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29/09/2025

Zero main character energy for children with disabilities in Australian picture books

Edith Cowan University 26 August 2025 Where are the children with disabilities? It's not kids' picture books, according to new research from Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Education. An ECU research

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18/09/2025

ILF’s New Branding Incorporates First Nations Storytelling, Aboriginal Artists, and Celebrates Country

Indigenous Literacy Foundation July 2025 There is a new chapter in the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s journey. "We are proud to launch a brand that reflects our Community-led values, celebrates First Nations

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16/02/2025

Taking teachers onto Country

SchoolNews 12 February 2025 by Shannon Meyerkort What happens when Aboriginal Culture and knowledge is placed at the centre of education? The Culturally Nourishing Schooling (CNS) project is seeking to transform educational practices

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27/11/2024

The social media ban for under 16s: What it means for Australian schools

SchoolNews 26 November 2024 Shannon Meyerkort On Thursday November 21, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced The Online Safety Amendment Social Media Minimum Age Bill 2024, an amendment to the existing Online

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28/08/2024

NAPLAN: Time to think differently

EduResearch Matters August 29 2024 by Sophie Rudolph It’s not the results of NAPLAN that are the problem. It is NAPLAN testing itself. These standardised tests contribute to the maintenance of

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03/07/2024

Literature Symposium 2024 Series!

We're back with a brand new Literature Symposium Series! The 2024 Literature Symposium kicks off with a presentation by The Foundation for Learning and Literacy. Featuring Jo Padgham, Robyn Ewing and Neville Williams Boney,

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25/09/2023

Being seen: Braille books for children to appear in stores, classrooms

SMH September 24, 2023 by Mary Ward A new series of children’s books, funded by Vision Australia, are the first children’s Braille books to be sold in Australian mainstream bookstores and

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15/09/2023

Damning OECD report amplifies calls to boost public school funding

The Educator 15 Sept, 2023 by Brett Henebery Australia continues to significantly underperform against most OECD countries when it comes to investing in public education, according to new data from the

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30/08/2023

What happened to Gonski’s schools?

National Affairs What happened to Gonski’s schools? Successive reviews of school education have promised a brighter future, but how many of them have gone back to see what went wrong last time? Inside

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28/07/2023

Class Warfare

Editorial in the Saturday Paper July 22-28, 2023 Gonski laid out a solution more than a decade ago. It was hardly radical. He is a man known for his circumspection. Yet

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