Queensland schools will have the option of implementing four-day weeks for students next year after the state government finalised a policy for administrators to consider “flexible arrangements”. The education department has written to schools this week to provide guidelines to change class hours from Term 1, 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The push for four-day … Read more
A “critical teacher shortage” is behind the Queensland government’s push toward “flexible arrangements” for students, potentially including four-day school weeks, education experts believe. And it’s feared any changes could increase the disparity in outcomes between private and public school students, with the trend expected to continue throughout Australia. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland edges closer … Read more
“People are more just, like, they don’t want to come and get smashed every night. They just want to go and do something more chilled, hang out with their friends.” It’s a comment to 7NEWS by one school leaver that sums up the apparent trend in attitudes of revellers at annual Schoolies celebrations on the … Read more
The way universities hand out early entry placements to prospective students could be set for a shake-up, with the federal education minister urging a national approach. In a speech to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s annual conference on Thursday, Jason Clare will call on the team looking at university reform to examine how … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2023 11:52 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal’s Concordia University has announced financial support of up to $4,000 for new Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec starting next fall. The school says it is introducing the Canada Scholars Awards to address concerns that … Read more
A long-lasting labour conflict between the Quebec government and its public sector employees still isn’t over. The collective agreement talks between the province and unions remain deadlocked just a few days before Christmas. Striking teachers took to blocking the ports in Montreal and Quebec City on Thursday morning as negotiations dragged on. The Port of … Read more
Thousands of students will have part of their HECS/HELP debt waived due to an admin error. About 13,748 individuals were affected by delayed HECS loan records from 104 institutions. The Department of Education said it had been working with universities since the start of the year to “correct records for current and former higher education … Read more
A woman from Dartmouth, N.S. now holds the most academic degrees of any woman in history, making her an official world record holder, according to the World Record Academy. “I have 32 of them,” Dr. Stephanie Attwater said. But her diplomas and degrees didn’t come easily. Attwater was involved in a severe car accident 20 … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec is postponing ministerial exams that were set for January 2024 due to ongoing strikes by teachers, the province’s education minister said Tuesday. Bernard Drainville’s office confirmed the decision via an emailed statement, saying the new schedule will be announced at a later date. The news comes … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) questions witnesses in a hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in the Cannon House Office Building on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House Republicans have a long-term plan to strip elite universities … Read more
