Don’t glorify war – and five other excellent ways to explore commemoration days with children

By Marg Rogers, Emily Small and Amy Johnson

Anzac Day and Remembrance Day hold a prominent place in Australian cultural and education calendars, and educators and

Phonics Plus: does the new Victorian approach to reading miss differentiation and meaning-making?

Victoria’s new Phonics Plus lesson plans are being rolled out to support early literacy instruction. But do they

‘Woke’: Australian teaching must hold tight to the fair go

By Linda Graham

When asked last week what he would do about the “the woke agenda” in education, federal opposition leader

Emotional experiences of teaching: Toxic positivity and cruel wellbeing

By Saul Karnovsky and Nick Kelly

Every school day, across the country, education professionals labour emotionally—in the classroom, in the staffroom, online. Yet the

Why we should worry about smart glasses in schools

By Janine Arantes and Andrew Welsman 

Smart glasses are the latest shiny object in the edtech world. Sleek, AI-powered, and promoted as the next

Balancing act: can screens really get kids moving?

By Trent Davis

As digital technology becomes more ingrained in early childhood education, the debate over its effects on young children’s

What happens when the manosphere goes to university

By Sam Schulz and Sarah McDonald

We are part of a broader research team* investigating how online worlds are shaping Australian schooling. It’s a

There are now too few Asian teachers. Here’s why

By Aaron Teo and Sun Yee Yip

Few Asian students choose to become teachers. This is a lost opportunity to bridge the current diversity gap

Attendance matters – but official reports don’t tell the whole story

By Kitty te Riele, Martin Mills, Deborah Lynch, Emily Rudling. Annemaree Carroll and Anna Sullivan

Students are now back at school for Term 1. Campaigns around attendance by education departments around Australia are

House of horrors: What the ABC revealed about early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Australia now

By Marg Rogers

The ABC’s Four Corners television episode ‘Betrayal of Trust: Australia’s Childcare Crisis’into the worst excesses of the troubled