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Canberra runs ruler over teacher reform
Nothing gets universities going like a perceived threat to their autonomy and we have just seen it again in their response to teacher training reforms announced recently by the NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli. But a lifeline for opponents of the move came last week from the federal government, which announced its own teacher training reforms.
Big picture thinking can complete reform
Our political leaders have neither fully understood the achievement so far in tertiary education nor grasped the opportunity for more, writes Glenn Withers, former chief executive of Universities Australia.
Basic skills too narrow, says leading educator
Australia should avoid a narrow definition of quality in school education which is limited to the basic skills of literacy and numeracy, says a leading educator.
Regional unis make their election-year pitch
The writs have yet to be issued but universities are in full election mode. Even cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has been called in to plug the cause.
Regulator’s proposed fee raises hackles
The training regulator will net $2 million for a simple database change if a proposed fee structure is adopted, the peak body for private colleges claims.
Demand for science courses up
Bachelor degree students are flocking to courses in science-based disciplines and moving away from law, management and commerce, as the uncapping of places available in undergraduate courses takes hold.
