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Second-grader stamps out loneliness in the playground with a 'buddy bench'
Christian Bucks, a second-grader from York in America, came up with a heart-warming idea to ensure children in his schoolyard need never feel lonely again.
What is your child’s learning style?
Just like personalities, people have different learning styles. By understanding how your child learns you can help them get the most out of their schooling.
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Explainer: how is literacy taught in schools?
When education commentators turn their attention to the teaching of reading in Australian schools, they often use metaphors of war. They talk about the reading wars as if our classrooms are sites of intense battle.
The rising costs of public education in Australia
Many Australian parents are growing frustrated by the rising costs associated with sending their children to the local public school.
Regioneering Roadshow: taking science to remote communities
It's one thing to teach kids about STEM, but letting them experience it for themselves is how we are going to get more under represented children seeing themselves in a career.
Should primary school homework be banned?
The research suggests there's no academic benefit of homework for primary school children. Is it time to ban it completely?
'Parents need to be less ambitious'
Forget NAPLAN. For more than two years, 11-year-old Patrick Talty-Bormans has been swotting for a much bigger exam.
Tech girls:
Nine-year-old Sydney girl leading the way for the next tech 'superhero'
A year ago, Emma Yap knew hardly anything about coding. On Tuesday, the 9-year-old presented her app to Google's Australasian engineering director.
Revealed: The schools making the biggest difference to students
A school which has no allocated classroom teachers is among the state's best performers when measured by Naplan gain.
Students who change schools do worse in NAPLAN
Students who change schools several times do worse in NAPLAN than their peers and are more likely to drop out of school.
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1000 children missing from WA schools
Nearly 1000 WA children are not attending school while 10,000 miss more than two days of class a week.
Safe Schools is making a difference
Sometimes you're grateful for the little things, because the little things can make a big difference.
The question of homework: Should our kids have it at all?
The homework debate isn't all that new. But what if we, as parents, are asking the wrong questions about homework?
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