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Nearly one in five university students regularly skip meals, while nearly 80 per cent of students have to work up to 16 hours a week to support themselves, forcing nearly one third of students to miss class due to work obligations according to a new Universities Australia survey.
$200 million for Victorian schools
The Victorian Government has announced it will inject $203 million for the state’s school capital works program under the State Budget.
University coalition launches new education centre
A consortium of Australian education institutions have been awarded a $16 million grant to establish a Science of Learning Research Centre, designed to improve teaching across Australia and around the world.
Last chance for South Australians to name their top teachers
There’s only one week left for South Australians to nominate a top pedagogue, with the State Education Minister Jennifer Rankin urging parents, students and teachers to get their nominations in before Monday next week.
Queensland merger gets the go ahead
The Central Queensland University (CQU) and the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE will merge to form a single institution, marking the first tie-up of its type in Queensland.
Commbank launches teaching award
The Commonwealth Bank has launched the 2013 Teach Awards aimed at celebrating the nation’s pedagogues who inspire kids to improve their financial responsibility.
SA training gets student tick of approval
More than 90 per cent of South Australian students accessing free or subsidised training through the State Government’s Skills for All program with private providers have said they are satisfied with the quality of training provided.
UTAS secures $27 million in research funding
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has secured $27 million in research funding for two major projects.
Queensland announces school discipline plan
The Queensland Government has announced ‘sweeping reforms’ aimed at strengthening discipline in Queensland’s state schools by giving greater power to principals and cutting red tape.
SA announces new literacy and numeracy strategy
South Australia has launched its new Numeracy and Literacy Strategy over the last week, with the State Government claiming that it will see a significant improvement to NAPLAN results and will set annual academic targets and deliver increased information sharing with parents.
Government appoints Services Leaders Group
A number of top executives from the nation’s business, unions and research community have been appointed to the Australian Government’s Services Leaders Group, with the mandate to provide expert advice on enhancing the international competitiveness of Australia’s services sector.
New research collaboration to deliver air and water assessment
A new research collaboration between the University of Queensland and three leading research institutes in Brazil will seek to deliver groundbreaking new guidelines to assess air and water quality in mining regions.
Researchers close to Alzheimer's blood test
Australian researchers are inching closer to being able to conduct a blood test to for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease thanks to a breakthrough by a CSRIO team.
$51 million for Victorian school maintenance
The Victorian Government has announced it will chip in $51.5 million to help rebuild or replace every government school building in poor condition.
Government welcomes new OECD education report
The Federal Government has welcomed a new international report that it claims gives its education reforms the ‘tick of approval’ from the Organisation for Economic Co-Development (OECD).
Nominations open for top adult educators
The Victorian Government has called on adult education participants, educators and organisations to nominate for this year’s Victorian Learn Local Awards.
Swinburne opens new training centre
Local school leavers will soon be benefiting from a range of new services provided in the Knox Innovation, Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC) after it’s official opening in Melbourne earlier this week.
NSW signs up to Gonski
New South Wales has become the first state to sign up to the Federal Government’s contentious Gonski reforms of school funding.
More Australian kids finishing Year 12 finds ABS
More young Australians are completing Year 12 or an equivalent school or non-school qualification, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Victoria outlines VET expectations
The Victorian Government has set out the requirements for the state’s vocational training providers with a new statement of expectations.
Gonskis flawed finds Melbourne study
The much-debated Gonski Report into school funding rests atop five faulty assumptions that undermine its effectiveness as an education policy, a new University of Melbourne study has found.