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A brief history of collage from 12th century Japan to Sydney today – and your own kitchen table
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (437+ words) Collage can be traced back to the invention of paper. Australian artists are still exploring its possibilities today. Here’s how you can, too....
Too many students have ‘reading anxiety’. New research suggests it is triggered by problems in primary school
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (774+ words) Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read: What Hamish is describing is reading anxiety. This involves excessive worries and apprehensions…...
How chronic absenteeism shifted in Canadian kindergarten after COVID-19
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (887+ words) Kindergarten is an important time in a child’s life, during which children acquire and strengthen the skills needed to participate and learn in a school environment. Going to school regularly is an important part of this. Research shows that children…...
Why the Trump administration’s bid to end diversity efforts at nonprofit schools is likely to get tied up in court
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1113+ words) The Trump administration wants to strip all nonprofit colleges, universities and private K-12 schools of their tax-exempt status if any of their programs designed to help students uses race as a criterion for eligibility. This change is included in a rule…...
How to talk to your kids about edgy or violent porn in an age-appropriate way
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1069+ words) Recent reports of a 16-year-old Sydney girl’s tragic death by “sexual choking” have understandably been met by calls for increased safety education for young people. International research shows parents play a vital role in educating young people about sex, sexuality…...
Australia’s reading and maths results are at an ‘all-time low’ – but there’s more to the story
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (849+ words) Results from the latest international test of 15-year-olds have prompted another round of headlines suggesting there are serious problems with Australia’s academic results. Some outlets reported Australian reading and maths results in the PISA tests have taken a “plunge” and…...
Moving houses can be especially stressful for kids. Here’s how to support them during a relocation
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (398+ words) Moving away from familiar friends, neighbours, sports clubs and schools can be hard. But children can also develop positive ways to cope with change....
Pisa results: what they tell us about reading standards in Welsh schools – and what they don’t
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (554+ words) School pupils in Wales are falling behind in reading according to the latest international data. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) is run by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and compares the educational skills of 15-year-olds around…...
Taller than Stonehenge: the mysterious Devil’s Arrows yield their secrets in new research
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (846+ words) Long ago, the Devil stood on Howe Hill and hurled giant stones towards the town of Aldborough, roaring: “Borobrigg keep out o’ way, for Auldbro’ town I’ll ding down!” Fortunately for Aldborough, his aim was poor. The stones fell short,…...
You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (872+ words) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered…...