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A champion for female empowerment

The Educator talks to Strathcona Girls Grammar principal Marise McConaghy about the outlook for girls' schools in 2020

AI a 'top priority' for libraries and museums in 2020 – study

AI is transforming libraries and museums into multi-purpose community spaces for learning and exploration

'Well overdue': Inquiry to review teacher workloads

An independent inquiry will look into the pressures that Australian teachers are facing in classrooms

Australian Education Awards now open for nominations

Landmark event returns for 2020

Eight training and development practice tips

For all higher education providers, human capital is the greatest asset – and the biggest key to achieving business objectives, writes Emeritus Professor Gary Goh

Education expert highlights the power of play

Finnish education expert Pasi Sahlberg will soon address a public forum about the value of play in child development

Counter intolerance program expands after new funding

The funding will help hundreds of schools develop strategies to respond to intolerance so that students feel safe and included

Principals have their say on the skills students need

The Education Report 2020 asked school leaders what they believe are the most important skills for students to be learning in 2020. Here’s how they responded

Angry parents force school to suspend food policy

The WA school put the decision to ban cupcakes and lolly bags at birthday celebrations on hold following an outpouring of anger from its parent community

Innovative program closing Indigenous literacy, numeracy gap

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have improved their literacy and numeracy levels under a ground-breaking program