‘Difficult,cold and abstract’:Why girls feel helpless in this school subject

‘Difficult,cold and abstract’:Why girls feel helpless in this school subject

Would you feel confident calculating the cost of a computer with added tax? Forty per cent of Australian teenagers do not,an international report says.

  • byChristopher Harris

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‘Girls are struggling the most’:What’s really going on in our schools

‘Girls are struggling the most’:What’s really going on in our schools

Australian teenagers are more likely to feel unsafe and bullied at school than their international peers,while schoolgirls are highly anxious without their digital devices.

  • byRobyn Grace andLucy Carroll
Noisy,disruptive,distracted:Australian classrooms among world’s worst

Noisy,disruptive,distracted:Australian classrooms among world’s worst

Australian students do not listen to teachers and are distracted by digital devices in classrooms full of noise and disorder,according to the latest international report card.

  • byChristopher Harris
The secret to engaging young brains in the classroom revealed

The secret to engaging young brains in the classroom revealed

NSW students performed strongly in international testing in science. This northern Sydney school shares its strategy.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll
Australian school students more than four years behind in maths

Australian school students more than four years behind in maths

Concerning academic results have emerged for the nation and Victoria,where the proportion of low performers in maths has hit 26 per cent – the highest on record.

  • byRobyn Grace
When school’s out,tutoring’s in:Students sign up for after-hours study to get ahead

When school’s out,tutoring’s in:Students sign up for after-hours study to get ahead

These high school students are signing up for extra tutoring classes to get ahead in key subject areas including maths,English and science.

  • byEmma Koehn
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Maths revamp could pave way for student excellence
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Education

Maths revamp could pave way for student excellence

A sweeping overhaul of the state’s mathematics syllabus will be rolled out in all NSW schools from next year as part of a drive to channel more students into calculus-based advanced and extension HSC courses.

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After radical NAPLAN overhaul,one-third of students fail to meet new standards

After radical NAPLAN overhaul,one-third of students fail to meet new standards

Experts say teachers must adopt explicit approaches to teaching numeracy and literacy in primary school to address the results.

  • byLucy Carroll andChristopher Harris
Schools do their best,but time is nigh for a major shake-up
Editorial
Education

Schools do their best,but time is nigh for a major shake-up

New reviews must seek to tackle both our immediate pains and our long-term aspirations for our children.

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Read the room:It’s time to act on our children’s literacy
Opinion
Education

Read the room:It’s time to act on our children’s literacy

If federal Education Minister Jason Clare has one goal this term,it should be making sure all of our kids can read.

  • byRoshena Campbell
Girls’ schools buck decline in maths participation
Opinion
Education

Girls’ schools buck decline in maths participation

Girls involvement in higher-level STEM subjects is broadly declining. But at all-girls schools,the trend is reversed.

  • byLoren Bridge