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Teacher’s over-zealous security ‘owned’ by President Obama
The actions of a teacher who believed a student’s invention could be a bomb has drawn the attention of President Obama.
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Portable classrooms on the move as Melbourne’s suburbs swell
Victoria’s schools are facing the biggest move of mobile classrooms ever as schools in Melbourne face space crisis.
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New York mayor kicks off door knocking push to get school kids’ parents involved
With the second full school year of his administration having just commenced, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is feeling the pressure to improve a number of troubled schools, which are among a group of 62 low-performing schools targeted for a potential takeover by the state.
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VCOSS chief welcomes equity funding for disadvantaged students
A peak Victorian welfare body has hailed the state government’s $566 million education funding which aims to “break the cycle of disadvantage”.
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Parents accused of completing students’ assignments
Australia’s largest authority says that some students are at an advantage in school assignments as parents or tutors are completing them.
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Innovative Schools revealed
The Innovative Schools issue of The Educator is out this week. Did your school make the list?
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Should swimming lessons be mandatory in schools?
A Melbourne woman is calling for mandatory swimming lessons in Australian schools following the drowning of her cousin.
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HSC students investigated over hacking Department of Education system
A group of Year 12 students from Penrith High School have allegedly hacked into the Department of Education’s computer system.
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Do students learn better with technology?
Despite many schools in Australia and worldwide investing in technology for students a new report suggests that it is not reaching its potential.
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Australian university among World’s top 20
An Australian university has been ranked among the twenty best in the world.
