HSC reform fears: 'It labels them as failures'
Critics say the government's new NAPLAN prerequisite puts pressure on kids before they are mature enough to handle it.
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Kelsey Munro
Kelsey Munro is Acting Education Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Twice exceptional: Jake Widjaya's 'special hand' and brain
There are children who are different - exceptional, even - and then there's Jake Widjaya.
Sydney Uni academics protest honorary degree for 'racist and war criminal' John Howard
Academics from the University of Sydney are protesting the bestowal of an honorary doctorate on John Howard, saying the former Prime Minister is "considered a racist and a war criminal" and "not a fit recipient of the university's highest honour".
Lauren joins top teachers whisked overseas before they even graduate
Teaching graduates facing a 47,000 person queue for a permanent job in NSW are being welcomed with open arms halfway across the world.
'I don't want to risk my child': Asbestos fears near Sydney primary school
It's a former industrial site in Pagewood, capped in cracking cement and tufted weeds, soon to be transformed into 256 "luxury" apartments by a Chinese-backed developer. The real estate sell promises gold detailing, marble countertops, rose gold taps and, private landscaped gardens. So far, so Sydney.
Dastyari donor steps down from university post
Huang Xiangmo, the Chinese businessman who paid a personal bill of Labor senator Sam Dastyari, has resigned as Chair of the China institute at UTS over "coverage about political donations and supposed Chinese influence".
The truth about our education system
This week the OECD released its major education report card for the world's 35 advanced economies.
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.
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?
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