This section contains articles on early childhood education, primary and secondary schooling. As with a number of other sections, it contains some articles on Federal Government priorities that have an impact on the State's education system.
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Should religion be part of the Queensland state school curriculum? Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (28.2.16) on a proposal to remove religious instruction sessions from Queensland state schools'... More » | |
Malcolm Turnbull urges calm heads over Safe Schools LGBTI program Shalailah Medhora reports in The Guardian Australia (26.2.16) on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull facing questions over inflammatory claims... More » | |
Inequality and Higher Education 'Inequality and Higher Education: A Class Act' - paper presented by Professor Stephen Parker AO, Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra to the TJR... More » | |
Gonski and funding inequalities David Zyngler writes in The Conversation (1.2.16) that 'Canberra now gives more money to private schools than it does to universities &nda... More » | |
With Gonski gone we can expect more demand for private schools Richard Teese writes in The Conversation (7.1.16): 'States alone cannot fund the effort required to address achievement difference... More » | |
On November 19 the President of the Australian Council of Civil Liberties, Terry O’Gorman delivered the National Tertiary Education Union&rsq... More » | |
Innovation: the test is yet to come John Quiggin writes in Inside Story (11.12.15) that: 'Innovation starts with education and knowledge, and education starts in scho... More » | |
National Tertiary Education Union: conference 2015 Each year, prominent local figures are invited to give a public lecture on a topic of their choice. This year the lecture was given by Terry O&rsqu... More » | |
Education in Australia: Who succeeds and who misses out, and options for reform The Mitchell Institute released a report 'Educational Opportunities in Australia in 2015. This made headlines in the media because it repo... More » | |
A shift towards industry-relevant degrees isn't helping students get jobs Richard Hill and Kristen Lyons write in The Conversation (9.11.15): 'Competition between universities is more intense than ev... More » | |
Changing Attitudes in Tasmanian Education 'Tasmanian education has been the subject of intense debate in recent months involving academics, teachers, politicians and members of the wider co... More » | |
Turnbull may answer the prayers of school chaplaincy critics Madonna King (Brisbane Times, 22.10.15) suggests that Turnbull might consider axing the school chaplaincy program in the next budget: ... More » | |
What is to be done about Australian schooling? In an article in Inside Story (16.10.15), Dean Ashenden argues that dealing with high and rising social and cultural segregation... More » | |
Why more scientists are needed in the public sphere Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California, writes in The Conversation (13.10.15): 'The public dialogue about sci... More » | |
'Keep it Clever' Universities Australia policy statement 2016 Preamble: 'Australia is at an economic and productivity crossroads. In an era of sweeping change, other nations are seizing the future with... More » | |
National opinion poll on government's higher education policy In July 2015 The Australia Institute conducted a national opinion poll of 1408 people through Research Now. Respondents were selected to produce a ... More » | |
Lessons from 60 years in higher education Emeritus Professor Roger Scott recently gave a public lecture at the University of Tasmania reflecting on the lessons he had learned since he first... More » | |
Four things the new minister should do on higher education Andrew Gunn writes in The Conversation (8.10.15): 'Future ministers can learn from the mistakes made by the Abbott government. Pol... More » | |
What a difference a portfolio makes: early learning is not babysitting Susan Krieg notes in The Conversation that early childhood has moved back into the education portfolio. 'Most often engagement with the &l... More » | |
In Inside Story (24.9.15) Dean Ashenden suggests that under Prime Minister Turnbull there is the opportunity to revisit Gonski. ... More » | |
Pyne leaves education having failed to sell a vision for the past In The Conversation (23.9.15) Kelsey Halbert examines why Christopher Pyne's policies in the education portfolio attracted such opposition... More » | |
History and geography will be scrapped as separate subjects in the new national primary curriculum and schools will be forced to teach phonics-base... More » | |
We lose more than we gain by paring back the curriculum In The Conversation More » | |
Universities can't, and shouldn't, educate to suit employers Stefan Popenici writes in The Conversation: 'Despite higher education seeking industry solutions for graduate employability,... More » | |
The Conversation has run a series of articles under the general heading: 'What are universities for?'. One of the most important contribut... More » |