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NAPLAN another year, not much change The release of NAPLAN results this year occurred with little fanfare and that has much to do with the very modest results achieved.

NAPLAN results are in – but what does NAPLAN result in? Prof Beryl Exley says discussion needs to move beyond NAPLAN results to the impact of NAPLAN on children’s education and Assoc Prof Jihyun Lee says the government should better explain it's purpose.

Victoria’s closer look at school career development One of the points of education is eventually finding gainful employment and the process should begin in high school. Victoria’s government has recognised that.

Resources don’t mean success for ACT students You would think that Canberra’s population of politicians and government workers would translate into a high achieving school system but it hasn’t.

Twelve 45k fellowships in Comm Bank Teaching Awards Nominations are now open for the 2019 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards. The Awards aim to influence the future of Australian education by rewarding 12 inspiring teachers and school leaders.   Kylie Macfarlane, General Manager Corporate Responsibility at Commonwealth Bank, said the Teaching Awards, established in partnership with national education charity Schools Plus, are an important opportunity to acknowledge educators on a national stage.

Brissie teachers among world's best tech educators The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert Program is a big deal; it recognises educators globally who have used technology to realise better student outcomes.

Education funding agreement on hold as new PM appoints Dan Tehan to Education The Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has been appointed Minister for Education and Training as part of a Cabinet reshuffle announced on Sunday by new Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

New minister faces old NAPLAN problems He hasn't been in the job two days but new Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan is fielding criticism regarding NAPLAN with the AEU declaring the 2018 results fatally flawed.

New resource explains Australia’s democratic freedoms Democracy is easily taken for granted but sorely missed if it is taken away and some new resources for Years 7 to 10 explore the nature and origins of our democratic freedoms.

Fewer first-year uni students believe god created us A 32-year-long Australian study reveals steep decline in student belief that God created humans as Australian university students give far more credit to the science of human evolution and far less to creationism.

The Smithsonian’s digital outreach Over seven million visitors last year confirmed the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum's popularity and increasingly you don't have to visit the states to see it as its attractions are being digitised.

Kiwis prove better at maths, again  Drats, students from Tkkm O Te Ara Rima, New Zealand, have beaten hundreds of thousands of other students across Australia and New Zealand, to come first place in the annual Matific Games.