There are increasing calls for religious instruction to be replaced with religion classes that foster social cohesion and intercultural understanding.
The Australian Educational Research Organisation’s failure to acknowledge NAPLAN’s flaws, nor draw on significant existing research, reflects a lack of respect for English teachers.
Public debates about the Australian Curriculum are arguably a sign of democracy at work. Suggesting that some things, such as Anzac Day, are sacred and beyond critical inquiry is not.
If our education system is truly committed to reconciliation, we must first actively support the acknowledgment of our past.
A survey of 414 schools across four states has found most school leaders and teachers don’t regularly draw on research-based evidence of the sort universities provide.
If teachers don't accept the challenge of proactively educating children about racist language, young people may not understand its hurtful impact. And they may take this ignorance into adulthood.
If we want to move to more productive and holistic post-COVID education in our country, we should rethink NAPLAN in its current form and focus on what matters.
While the COVID restrictions presented challenges at every level, for a school in Melbourne's east, the growth and development from the experience was transformational.
NAPLAN scores are used to gauge the quality of schools. But the overemphasis on only literacy and numeracy scores stands in the way of providing a more holistic education.
Will the rise of algorithmic decision-making and AI threaten the essential elements of being human?
Report warns that schools are failing to prepare students to participate in our democracy.
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