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Education company could reap millions from visa program
The education company at the centre of a donations furore that put a halt to the front bench career of Senator Sam Dastyari is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the government's streamlined visa program, new data from the department of education reveals.
The Sydney universities with the most drop-outs revealed
Drop out rates in Australian universities have reached their highest level in a decade, as universities enrol record numbers of students across the country.
Our universities' global rankings revealed
Australian universities' investment in research has driven improvement in their global rankings, according to a global higher education think tank that produces one of the most influential world university league tables, released Tuesday.
'I hope no one paid for this': Minister slams schools report
NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has slammed a federal productivity commission report into the nation's schools as a waste of money.
TAFE should be more like a 'large supermarket chain' says TAFE chief
Teachers say he is comparing education to shopping for washing powder.
The 180 schools in NSW stretched beyond capacity
More than one-third of NSW schools are full and 180 are operating over capacity, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has heard.
How Sydney's schools can be more like Finland's
NSW schools should learn from Finland and judge schools on broader measures than NAPLAN, the secondary principals association says.
Private school bans social media app that 'sexualises' young girls
Musical.ly, an app that allows users to make short videos of themselves lip-syncing to pop songs might sound harmless, but Wenona School on Sydney's north shore has banned the app over concerns about child safety and "highly sexualised dance moves".
The truth about university rankings
The Good Universities Guide is released Monday, and in it, prospective students and their families will get a very different picture of Australia's top universities.
Simon Birmingham outlines private college crackdown
Fly-by-night private colleges with high drop-out rates are set to lose access to taxpayer subsidies under a federal government plan to "smash" the business model of dodgy operators.
It's war for the city's flagpoles
On Saturday, the main western thoroughfare out of the City will become a sea of prospective students.
'You have to think of the children': Why a teacher was frozen out
The anti-discrimination board has taken up Blaise Harris's case.
Parent warns of private schools 'double-dipping' over fees
Parents beware: if you want to change your private school child to a new school next year, your time is running out.
Beefed-up authority will have power to close NSW schools
A powerful new education authority will have the ability to close dodgy schools and conduct random inspections.
Sydney schools hit with 'propaganda'
NSW Labor has labelled a children's book being distributed to the state's schools by the NSW government as "propaganda" for highlighting the benefits of the government's multi-billion dollar re-development of the Bays Precinct in central Sydney.
The Sydney unis winning big from uncapped student places
Two Sydney universities are among the big winners from the demand driven system, a report reveals.
Taking the unis to the students
Building campuses offshore can be a risky business for Australia's universities. But a new invitation from India could change all that.
HSC reforms push 'progressive' issues
Students will focus on the environment, the role of women and the role of Aboriginal leaders in modern Australian history, in a set of reforms to the HSC syllabus to be announced by the Board of Studies on Wednesday.