New preschool funding misses 70pc of children
The cost of childcare to the bulk of NSW families could actually increase after the government's multi-million dollar funding boost to the early childhood sector, industry sources say.
Tim gave up his six-figure job in LA only to land in Sydney's college war
The University of Sydney could be forced to repay millions of dollars to Sydney College of the Arts students, after almost 200 have commenced action for misleading and deceptive conduct under the consumer law.
The fallacy of single-sex education
A review of 1.6 million students has failed to find any advantages to single-sex education, says the former president of American Psychological Association Diane Halpern.
International education in NSW grows to $7 billion
The value of international education to the NSW economy has jumped nearly 30 per cent in two years, with the state drawing about a third of Australia's total international education earnings.
Company at centre of donations furore a beneficiary of 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.
Will every child at every school ever get a fair go?
The Gonski plan represented the best opportunity for reform of school funding in a generation. But five years later, is the Gonski plan dead?
TAFE should be more like a 'large supermarket chain' says TAFE chief
Teachers say he is comparing education to shopping for washing powder.
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.
Mars free-for-all readies students for life on red planet
Want to study how to live on Mars? This course will take just 12 hours of your time. And it's free. That's right, gratis.
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.
Fail uni, pay full fees, says the ATO
The Tax Office will force its workers who fail their employer-sponsored uni courses to pay full tuition fees.
Greiner letter enters university furore
Sydney University claims its art school is losing money. Yet the NSW government offered generous terms to establish the Sydney College of the Arts at Callan Park.
Schoolgirl's self-harm on social media picked up half a world away
The girl was 12 years old, sitting in front of her phone camera at her home in Australia with a knife in her hand.
Liberal heavyweight attacks Sydney University's handling of its art school
The University of Sydney has been attacked by a Liberal heavyweight over its decision to shut down its art school at Callan Park.
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 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.
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.
Unis roll out the red carpet
Next year's cohort of students were spoilt for choice on Saturday as several Canberra universities opened their doors.
European battlefields provide lessons for Anzac Prize students
After studying across the road from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, two Campbell High students visited the place from which he was exhumed.
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.
This is why schools don't want to talk about drugs
There's always a school that parents shun because it has a perceived drug problem.
Islamic School of Canberra left in the dark after months without federal funding, chair says
The Islamic School of Canberra says it is struggling to stay afloat due to months without Commonwealth funding and remains in the dark about if and when it will be restored.
Tanya Plibersek stalked and threatened with rape at uni
Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek was threatened as a student and has joined a growing movement to stamp out sexual violence on campus.
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.
Private education giant at odds with One Nation senator
A school group has distanced itself from controversial One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.
'Immoral' to use foreign students as cash cows: Sydney Uni chief
A spirited debate between vice-chancellors had one point of general agreement: the university sector is chronically underfunded.