The invisible backpack, and why it makes the education gap hard to close

The Sydney Morning Herald - Peter Munro "Each teen enjoys [...]

September 12th, 2012|Categories: Achievement Gap, Australia, Education, Government, Low Income|Tags: Education, School|

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Is this the blueprint for better schools?

The Sydney Morning Herald - Caroline Milburn "SCHOOL principals and [...]

September 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Principal, Reform, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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World rankings a lesson in valuing role of teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald - Rachel Browne "The school education [...]

September 4th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Asia, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Education, Hong Kong, Korea, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Great life lessons to be learnt from Dad

News.com - Lisa Power "Playing with dad is not just [...]

September 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, News, Parenting|Tags: Education, schools|

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Obese Preschoolers the Target of New Child Development Policy

ChildUp - John ChildUp "Obese preschoolers will be targeted in [...]

August 29th, 2012|Categories: Australia, Health, Nutrition, Preschool|

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Students benefit from taking charge, study finds

The Sydney Morning Herald - Jen Rosenberg "GIVING vulnerable and [...]

August 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Australia, Low Performing, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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Education system given a fail

The Sydney Morning Herald - Peter Martin "THE Prime Minister's [...]

August 20th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Australia, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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When at first you don’t succeed…

The Sydney Morning Herald - Manu Kapur "When learning a [...]

August 19th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher quality depends on culture of development

The Sydney Morning Herald - Tony Mackay "RESEARCH consistently finds [...]

August 19th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids learn science at preschool

The Newcastle Herald - Alison Branley "CHILDREN as young as [...]

August 17th, 2012|Categories: Australia, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Preschool, Science|Tags: Education, School|

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