Education
Research
The Gonski reforms are over a decade late and millions short
Analysis of school funding has shown the ideals of the 2011 Gonski review are falling well short in Victoria, forcing some schools to prioritise affordability over educational growth
Research
Every student deserves to see themselves represented in school reading
Teachers need support and better resources to ensure prescribed texts are not tokenistic, but present an affirming representation of the LGBTQIA+ community
Opinion
Trauma follows children into the classroom. A new teaching model is changing that
Childhood trauma can undermine the very skills learning depends on – but the right teacher training can change that
Opinion
When ADHD is talked about as a fad – it does more than misrepresent science
Public conversations about disability are never neutral. When ADHD is framed as a social media trend, real people pay the price with delayed diagnoses and years of self-doubt
Opinion
Reading how to be male
The rise of aggressive masculinity isn’t only online – it’s in the books boys love. But those same texts can lead to meaningful conversations about gender and identity
Analysis
Re-imagining the university lecture for the next generation of Australian students
Facing empty seats and a digital dilemma, the future of the university lecture needs to be co-created to benefit student experience and wellbeing
Opinion
Instead of demonising BMX riders, councils could try working with them
Demolishing do-it-yourself BMX trails destroys an active, creative, supportive community of young people
Analysis
Young people are using AI coaches, but are they using the right ones?
We need to ensure that AI coaches can be challenged, are responsive to human feedback and accountable to the communities they serve
Special Report
How gaming is finding its place in education
From cooperative space adventures teaching neurodivergent teens collaboration to VR taking biology students inside the human body, educators are harnessing the power of play