Indigenous and regional students are well-behind the national average in science literacy. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8643923/…

Good handwriting can help with spelling, grammar and committing things like formulas to memory. Thanks to Telopea Park School for showing me how their French stream learn cursive handwriting from year 1. #education #handwriting canberratimes.com.au/story/8645825/…

The board chair of Brindabella Christian College has blamed "negative media communication" from a union and the ACT government for derailing a refinancing deal it was relying on to pay superannuation and tax debts. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8651199/…

The federal government could pause or stop funding Brindabella Christian College for failing to comply with a raft of conditions placed on its approval. #education #fedpol canberratimes.com.au/story/8654123/…

Brindabella Christian College has been criticised for appearing to spend more than $100,000 on a robotic dog as it faces both a refinancing deal falling through and potentially being cut off from federal government funding. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8654423/…

Four community early education and care centres at the Australian National University have been told their licences will end in six months because the heritage-listed buildings are too difficult to maintain. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8661874/…

A group of parents from the 55-year-old University Preschool and Child Care Centre is calling for the university to extend the licences by six months and to prioritise not-for-profit providers in the tender process for the new facilities. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8664936/…

Educational trips have been cancelled and parents are owed thousands of dollars after travel company Actura Australia went into liquidation. canberratimes.com.au/story/8665815/…

CIT chief executive Leanne Cover resigns after two years on paid leave during integrity investigation, via Lucy Bladen canberratimes.com.au/story/8668110/…

Year 1 phonics checks for reading are being introduced in Australian classrooms, but what about a numeracy check? Centre for Independent Studies report makes the case for universal numeracy screening to help kids catch up before they fall behind in maths. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8668168/…

The next ACT budget will include $24.9 million over four years to overhaul the way literacy and numeracy is taught in public schools. #education #actpol canberratimes.com.au/story/8668968/…

Is $24.9M enough to teach each and every ACT child to read? Probably not. canberratimes.com.au/story/8669362/…

The Australian National University will review its socially responsible investment policy and create a new policy in response to "offensive" stickers on campus as it deals with the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8669812/…

The Australian National University has changed tack on its plan to end the licences of four community childcare centres in favour of opening two new centres. Educators at the centres say they are gutted and still processing the decision. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8671063/…

It turns out a large chunk of the money that the ACT gov said it would put towards its literacy and numeracy plan is actually existing resources being redirected. Only $1.7M is new funding. #education canberratimes.com.au/story/8673724/…

Parents of child with autism who was locked in a school bike yard by a staff member are demanding to know why they were not informed until almost three months later. #education #actpol canberratimes.com.au/story/8716384/

The Education Directorate failed to report a serious incident where a child was locked in a bike cage and only did so after receiving my questions. The parents were also in the dark. They deserve answers. #education #actpol canberratimes.com.au/story/8716542/

Parent representatives say families of children with disabilities need more support and avenues for complaints as investigations begin into how a public school student with autism was locked in a bike yard. #education #actpol canberratimes.com.au/story/8721128/

ACT college students have been warned not to use free condoms they received from a sexual health program because some of the products were not condoms at all. #education #actpol canberratimes.com.au/story/8723568/…

Too many Canberra students are behind where they should be. Just look at the latest NAPLAN results: canberratimes.com.au/story/8726197/ #education