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Few school subjects illicit the kind of fear and abjection that mathematics can, but researchers say there may be a genetic reason behind it.

Probe finds ears closed to trouble-makers

An education department audit has found one state’s authorities are fairly unaware of the extent of behavioural problems.

Vital program looking for more links to literacy

Coordinators of a commendable adult literacy program are calling for tutors, saying they want to bring the life-changing service to more people.

Universal echoes bring Big Bang physics into a new age

Physicists have discovered evidence from the first few billionths of a second after the universe formed.

Card system deals cops a better hand for truancy

Police and local shopkeepers have banded together to cut truancy rates in New South Wales.

Handy research points to gestural advantage

Research has shown the power of teaching and learning maths with hand gestures.

Independents speak ill of growing distance from Gonski

The Independent Schools Council of Australia has delivered a dim view of Australian education funding, saying all models are far removed from the Gonski recommendations, and national reform is virtually impossible.

Kids quickly notice issues in the places they inherit

As many lament the decline of respect and values among today’s youth, a recent study has shown the effects that older generations’ habits can have on young people’s perspective.

Protracted parents' fight has no end or good lessons

Reports claim a schism has formed in the group representing New South Wales public school parents.

Tablets make students take extra study for lower results

Technology has been revealed as the enabler of a mass-cheating scandal at Adelaide University.

Principals want simpler set to focus on basic skills

The body representing Australian primary school principals has put the call out for simplification of the junior curriculum, hoping to boost literacy and numeracy from their concerning lows.

Digital centre brings new dawn of living data

Days are numbered for the poorly timed still-frame slideshows that dominate business meetings worldwide, with researchers working on the next generation of data presentation.

Study spies flora and fauna's secret ice age abode

Researchers have discovered the way some creatures survived the last ice age, huddled close to the nourishing warmth of volcanoes.

Education cuts last year hit new Uni rankings

The latest Times Higher Education index has moved its top five Australian universities down a few spots, sending some authorities into an explanation-finding spree.

Extra skills focus can boost core learning

A recent study has suggested classroom programs aimed at teaching kids better social and emotional skills may have a positive effect on the more traditional academic areas too.

Higher learning takes regional beating

The Victorian Education minister has defended the state of regional tertiary education, which has been described as the backbone of rural centres.

Most schools still open in day-long NT strike

Strike action will hit Northern Territory schools today, but the Education Department says most will remain open.

Tropical uni to cull staff, but no numbers known yet

The National Tertiary Education Union wants James Cook University (JCU) to put its financial cards on the table for staff considering redundancy offers.

Updates bring up renewed My School dislike

The MySchool website was updated this week, and has already been criticised by the New South Wales Education Minister.

Annual coral action draws more curious minds

The marine biologist’s equivalent of annual fireworks have gone on show in northern seas, with researchers flocking to see this year’s coral spawning at Heron Island.