Earlier this year, NASA’s plan to conduct a historic joint spacewalk of two female astronauts outside the International Space Station was thwarted because the station did not have space suits that fit both women. More...
7 septembre 2019
7 septembre 2019
What does ‘We are all treaty people’ mean, and who speaks for Indigenous students on campus?
While there has been a recent growing awareness of Indigenous cultures at Canadian universities, racism, violence and dismissal still dominate conversations on campus. More...
7 septembre 2019
Parents can benefit as much as their kids from Ontario’s new sex ed
In time for back-to-school 2019, the Ontario government released a revised health and physical education curriculum. More...
7 septembre 2019
How parents and caregivers can help keep children with autism safe
Preventable injuries are the leading cause of death for Canadians under the age of 45. Unfortunately, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two to three times more likely to experience a preventable injury than those without. More...
7 septembre 2019
Better pay and more challenge: here’s how to get our top students to become teachers
Australia’s young high achievers are turning their backs on teaching. They want to make a difference in their careers, and they are interested in teaching, but when it comes to the crunch they choose professions with better pay and more challenge. More...
7 septembre 2019
Trauma, racism and unrealistic expectations mean African refugees are less likely to get into Australian unis
In the past 30 years, Australia has settled thousands of African refugees. But many arrived here at a young age and with low educational attainment. That presents challenges in trying to encourage more to participate in higher education. More...
7 septembre 2019
Why Chinese and Hong Kong students clash in Australia: the patriotic v the protest movement
There were angry scenes between pro-China and pro-Hong Kong groups in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as at universities in Brisbane and Adelaide.
These clashes are troubling for the Australian university sector, which enrols 182,555 mainland Chinese and 11,822 Hong Kongers as international students at various education institutions. More...
7 septembre 2019
No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications
This year’s NAPLAN results left many questioning the value of the test, as once again there has been little change in numeracy and literacy scores across most age groups. More...
7 septembre 2019
NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it’s a worrying trend
The preliminary 2019 NAPLAN results released this week show a small “upturn” in performance on the writing task. More...
7 septembre 2019
Three charts on teachers’ pay in Australia: it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quickly
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