Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - February, 2015
Physicists will have to re-adjust their theories, following the discovery of a mind-bogglingly big black hole.
Funds to ensure kids' show goes on
$200,000 will be spent to help kids that live with travelling show groups.
Quick class fix picked-on
There has been more criticism this week of a 6-week fast-track program designed to get more professionals into teaching.
University centre to help Tassie's dire rates
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has announced it will set up a new education research centre to fight back against state's poor retention rates.
Vic. teacher scale scrapped
The Victorian government has scrapped the rating scale for teacher performance reviews.
Welfare remix seeks big cuts
Children must be vaccinated for their parents to receive welfare benefits, under reforms proposed for Australia’s $150 billion welfare system.
Mother's milk and mud for immune kick-start
A round-up of studies shows that a baby’s immune system is tuned by early exposure to germs and bugs.
Brain drain and other pain for unfunded locals
One of Australia’s top scientists has warned that cuts to research funding will put the nation at risk.
Brain study finds place for teachers
New research has identified the parts of the brain used for finding mistakes in other people’s understanding, an important step in the science of teaching.
Child changes hope to keep care cheap
A long-awaited major review of Australian childcare has called for a single means-tested payment and federal funding for nannies.
Regional school boosted by China link
One north Queensland school will soon unveil its ‘Confucius Classroom’, designed to promote Chinese language and culture.
VET check finds legion of under-trained teachers
About 9,500 Victorian vocational students have had to hand back their certificates after concern about the low quality of education training.
Data on young struggles reflects harsh lives
A new report shows just how hard is for Australia’s homeless youth.
Glass balls and DNA for the ages
Current data-storage techniques do not last long enough to preserve information for the ages, so a Swiss team is developing a better way – encoding data in DNA-filled glass spheres.
Outback simulator tugs in big clients
Engineers from around the world are heading to Broome to use a state-of-the-art ship simulator to test their designs for multi-billion-dollar ports.
Brains meet to form tomorrow's tech skills
Questacon is helping science teachers boost the number of Australians with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills.
Gambling gains only part of the game
A new study suggests monkeys have a very human desire to learn, especially if it proves them right.
Teacher test to find the best
The Federal Government will soon make student teachers pass a literacy and numeracy test before they can enter the classroom.
Abbott blames abhorrence on Labor
The Prime Minister has dismissed a disturbing report on the state of hundreds of children in Australian detention centres.
Wiki could wake new style of learning
A new study has shown just how important Wikipedia is in academia, and suggests ways to get it even more involved.