The Federal Government has come under attack from some states claiming that their schools will be left worse off under new funding arrangements