Education
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Principals and teachers are vital to success for refugee families
As the American withdrawal from Afghanistan culminated in the tragic scenes at the Kabul airport in late August, Australians were…
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Kowanyama Aboriginal language program revives cultural connection
Kowanyama, north-west of Cairns, is home to three distinct language groups that were almost eradicated. Mark Rigby ABC News But…
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Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkey’s Crackdown on Academic Freedom
Widely recognized as one of the most prestigious centers for Turkish studies, the ITS awarded research grants to more than…
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Free speech doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want, wherever. Here’s how to explain this to kids
Many protesters hold right-wing and extremist views. Authors : The Conversation Police say people have been arrested for breaching the…
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The School That Tried to End Racism aims high, but risks reinforcing race’s power
Are we marked at birth, trapped in a world where colour seals our fate? The ABC tried to answer those…
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Trojan War retold as a sprightly, well-paced bit of epic theatre
The Trojan Women, one of his greatest plays, shows this spectacularly: not only is it a staggering lamentation for the…
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The Late Career Switch
Lucy Kellaway had a dream job. Her self-proclaimed title was Chief Bullshit Correspondent for the Financial Times though in polite company she’d…
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Fruits of the loom: why Greek myths are relevant for all time
Among my most treasured books as a child was a volume of Greek myths. Charlotte Higgins The Guardian My eldest…
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What Percent of High School Graduates Go to College? (Facts & Figures)
Some graduates get to enroll twice for different courses, and others enroll years after graduation due to different reasons such…
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Classical patricide
Should the formal study of Greece and Rome die—or be killed off? Victor Davis Hanson The New Criterion Some classicists…
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IQ tests can’t measure it, but ‘cognitive flexibility’ is key to learning and creativity
In fact, many people have an endless fascination with the IQ scores of famous people. Authors The Conversation But the…
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We don’t need CRT, but we need to think critically about race
UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, the vast majority of Australians, on both the Left and Right, had never heard of Critical Race…
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Growing up with trees: new books use story and science to connect kids with nature
But it really means I spend a lot of time thinking and finding out about people’s relationships with the natural…
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Time to gender parity has blown out to 135 years. Here’s what women can do to close the gap
The 2020 Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed Australia came in at 44th in the…
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Universities shouldn’t wait for Marise Payne’s axe to fall on China-funded institutes
Some even tweaked their contracts with the Chinese government to avoid having to register on technicalities. Salvatore Babones The Sydney…
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To understand racism, kids must empathise with its impact — and teachers must embrace discomfort
Indigenous people like Adam Goodes and Latrell Mitchell have spoken of the hurt they feel when they’re subject to racist…
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