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Brain plasticity. The good news, the bad news, and the good news The ability for the brain to rewire itself, is, of course good news. However, the brain’s ability to rewire itself has what may be thought of as having a ‘sting in the tail.’

New board to be appointed to PAI The current Principals Australia Institute (PAI) Board will resign on September 27th and the members, APPA and ASPA will appoint a new board of directors.

Twelve 45k fellowships in Comm Bank Teaching Awards Nominations are now open for the 2019 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards. The Awards aim to influence the future of Australian education by rewarding 12 inspiring teachers and school leaders.   Kylie Macfarlane, General Manager Corporate Responsibility at Commonwealth Bank, said the Teaching Awards, established in partnership with national education charity Schools Plus, are an important opportunity to acknowledge educators on a national stage.

Brissie teachers among world's best tech educators The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert Program is a big deal; it recognises educators globally who have used technology to realise better student outcomes.

Victoria’s closer look at school career development One of the points of education is eventually finding gainful employment and the process should begin in high school. Victoria’s government has recognised that.

Resources don’t mean success for ACT students You would think that Canberra’s population of politicians and government workers would translate into a high achieving school system but it hasn’t.

New minister faces old NAPLAN problems He hasn't been in the job two days but new Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan is fielding criticism regarding NAPLAN with the AEU declaring the 2018 results fatally flawed.

Education funding agreement on hold as new PM appoints Dan Tehan to Education The Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has been appointed Minister for Education and Training as part of a Cabinet reshuffle announced on Sunday by new Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

New resource explains Australia’s democratic freedoms Democracy is easily taken for granted but sorely missed if it is taken away and some new resources for Years 7 to 10 explore the nature and origins of our democratic freedoms.

Fewer first-year uni students believe god created us A 32-year-long Australian study reveals steep decline in student belief that God created humans as Australian university students give far more credit to the science of human evolution and far less to creationism.

The Smithsonian’s digital outreach Over seven million visitors last year confirmed the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum's popularity and increasingly you don't have to visit the states to see it as its attractions are being digitised.

Kiwis prove better at maths, again  Drats, students from Tkkm O Te Ara Rima, New Zealand, have beaten hundreds of thousands of other students across Australia and New Zealand, to come first place in the annual Matific Games.