The delay endorsing Australia’s new curriculum has fuelled a debate over whether it moves too far from the traditional teaching of mathematics.
At Marrickville High,seven out of 10 students are boys,so the school is piloting a new approach to try to entice more girls into STEM subjects.
A grant of $1 million from the federal government will allow 25 women a year for the next three years to get training for executive roles in STEM companies.
Queensland’s space industry could be worth $2.7 billion in just 15 years and support 6000 jobs.
The achievements of Australian students have declined more consistently and steeply than in any other country,barring fad-friendly Finland. We must reverse this trend.
New Chief Scientist Cathy Foley says governments should have faith in science to solve climate change and food security problems.
Murdoch staff have warned of'serious consequences for the students and their education',as well as to the university's reputation,if they axe STEM degrees and research.
The nation's next Chief Scientist says she wants to encourage young Australians to view science,technology,engineering and maths as the best way to have an exciting,well-paid career and contribute to society.
Education ministers representing the country's three biggest states want major changes to NAPLAN,but have stopped short of calling for an end to standardised testing
As a 12-year-old in Cairns,Marita Cheng dreamt of building a robot that would do her chores. Two decades later,the former Young Australian of the Year is turning some of that dream into a reality – but the machines she’s designing help others,not herself.
A new fee structure will hit arts students,but the overall proportion of federal funding for universities will decline and it will also hurt science,technology,engineering and mathematics students - the ones it is supposedly designed to help.