Should schools ban mobile phones?
A proposal to ban mobile phones from one state's classrooms has received broad support from across the education sector
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Govt announces expansion of school language program
The expansion of a successful early language program will inspire an extra 30,000 children across Australia to learn a second language
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Schools' use of tech 'doing more harm than good'
Australia's schools are failing students when it comes to how they use technology in the classroom, warns Microsoft
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Private schools could face fraud charges
There are claims that a new model of assessing student disability is open to manipulation, and it could potentially land some private schools in court
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NAPLAN will soon become 'obsolete' – Department head
The head of one state's education department says NAPLAN is likely to become irrelevant once a new testing regime takes shape
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Renowned educator calls for smartphone ban
A prominent voice in education says smartphones have no place in primary school classrooms
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NAPLAN 'here for the long-term' – Minister
Less than two weeks after one education minister called for NAPLAN to be scrapped, the Federal Government says the controversial test is here to stay
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Schools ignoring 'real issue' amid phone ban talk
Rather than talking about banning mobile phones from classrooms, schools should be addressing the real issue of digital transformation failures, says an expert
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Gonski 2.0: The difference a day makes
The Gonski report's failure to address how it will be implemented at a grass roots level could be its Achilles heel, writes ACSSO president, Phillip Spratt