'Not in our national interest'

Eryk Bagshaw   Plummeting university admission standards have been confirmed by new government data and one degree stands out as most concerning.

The skill that  more employers want

Eryk Bagshaw   Cassandra Mao is backing humans in the tech race.

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Sydney Uni medical cheating controversy

Eryk Bagshaw   Doctors at some of Sydney's top hospitals have cheated in their medical exams, Fairfax Media can reveal.

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'We think it's not right, but it's really hard'

Kelsey Munro   The Chinese government's soft power outreach body is paying NSW public schools $10,000 to hold Chinese language and culture courses.

Is this why NSW childcare is expensive?

Kelsey Munro, Education reporter   The Auditor-General says the government has hoarded hundreds of millions in funding budgeted for the early childhood sector, while high fees keep many families from sending their kids to childcare or preschool.

A 'second chance' for kids failing maths

Kelsey Munro   There is a way to minimise the impact of a student's background, an expert says.

'I'm lucky in that I'm supported'

Eryk Bagshaw   Ashley and Sarah will each have done 30 weeks of unpaid work when they finish their degrees.

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'I don't remember anything'

Eryk Bagshaw   Kendra Murphy was horrified when her name was broadcast on the weekly ''lolly buffet''.

One-quarter of Sydney Uni students harassed

Kelsey Munro   ''Any incident that goes unreported is a cause for concern'', university says.

Why the vice-chancellor had to act

Eryk Bagshaw   Sandwiched between abhorrent college traditions and the social norms of 21st century, Michael Spence had to act.

The highest paid uni graduates in Sydney

Eryk Bagshaw   But two of Sydney's most prestigious universities have the state's most dissatisfied students.

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'We have lost our way in maths'

Eryk Bagshaw   The Baird government has a plan to address rapidly declining standards in our schools.

New schools for Sydney

Eryk Bagshaw   Chronic shortage of school places to be relieved by government's $60 million investment.

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Sydney's newest university

Eryk Bagshaw   Outsider to open 7000-student campus in Sydney's newest education battleground.

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Revealed: $11 billion school funding shortfall

Eryk Bagshaw and James Robertson   NSW schools face a funding shortfall of at least $11 billion over the next 15 years, documents from the Department of Education reveal.

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'We find this situation deeply disturbing'

Eryk Bagshaw   As many as 2000 students at TAFE's Sydney Institute have not been enrolled halfway through semester because of continuous problems with the NSW government's $500 million bungled IT system. 

'Staggering' findings on student pay

Eryk Bagshaw   A survey of 1400 students has found just how little some workers are being paid.

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Why parents must unplug their kids 

Christopher Bantick   When teenagers switch on their phones and ipods, reading goes out the window and the evidence of this is in declining NAPLAN results between years 5 and 9.

Sydney Uni's record $35 million donation

Eryk Bagshaw   Elderly couple who own many decaying buildings across the CBD are sharing their wealth.

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Scots College documents revealed

Eryk Bagshaw   Allegations in a report shed light on the strain between Scots College's former council and the principal.

Kids fall in different camps these holidays

Kim Arlington   Kids are falling into different camps these school holidays: the kind with tents and torches, and the kind with computers and coding.