When researcher Kelly Norris released a report last year arguing Australian schools needed an evidence-based early numeracy screener to identify mathematically at-risk students, it was a case of be careful what you ca...
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On a Saturday morning this March, my 9-year-old son Raymond Hsu emerged from an exam room at Queen Margaret College in Wellington, New Zealand.
Two suites of resources designed to help schools lift student outcomes through evidence-based teaching practices and clear, structured implementation, have been released by the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO).
A highly touted school construction project worth nearly $40 million with promises to build and upgrade more than 100 schools and pre-schools around Australia's biggest state is being scrutinised over corruption allegations.
‘Death by a thousand cuts’ is how school leaders describe the emotional impact of dealing with ‘engaged’ parents, with new research finding vulnerable principals are grappling with lawsuits, ethical dilemmas and escalating demands that undermine policy.
Many separated parents, and especially those in high-conflict situations, are getting a raw deal when it comes to the communication systems in place at their child's school, new research has revealed.
In the crowded landscape of school improvement initiatives, Unleashing Greatness is a strategy (and book) that aims to transform schools from struggling institutions to thriving learning environments.
While this year’s NAPLAN results have demonstrated that national levels are broadly stable, areas for improvement have been highlighted, with an average of 10.3% of students needing additional support in reading and 9.5% in numeracy. Education Services Australia’s (ESA’s) range of curriculum-alig...
As Salman Khan sees it, children most often struggle to progress at school, not because the world lacks incredible teachers, but because by design the mass education model underpinning our schooling system allows learning gaps to flourish.
Big international names in structured literacy will touch down in New Zealand this month to share their knowledge with Kiwi educators.
The most foundational building block in a child’s education is literacy.
I asked my students to complete a simple CLOZE exercise requiring them to copy sentences from the board but to fill in gaps within the sentences with their own words.
The 2023 TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) results have brought a combination of hope and concern for New Zealanders, this being the first time scores have increased in a decade, however a new achievement gap has emerged and another persists.
The latest international test results have some good news for New Zealand primary school science teachers.
Government cuts to STEM education funding, along with the cost-of-living crisis, are threatening the future of STEM skills in New Zealand, industry professionals say.
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