As we reach the end of National Book Week, an important yet often forgotten lesson is simply reading for pleasure. Education Review spoke to senior lecturer at Monash University, Dr Jennifer Rennie, who is also the President of the Australian Literacy Educators Club. A primary school teacher at heart, she argues "Reading for pleasure needs to be back on the table."

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As an educator for 30 years, Patrick O'Reilly has seen policies come and go and a few that should have never got off the ground. In terms of declining literacy and numeracy results, O'Reilly attributes inequity in the school system as the strongest factor. According to Patrick, The Melbourne Declaration needs to be the cornerstone of our educational ideals.

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In episode two of 'studying for success' Dr Steven Greene introduces us to the fundamentals of managing information properly - from file storage, USB storage, from interesting graphic organisers to colour-coded topic sections, These techniques will make organisation a whizz!

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Of the 48,700 Australian kids in out of home care, less than 3% will go on to attend university – far below the national average. Anastasia Glushko, who became a foster kid at 12 and later an Oxford graduate, wants this to change. Founding the Why Not You project in 2016, she's working with universities to make higher education an accessible option for people like her.

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Listen as education editor Wade Zaglas reflects on one of the key issues of the week - performance pay for teachers.

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Dr Steven Greene is an author, educator, and founder of mAke the grAde, a tutoring, education and training company. Hi book, Maximum Education, is an Amazon bestseller and he specialises in equipping students with the right skills and habits to achieve success in education. In episode one of a four-part series on studying for success, Dr Greene gives us some great tips on time management.

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Despite record investment in education, Australian students’ literacy and numeracy levels have been steadily declining. This podcast series speaks with some of Australia’s K-12 education leaders and asks the key question: What, if anything, are we doing wrong? In episode one we speak to Professor Lindsey Connor from Flinders University. She has an interest in standardised testing, the future of education and the skills Australian students will need in the future.

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Managing parents' relationships with schools can be a difficult task, but for educational and developmental psychologist Sally Kenney the benefits are numerous.

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