June 19, 2013 Agency in charge of national literacy and numeracy tests blames principals and teachers for pressuring students to do well on the controversial exams.

June 18, 2013 It seems to be omni-present yet scientists have little idea of what dark matter is.

June 17, 2013 There is too little debate about how to move forward from racism, says Shane Houston from the University of Sydney.

June 17, 2013 Later this week, a Senate committee will hold the first hearing of an inquiry into the effectiveness of the annual NAPLAN tests. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), which develops the NAPLAN tests, has made a submission, as have dozens of organisations, schools and individuals.

June 17, 2013 Recently, I was in a meeting discussing NAPLAN where someone, a good friend, tweeted that I said ''NAPLAN is not meant to be used to judge schools''. I did say that and I do believe that.

June 16, 2013 Educators should be judged on individual performances, not paid a one-size salary.

June 16, 2013 Students can prepare for a career in all facets of the music industry.

June 16, 2013 Linkage grants joining academia and industry may be on the way out.

June 16, 2013 The case of Bradley Manning calls into question the role of whistleblowers.

June 16, 2013 Last week's GAT, sat by 40,000 students, was not gender neutral. Quite the opposite.