The rising cost of tuition fees is one of the primary causes of the soaring education inflation rate, two former vice-chancellors argue. The comments come after the latest consumer price index from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals education is the largest single contributor to inflationary growth in the March quarter of 2022, with…
‘Obscene’ Tuition Fees Are Driving Education Inflation Rate: Former Vice Chancellor
May 3, 2022
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‘Woke Agenda’ Among Causes of Declining Math Enrolments, Australian Politician Warns
The “woke agenda” has ravaged the teaching quality of mathematics subjects in Australia, and the country would be “much better off” without it, according to one Australian politician. The comments come following a report by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institutes, which reveals there is a “math crisis” in Australia, with Year 12 math enrolment reaching an…
Did Universities Forego Nourishment of the Soul for Money?
April 10, 2022
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Commentary On the evening of April 14, 1912, Marion Wright of Somerset, England, who was on her way to get married, sang the final hymn in a religious service conducted aboard a steamship headed for New York. It was drawn from John Henry Newman’s poem, “The Pillar of the Cloud.” Lead, Kindly Light, amid the…
Australia’s New ‘Decluttered’ Curriculum Expected to Lead to Better Student Outcomes
The Australian education minister has endorsed a “stripped-back and teachable” curriculum focusing on helping students achieve proficiency in foundational skills, which is expected to set a higher standard for educational achievement in the country going forward. The “decluttered” curriculum, which will come into effect next year, will allow teachers to be able to teach the…
Defeated Bill Gave Parents a Say on Trans, Woke Ideology Taught in Classrooms: Latham
March 30, 2022
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Australian politician Mark Latham, the leader of the New South Wales (NSW) state branch of the right-leaning One Nation party, has raised concerns about the increasing presence of “left-wing politics and woke concepts” being taught in schools, including on transgender topics, which he said amounts to “child abuse.” “There’s a lot of left-wing politics and woke concepts…
Maths Proficiency Can Be Established by 4 Years of Age: Study
A child’s future success in maths can be determined by the time a child is four years of age, a new study published by the Centre of Independent Studies (CIS) has found. David Geary, the Curators’ Professor, and Thomas Jefferson, fellow at the University of Missouri, found that the earlier children become “cardinal principle knowers,”…
Renewed Focus on Writing, Grammar, Punctuation in Australian State’s New Curriculum
The New South Wales (NSW) education curriculum for Years 3 to 10 will be undergoing major changes as policymakers attempt to address the issue of deteriorating performance. The draft curriculum, which was published on Friday for consultation, proposes the shift back towards rote learning in maths and places greater emphasis on writing skills. This builds…
Grim Future for Our Less Educated Sons
March 8, 2022
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Commentary In his latest book, “The Boy Crisis,” Warren Farrell makes this chilling point. “For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads.” Farrell explained that when girls were doing badly in maths and science, it was decided that “the trouble was with the schools.” His country tackled…
Consent Education ‘Robs Children of Their Innocence’: Religious Advocates in Australia
February 23, 2022
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Religious advocates have warned about the consequences of mandating consent education in school curriculums in the wake of a nationwide movement in Australia. From 2023, all Australian schools will be required to teach consent education—which includes coercion, gendered stereotypes and power imbalances—from foundation to Year 10. On Feb. 17, Sen. Jonathon Duniam, who is representing…
Labor Pledges $440 Million for School Upgrades, Federation Reform, Better Medicare
January 25, 2022
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Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has pledged $440 million (US$316 million) to upgrade school facilities and improve student welfare if elected as prime minister. In a pre-election speech to the National Press Club in Canberra on Jan 25., Albanese said the fund would provide upgrades to ventilation and create outdoor learning areas to make schools safer…
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