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Is Play-Based Learning under threat?
Some parents and early childhood educators say Play-Based Learning is in a state of decline – and they’re pointing the finger at NAPLAN
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Cost of university degrees set to soar – research
The total cost of Australia’s most popular degrees will jump 29% in the next decade. The Educator investigates its impact on students
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Gonski looks to evidence-based teaching as the way forward
The Gonski 2.0 review of education will recommend an evidence-based teaching system for schools, ranking the most successful actions teachers can take to improve student learning
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How strong leadership builds teacher capability
The Educator speaks to Knox Grammar school deputy headmaster, Karen Yager, about the value of professional collaboration
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Why migrant students perform better at school
Justine Dandy, the senior lecturer in Psychology at Australia’s Edith Cowan University, explains why some migrant school students do better than their local peers
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Leadership actions matter: It begins with you
For schools to prepare children for the future, they must dramatically shift their processes, writes Tamara Sullivan, the dean of e-learning at Ormiston College
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Trinity graduate achieves an Australian first
A 2017 Trinity Grammar School graduate has been accepted for undergraduate study at a prestigious school in Paris
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Inequality in education costing Australia billions – report
Growing educational inequality over the six years has cost Australia more than $20bn over the last six years, new research shows
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How principals can create ‘agents of change’
The Educator talks to a principal about how school leaders should approach the teaching of STEM education
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Choosing a school isn’t just about academic results
The ‘real-world’ of co-education is not always a gender equal environment, writes Loren Bridge, the executive officer of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia