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Different Does Not Mean Bad

Bill Gamack, Friday, 23rd June 2017 -  Senator Pauline Hanson’s comments that children with disability should be removed from mainstream classrooms could have a damaging impact on how disability is viewed in Australia,…

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The Policy Problem: The NDIS and Implications for Access to Education

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th February 2017 -  Despite the policy priority across OECD countries of increasing lifelong learning opportunities, fragmented NDIS policy in Australia prevents people with disability from achieving…

Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day

Wendy Williams, Monday, 30th January 2017 -  Ian Steel OAM is the founder and CEO of KickStart for Kids, a not-for-profit organisation that helps school children achieve positive educational and self-esteem outcomes through…

Disadvantaged Families Left Struggling as Cost of Education Skyrockets

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 18th January 2017 -  A national children’s education charity is calling for urgent support for some of Australia’s most disadvantaged families struggling with the basic costs of their child’s…

NFPs ‘Delighted’ With $15M Funding For Asylum Seeker Training

Wendy Williams, Monday, 5th September 2016 -  Not for Profits have welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement to give asylum seekers “a fair go” with $15 million in funding allocated for training opportunities.…

Insurer Launches 2017 NFP Grants Program

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st September 2016 -  Ansvar Insurance has opened applications for its annual Community Education Program (CEP) Grants offering a total of $250,000. Ansvar said the program provides a range of grants…

National Skills Week Puts VET in the Spotlight as CEDA Calls for Review of the Sector

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th August 2016 -  Scandals in the VET sector have done “significant reputational damage” and it is now vital that the sector is supported to rebuild, according to a new report. CEDA’s latest …

Budget 2016: Budget Delay for Families Package is Chance to Get It Right

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  Peak body Early Childhood Australia (ECA) has said the deferral of the Jobs for Families Package in the budget provides an opportunity to “get the package right”. The package …

NFP Schools Program Impacting Education Outcomes

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th April 2016 -  An assessment of a national Not for Profit program providing highly-disadvantaged children targeted education assistance throughout their schooling has found a significant …

Students With Disability Neglected by Education System – Senate

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 15th January 2016 -  Australia’s education system is failing students with disability, directly setting them up for a life of “diminished capacity”, according to a senate report.…

Australia’s Formal Education System Best in the World – Report

Lina Caneva, Monday, 10th August 2015 -  Australia’s formal education system has been ranked number one in the world but vocational skills and lack of policies enabling competitiveness are causing it to fall behind…

University Delivers ‘Experiential Giving’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 -  Students from Swinburne University of Technology will gain real life experience in philanthropy and grant-making by determining how to allocate $10,000 as part of the University’s…
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