The Dean of the Faculty of Education at CSU, Professor Toni Downes, has welcomed the announcement today, 30 September, by the NSW Minister for Education, Ms Verity Firth, of new partnerships between the University and schools in the State's Western and Riverina regions.

A leading Charles Sturt University education academic argues that falling teacher numbers may have more to do with generational change rather than declining career conditions or increasing behavioural problems in the classroom.

The Faculty of Education at CSU will upgrade facilities to prepare teachers for the 21st century following receipt of $2.9 million from the recent Federal Government grant of $14 million to the CSU Teaching and Learning Infrastructure Funds.

The first national curriculum framework for early childhood, recently presented to the Australian government by a Charles Sturt University-led consortium, is the product of extensive nationwide consultation with those working in the early childhood sector and a diverse range of other people interested in children's learning in early childhood settings, including parents.

Charles Sturt University has welcomed the announcement by the Rudd Government on Thursday 2 October that the University has been appointed to lead a national initiative to develop the Early Years Learning Framework as part of the Federal Government's agenda for early childhood education.

Charles Sturt University has welcomed the announcement by the Rudd federal government of 35 new Commonwealth supported early childhood education places at the University in 2009.

A CSU expert in inclusive education has highlighted the disadvantages faced by regional and remote students with disabilities.

The misuse of communication technologies in cases of cyber-bullying highlights that while the tools may be changing, cruelty and insensitivity toward others is nothing new, according to one CSU researcher.

The last decade has seen a significant increase in funding to the non-government school sector in Australia.