Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with students during a tour of the science labs at the University of Wollongong
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The new indexation arrangement will be backdated to all HELP, VET Student Loan, Australian Apprenticeship Support and other student support loan accounts operating on June 1 last year.
Five Ontario school boards are suing the companies behind major social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging their addictive products have caused the students to suffer from mental health issues, and causing widespread damage and disruption to the education system.
Is a cellphone ban, along with increased surveillance, the right way to deal with the impact of addictive and harmful technology in classrooms?
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Girls growing up in very different circumstances navigated the possibilities and pitfalls of the 1960s and early 1970s in very different ways.
The health and wellbeing of primary school children declined between 2014 and 2022.
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Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
In an increasingly digital world, children still enjoy the sensory power of being able to touch the books they read.
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When asked, students say that touch is important in developing reading and writing skills. Research backs them up.
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Smartphones are undoubtedly a distraction to learning. We should keep an open mind about the school ban and give teachers and students time to see what works.
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Key education policy decisions in the early 2000s have not produced the desired results. But broad bipartisan agreement is now needed to give children and teachers the greatest chance of success.
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Punishing parents of truant children misses factors – such as poverty and hunger – keeping some children out of school.
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A new study reveals the extent of the COVID pandemic’s effect on headteachers, including high workloads, stress and exhaustion.
Can today’s educational technology deliver on its promise?
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The education technology sector constantly offers new products to solve old problems. Will anything be different this time?
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Musicians have exceptional levels of professionalism, resilience and creativity, which transfer to other careers in a range of industries.
Education for girls in Afghanistan is banned after the sixth grade.
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If the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan persists, consequences could include higher rates of abuse, the spread of extremism and billions of dollars in economic loss.
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My recent study looked at the inequalities rural and regional young classical musicians face which are unknown to their city-based counterparts.
Palestinians look for survivors after a Israeli strike in Gaza on Oct. 31, 2023.
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The Palestinian enclave faces an interconnected series of crises that will amplify the human costs of conflict even when the bombing ends.
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How students are taught has been shown to be as important as what they are taught.
Social media apps can cause children to become increasingly distracted.
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Four Ontario school boards have filed a lawsuit against social media platforms to force them to change practices that harm schoolchildren.
Nollywood celebrity Patience Ozokwor, aka Mama G, pleads for the release of the more than 200 abducted Chibok school girls in Lagos on 29 May 2014.
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Governance failure and location of schools around large expanses of unprotected forest zones make school children easy targets for bandits in Nigeria’s north-west.
Summer learning programs help students catch up, but they aren’t always accessible.
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By targeting specific students, removing barriers and involving families and communities, school districts can make summer learning more accessible to students who need it.
Parents play a key role as co-educators of their children.
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Studies show that teaching parents how to support their children can lead to improvements in literacy.
A solar eclipse approaching totality.
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Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.