Boosting equity and diversity in STEM

19 April, 2023

The five-year, multimillion-dollar STEM Together program has launched for students in Years 5–10.


Reducing screen time during the school holidays

19 April, 2023

Adding structure and reducing screen time is key to keeping kids healthy over the school holidays, research shows.


AI in education: opportunity or risk?

18 April, 2023

The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) will bring education leaders together to consider generative AI in the sector.


Education 'to-do' list from OECD outlook

18 April, 2023

The latest OECD Education Policy Outlook for Australia highlights the need to address funding inequity across the country.


Alternative school suspension program launches

17 April, 2023

School students who are suspended become more likely to engage in antisocial or violent behaviour.


Using a digital solution to prevent US school shootings

12 April, 2023

School safety and wellness solutions company Navigate360 is working to stop school shootings, bullying and teen suicide in US schools.


Teacher stress and job satisfaction: study

12 April, 2023

A new study at the University of Missouri provides insight into why so many stressed and burnt-out teachers are leaving the profession.


Fair funding to benefit students the most

11 April, 2023

Federal Minister for Education Jason Clare has renewed an election commitment to get every school on a path to 100% of its fair funding level.


Students create their own machine-learning AI

11 April, 2023

High school students have created their own machine-learning artificial intelligence models for analysing data.


Teachers leave the profession in droves

11 April, 2023

Unsustainable workloads and uncompetitive salaries have seen record numbers of teachers resign from state schools, according to the NSW Teachers Federation.


Creating a student-centric education system

05 April, 2023

A tertiary education system that is student-centric and more cohesive would be better positioned to address workforce shortages, according to ITECA.


Students take part in plant science comp

05 April, 2023

Bees are the focus of a Queensland school plant science competition, with entries closing in June this year.


Digital textbook partnership launched

04 April, 2023

Booktopia and VitalSource have formed a partnership to provide greater access to digital textbooks.


High school phone ban consult begins

04 April, 2023

NSW public schools have begun consultation with the state government over how to implement the new mobile phone ban.


Delivering the curriculum in nature play spaces

04 April, 2023

Teachers are being encouraged to deliver more of the curriculum in outdoor areas.


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