2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (365+ words) No. Only two out of three internships offer compensation for students at four-year colleges. The situation is worse for students at two-year institutions, where 50% of internships are unpaid. Given the rising cost of college tuition, growing income inequality and the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (744+ words) About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect. This means their first language or dialect is something other than English and they need extra support to develop proficiency in what we call…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago   (572+ words) A government-appointed review panel has just released its long-awaited report on England’s national curriculum. Its stated intention is to improve curriculum quality for all children, but particularly those “for whom the system is currently not working well,” such as children…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1113+ words) The Trump administration wants to strip all nonprofit colleges, universities and private K-12 schools of their tax-exempt status if any of their programs designed to help students uses race as a criterion for eligibility. This change is included in a rule…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1069+ words) Recent reports of a 16-year-old Sydney girl’s tragic death by “sexual choking” have understandably been met by calls for increased safety education for young people. International research shows parents play a vital role in educating young people about sex, sexuality…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (849+ words) Results from the latest international test of 15-year-olds have prompted another round of headlines suggesting there are serious problems with Australia’s academic results. Some outlets reported Australian reading and maths results in the PISA tests have taken a “plunge” and…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (398+ words) Moving away from familiar friends, neighbours, sports clubs and schools can be hard. But children can also develop positive ways to cope with change....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (554+ words) School pupils in Wales are falling behind in reading according to the latest international data. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) is run by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and compares the educational skills of 15-year-olds around…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (846+ words) Long ago, the Devil stood on Howe Hill and hurled giant stones towards the town of Aldborough, roaring: “Borobrigg keep out o’ way, for Auldbro’ town I’ll ding down!” Fortunately for Aldborough, his aim was poor. The stones fell short,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (872+ words) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered…...