The Public Education Foundation and the Harvard Club of Australia are proud to announce the recipient of the 2022 Harvard Club of Australia Principals Scholarship. This year’s recipient is Danielle Porter of Charnwood-Dunlop School in the ACT. Danielle will undertake a professional education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that is specifically designed to strengthen the skills of educational leaders. Harvard Club of Australia winner Danielle Porter commented, “I am thrilled to be awarded [...]

These One Hundred 15 - 17 Year Olds Represent “Hidden Brilliance” Working in Service of Others Hailing from 42 Countries, Winners Receive Access to a Lifetime of Benefits Including Scholarships, Mentorship, Career Development Opportunities, and Funding for Future Ventures for Public Benefit Rise is the Anchor Program of a $1 Billion Philanthropic Commitment by Eric and Wendy Schmidt to Find and Support Global Talent [Sydney, 2021] -- Schmidt Futures, in partnership with The Rhodes Trust, announced the [...]

The Public Education Foundation, Teachers Mutual Bank and the Harvard Club of Australia are honoured to announce the recipients of the 2021 Principals Scholarships. The three outstanding principals will undertake a professional education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that is specifically designed to strengthen the skills of educational leaders. This year’s Principals Scholars are: • Teachers Mutual Bank Principals Scholarship - Damien Keel - Yarrawonga College P-12 - VIC • Harvard Club of Australia [...]

The Public Education Foundation (PEF) welcomes a major new commitment to early childhood education and care (ECEC) in the 2021 Federal Budget, as well as additional commitments to TAFE. However, the Budget misses critical opportunities to level the playing field for public schools and reduces critical funding for universities while diverting funding to private training providers. Moreover, it does little to address the underlying poverty affecting over 1.5m children in Australia which puts them at an educational [...]

The Public Education Foundation (PEF) is delighted to announce that Damien Nicholls of Mylor Primary School, South Australia, is this year’s recipient of the Public Education Foundation’s Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship. Damien teaches Year 4 and Year 5 students and covers all subjects from Literacy, Numeracy to Health and Social Sciences and PE. This scholarship supports public school teachers who are in the first three years of their teaching career, with Teachers Health providing $10,000 for [...]