Oceania/ Australia/ 10.06.2019/ Source: www.sbs.com.au. Omar Dabbagh reports from Visale, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being urged to prioritise education equality during his visit to the Solomon Islands, after a new report found a shockingly low number of girls finish high school in the Pacific nation. Aid agency Plan International, which compiled the ‘Our […]
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NZ’s education sector must move fast to support edtech
Oceania/ New Zealand/ 10.06.2019/ Fuente: itbrief.co.nz. New Zealand’s education sector needs to face up to automation and the way it will affect people’s jobs in years to come – and it needs to move quickly to do so, according to industry body EdTechNZ. In a submission to the New Zealand Productivity Commission on the topic of […]
Unos 50 mil profesores de Nueva Zelanda exigen mejores salarios
Nueva Zelanda/30 Mayo 2019/Fuente: Prensa Latina Cerca de 50 mil profesores de Nueva Zelanda se manifestaron hoy en las calles del país para exigir salarios más altos y mejores condiciones de trabajo. La falta de financiación crónica de la educación en la última década ha dejado a los maestros con malos salarios y con exceso […]
School choice increases social segregation and inequity in education
Oceania/ Australia/ 28.05.2019/ Source: au.educationhq.com. A new OECD report, Balancing School Choice and Equity, shows that school choice policies have increased social and academic segregation between schools which, in turn, reduced equity in education Australia is a prime example of the impact of choice on social segregation in schools. School choice has been at the centre […]
AUSTRALIA Planes laborales para ampliar la Universidad Infantil.
Oceania/Australia/www.universityworldnews.com El Partido Laborista de Australia se ha comprometido a financiar la expansión del plan de Children’s University, creando una red de socios en todos los estados y territorios de Australia. Después de seis años, operando en cinco de los ocho estados australianos, el plan nacional de la Universidad para Niños también se expandió a […]
Five things parents can do to support the teachers
By: Emily Writes . The biggest education strike in New Zealand history, including primary and secondary school teachers, and principals, will take place on May 29. But what can parents do to help? Emily Writes has some advice. On Sunday it was announced that teachers in primary and secondary schools would strike for more funding, lower […]
Students going without the basics: ‘I was heartbroken when I missed school’
By: Josephine Tovey. Worsening school inequality in Australia further entrenches disadvantage. There are children who struggle to afford attendance at free public schools Bec* loves school and wants to go to university so she can become a social worker, and help children who grew up in similar situations to her own. The Aboriginal teenager missed […]