Student literacy slide a ‘slow motion disaster’
As schools continue to grapple with digital literacy, new research reveals it may be traditional literacy levels that need a boost.
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The Educator Weekend wrap: Major boost for Gonski, back to school advice and P-Tech's Aussie debut
Making news this week, Labor commits to full Gonski funding, beating the back to school blues and P-Tech comes to Australia.
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Govt responds to Labor’s Gonski pledge
Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, has responded to Labor’s announcement today that it would honour the full six years of the needs-based Gonski funding model.
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‘Largest ever’ school funding boost announced
Bill Shorten has taken to social media ahead of his first election-year policy announcement to promise the “largest school funding boost in two generations”.
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Opinion: Workplace problems demand workplace solutions
While the school system must do more to raise the literacy and numeracy levels of underperforming students, it is not designed to help students retain those skills, writes AHISA CEO, Beth Blackwood.
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Union urges govt action on teaching standards
The Australian Education Union (AEU) is calling for Federal Government to lift teaching standards.
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Govt could ‘easily’ fund Gonski
Full implementation of the Gonski model could be easily financed by a potential savings pool of $34bn, says a major public school advocate.
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The Educator: Year in Review
2015 was a big year in education. The Educator takes a look at some of the highlights.
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Beleaguered school’s closure could be avoided
There is still time for the beleaguered Islamic College of South Australia to avoid closure, says college’s the chairman of the board.
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Govt suspends funding for troubled school
Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, said his department today wrote to the Islamic Council of South Australia to notify it that its funding would be suspended from next month.