A new report is calling for an overhaul of the tertiary education system to address the funding disparities between higher education and vocational education and training. In the paper, Financing Tertiary Education in Australia, released yesterday by the Mitchell Institute ...
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USC strengthens professional learning with free seminar series
A twilight seminar series introduced this year by the University of the Sunshine Coast will help boost professional development of school teachers across the region. USC’s Education Partnerships and Professional Learning (EPPL) Office coordinator Dennis James said the seminar would ...
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Australia must be cautious when it comes to introducing invasive school surveillance practices common in the UK and USA, a University of Adelaide criminologist has warned. Associate professor Andrew Hope said surveillance in schools can undermine privacy, erode trust, stigmatise ...
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Prospective students can now check out how gay-friendly a university is with the launch of the first ever Australian LGBTI University Guide. Produced by the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) and the Star Observer, the guide rates universities ...
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Rea warns against extending funding to private providers
The proposed expansion of federal funding to include the private sector is too high a risk, NTEU president Jeannie Rea warned. “The latest evidence of widespread rorting and poor quality of qualifications delivered by private providers under Victoria’s fully contestable ...
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