THE State Government has listened to a determined Aurukun Council, announcing a review of the Direct Instruction teaching method used at the town’s school. In a move that has already prompted ...

The Australian’s readers have appreciated his intelligent writing for years. Turning his attention to the malaise afflicting Australian schooling, which he is well qualified to do, Mr Pearson has ...

Debate is raging over whether the Queensland government will take back the running of a school in the state's far north. The Cape York Academy, led by Indigenous academic Noel Pearson, took over the ...

The Cape York leader says the Education Department has "completely dismantled" the school's teaching method, undoing six years of progress. Aurukun community members say they've seen negative changes ...