Oceania/ Autralia/ 08.10.2019/ Source: thenewdaily.com.au. The United Kingdom’s Labour Party has recently made a landmark decision to, if it were to form government, pass legislation that would effectively spell the end of private schools. In a move the party says would abolish the “privilege of a tiny elite”, private school systems would be dismantled and navigated […]
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Communications technology and education push Australia down digital rankings
Oceania/ Australia/ 30.09.2019/ Source: www.abc.net.au. The future of the economy and work is digital, but in a global ranking of digital competitiveness Australia has fallen one place to 14th in a study of 63 countries. Key points: Australia ranks only 54th out of 63 nations in communications technology and 38th for internet speeds The […]
India is reforming education for the first time since 1986 – here’s why Australia should care
Asia/ India/ 30.09.2019/ Fuente: theconversation.com. India released a Draft National Education Policy (DNEP) in June 2019. It’s the first comprehensive policy proposal on education in the country since 1986 and a major, game changing statement. Australia has a moral duty to engage with the global challenge of providing quality education to hundreds of millions of Indian […]
Half a million school children and workers turn out in mass calls for climate action
Oceania/ Autralia/ 24.09.2019/ Source: www.9news.com.au. Australians workers downed tools to join students who left school to attend climate change rallies. The protest drew around 500,000 people and shut down city centres across the country. Lawyers, academics, tech company workers, members of unions and community groups, university students and retirees all joined the rallies in what […]
Hundreds of thousands attend school climate strike rallies across Australia
Oceania/ Australia/ 23.09.2019/ Source: Organisers of the school strike for climate estimate 300,000 people turned out in more than 100 cities and towns Hundreds of thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday as they called for greater action on the climate emergency in more than 100 cities and towns across the country. Organisers […]
AUSTRALIA El financiamiento de las Universidades basado en el desempeño transformará a la Educación Superior
Oceania/Australia/universityworldnews.com Las 40 universidades públicas de Australia estarán sujetas a ‘financiación basada en el desempeño’ desde el comienzo de 2020 en lo que el ministro de Educación, Dan Tehan, llama “un momento de transformación para la educación superior en este país”. Al anunciar el nuevo esquema, Tehan dijo que cuatro “métricas clave de rendimiento” afectarían […]
Students at one Australian school will take home more than just their homework. They’re carrying out their trash, too
Oceania/ Australia/ 09.09.2019/ Source: edition.cnn.com. Students at one Australian school will soon be bringing home more than just their homework at the end of each day. They’ll be taking their trash, too. Melbourne Girls’ College is set to launch a new initiative this school year that aims to create what they hope will be a zero-waste […]