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Australia risks ‘downward spiral’ in school achievement – report
A new report warns that Australian schools will spiral down unless primary teachers learn how to teach key subjects
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Improving student outcomes
Collecting quality assessment data is just the first step in building accurate student profiles for personalised or differentiated learning
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Principal appointed to lead new state-of-the-art school
The Educator speaks to the newly appointed principal of a school offering a range of first-class specialist education services
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How to create a happy school
A report by the OECD demonstrates just how important it is for teachers to create supportive classroom environments for their students
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Schools warn of big fee hikes
New modelling by a Catholic education body shows there may be big fee hikes if the Coalition’s school funding reforms proceed
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New HSC benchmarks set the bar high
This week, more than 80,000 Year 9 students in NSW will sit the NAPLAN tests under challenging new benchmarks. The Educator investigates
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Gonski 2.0 unveiled, school lockdown & new report flags big changes
Making news this week, a new national school funding plan, a school is locked down twice in one day and a new report suggests some controversial fixes for NSW schools
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New report floats controversial solution to fixing schools
Converting single-sex schools into co-ed and increasing class sizes are among a series of controversial recommendations made by the acting NSW Auditor-General
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Far Out Friday: Inventor creates own school system
Not everyone can singlehandedly create a new school system because they don’t like the one their kids have…but not everyone is Elon Musk
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Opinion: Needs and wants in a Gonski 2.0 world
The Quality Schools Initiative is the path to a truly needs-based funding model, says Phillip Spratt, president of the Australian Council of State School Organisations
