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Two-thirds of Catholic schools teach ineffective reading program
The 'reading wars' have been reignited by claims that primary school teachers are still not teaching students how to read and write properly.
Education Reporter at The Age
The 'reading wars' have been reignited by claims that primary school teachers are still not teaching students how to read and write properly.
It was only a couple of days into his new job as principal of North Geelong Secondary College when Nick Adamou was calling the cops on his own students.
A Deakin University student is calling on Australian unis to stop dissecting real animals in scientific studies and become "cruelty-free".
The Education Department's key formula for predicting student growth has been slammed as wildly inaccurate and out of date, with several schools already doubling their projected enrollment for 2031.
University students are being warned when classes contains graphic or sensitive content, including sexual abuse, rape and transgenderism, to protect their mental health.
By the age of six, Brandon had been bullied so cruelly in the playground that he told his parents he wanted to kill die.
A school program for gifted kids is distributing vaccination exemption forms and urging students to avoid Wi-Fi in schools, claiming that gifted kids have "extra neurological connections" which make them more susceptible to allergic reactions.
A mother is appealing for help to find her backpacker son who has not returned from his trip to Europe.
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire at a Telstra telephone exchange in Brunswick.
A vigil will be held at Federation Square on Thursday night, in honour of the victims of the Orlando shooting.
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