Is standardised testing putting too much pressure on kids?

"School is not for everyone," well-meaning people kept telling Lucy Clark, as her daughter struggled in high school.

The lurking danger parents are missing

In the past three years, 1849 people have been barred from working with children in NSW. Yet there's one group whose working with children status parents rarely check.

The loophole that could let paedophiles teach in NSW

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An unvetted teacher used another's identification to gain employment in a NSW public school. He taught for two days before he was busted.

NSW government prison teachers plan 'an abdication of hope'

There's not much to do in jail, says former prisoner Ken Casey. 

Is a NSW preschooler worth less than a Victorian child?

Is a NSW child worth less? – asks the campaign run by the community childcare peak body.

Foley's plan to build even more schools

The opposition leader saw a perfect spot for a new school in his electorate. But the land was quickly put out of reach.

'It's not just a free-for-all playtime'

For Randwick mum Emilie Capes, sending her two- and three-year-old to preschool is a crucial investment.

'Billions of tax dollars being squandered'

Private vocational courses cost taxpayers seven times as much as TAFE, new analysis finds.

'A casualised, unstable world of work'

Young people have it a lot tougher than their parents' generation, new study shows.