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Principal defends student over ‘suspicious device’
A student’s personal project caused the partial evacuation of an Adelaide school, with the bomb squad being called in when it was mistaken for a bomb last week.
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Opinion: NSW public schools receive an ‘F’ for disabled kids
If our education system is to improve, it needs to move away from a 19th century archaic model of schooling, explains David Roy, a lecturer at the University of Newcastle’s School of Education.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: NAPLAN begins, play enters disputed territory & calls for ‘urgent’ plan
Making news this week, NAPLAN kicks off, a school play turns controversial and an education leader calls for an ‘urgent national plan’ for schools.
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Falling standards more complex than media suggests – principal
As the two major parties spar over school funding, one principal tells The Educator why Australia is falling behind where it counts the most.
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Teachers’ start-up helps schools ‘see and save’
Two causal teachers are providing schools with a quick and practical way of identifying children at risk of a prevalent yet under-discussed health issue.
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Far Out Friday: School forced to axe Trump dance act
A US school has been forced to cancel a satirical talent show performance involving students dancing whilst wearing Donald Trump masks.
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‘Urgent’ national action plan needed for schools
A national action plan is urgently needed to stop declining performances in schools, says the head of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
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Volunteers making a big difference in schools
The Educator takes a look at how one charity is defying a downward trend in volunteer numbers to grow its support base and help the children most in need.
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Labor pegs conditions to school funding
A week after the Coalition revealed that extra school funds would be contingent on literacy and numeracy checks, Labor says its funding plan is also conditional.
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School play delves into disputed territory
One group has found a simple yet powerful way to help schools teach students about one of the world’s most complicated – and controversial – political disputes.
