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Opinion: A question of value – Commercial organisations in Australian schools

Commercial organisations can play an important role in supporting good teaching and learning, says David Barnett, managing director of Pearson Australia

Is big business in schools such a bad thing?

Amid fears about its over-reach in schools, the misunderstood beast of edu-business also has a profoundly positive role to play. The Educator investigates

Outrage after controversial principal appointed

A senior rabbi who resigned after appearing at the Royal Commission has been appointed as the principal of a school at the centre of abuse allegations in 2008

New report warns over commercialisation of Australia’s schools

A new report has warned over the creeping influence of private companies in schools, and its impact on teaching and learning

School vows to ditch soft drinks

A school in Victoria has introduced a ‘water only’ policy in bid to improve student health

School breaks new ground in innovation

Principal Brett Webster’s school was already at the forefront of cutting-edge technology in learning, but it has now taken this to a whole new level

Principal bans balls…for safety reasons

A school ban on students using footballs and soccer balls has angered parents, who are calling for the ‘extreme decision’ to be reversed

Opinion: The education policy debate is a soap opera

Australia is embroiling itself in a self-destructive discourse in school education, warns principal, Henry Grossek

The Educator Weekend Wrap: CCTV in classrooms, countering cyber threats & school accused of 'abuse'

Making news this week, concerns over student privacy, how principals can counter cyber threats and a private school is slammed over an ‘abusive’ class exercise

Govt slammed over ‘North Korean’ education tactics

A Liberal MP has accused the Victorian Government of pushing a North Korean-style propaganda campaign in schools