Parents monitor their kids in class with new online tool

Parents are receiving daily updates on their children's progress in class, as dozens of Australian primary schools adopt new technology aiming to make classrooms more transparent.

VCAL students: they see us as the 'dumb ones'

Kaylee Stoffels believes that VCAL students at her old school were viewed as the "dumber ones".

'Abhorrent and unchecked': Readers speak out about insidious school practice

Dozens of parents, teachers and students who flooded Fairfax Media with stories of how they, or someone they know, were shut out of the VCE to boost schools' results.

What is grooming? How to spot a paedophile before it's too late

The Royal Commission has tried to provide an answer to a difficult question, but admits it is difficult to define.

The student no school wants

Students who have dropped out of school or been expelled, are waiting months or even years before they can re-enrol. Some are locked out forever.

Fury at 'soft' penalty for trainer who docked dog's tail with no pain relief

A greyhound trainer who cut off part of a dog's tail without pain relief and then raced the animal while the wound was gangrenous has been allowed to continue training.

Essendon DFO plane crash: Fifth victim identified, fellow passenger's flying fears revealed

One of four American golfers who died when the plane they were in crashed into the back of DFO Essendon on Tuesday wrote about his fear of flying on social media, just days before his death.

'They thought I'd become a tradie': Students locked out of VCE

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Dean Snow dreamed of going to university – his private school had other plans.

'Challenges of modern policing': Police Association supports charged Ballarat officers

The Police Association of Victoria has extended its support to two police officers charged with assault after a corruption watchdog exposed alleged excessive force at Ballarat police station.