Not so equal after all: report shows inequality on the rise
The Federal Government is being urged not to abandon disadvantaged schools following a damning report into growing inequity.
-
-
Automated essay scoring ‘as reliable as human markers’
ACARA has released research claiming that automated essay scoring is “a viable solution” for marking NAPLAN online writing tasks.
-
Funding full six years of Gonski ‘in Federal Government’s own best interest’
Teachers and principals explain why funding the full six years of the Gonski agreement is in Australia’s best interest - as well as that of the Federal Government itself.
-
Schools get major Gonski boost
Data collected from public schools already shows Gonski funding has improved learning outcomes for students most in need, NSW Secondary Principals Council president, Lila Mularczyk, tells The Educator.
-
Pyne: Schools must teach tolerance for children of same-sex couples
As controversy continues over the decision by NSW Education Minister to ban the screening of a documentary on same-sex parenting in schools, Christopher Pyne says same-sex couples and their children “deserve to be tolerated”.
-
Teachers slam media ‘intimidation’ over Gayby Baby video
Schools have a responsibility to provide students with an understanding of diversity, inclusion and respect, says NSW Teachers Federation president, Maurie Mulheron.
-
Teachers speak out against student death threats
Teachers at a western Sydney school have spoken out about how some students are making death threats against staff and bringing knives and drugs to school.
-
Anti-cheating strategy won’t fail, say teachers
In-class assignments are a simple and effective way for schools to prevent students from cheating, Maurie Mulheron tells The Educator.
-
Ignore Gonski at your peril, teachers warn govt
Australia's school system risks becoming one of the world's most inequitable, NSW Teachers Federation president, Maurie Mulheron, tells The Educator.
-
NAPLAN tests to be marked by computers
Computers will mark the written component of the NAPLAN exams from 2017 – a plan that has infuriated teachers.