There’s going to be an enquiry into higher education in Australia. Indian student representatives said that this is well overdue, because students don’t have adequate consumer protection.
But the higher education industry in Australia has a range of problems that will not be solved by an enquiry.
* Australian universities’ ability to innovate in revenue strategies has [...]
This might sound like a wild-eyed conspiracy theory, but unfortunately it’s true. The national reading policy has, for years, been controlled by a lunatic fringe who reject phonics as a tool for teaching reading.
From The Australian:
THE nation’s most respected remedial reading experts have criticised the National Curriculum Board for caving in to the demands of [...]
Science books in America don’t have enough doom and gloom in them. They certainly don’t paint a comprehensive picture of humans polluting and destroying the planet.
What do you do when science texts aren’t up to the job? Resort to videos, which don’t have to stick to the facts so closely.
The NY Times reports on “A [...]
American Universities have been hurting from the global financial crisis. Now apparently Australian universities are hitting tough times too: top universities bleeding millions. The fact that they are ‘public sector’ didn’t insulate them after all.
The crash of the universities’ financial reserves, which will reduce their ability to fund building projects, scholarships and research, will add [...]