School leavers heed campus call after COVID interruption
Universities have bounced back as the destination of choice for Victorian school leavers as campus life appeals to the COVID cohort.
- by Noel Towell
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Central intelligence: Melbourne Uni changes the game on campus cheats
Students accused of cheating at the University of Melbourne will be sent to a powerful committee for investigation, as AI fuels a growing wave of misconduct.
- by Angus Delaney and Noel Towell
Where does your child sit? One-third of Victorian students need help
This year’s NAPLAN results show nearly 30 per cent of Victorian students are struggling with literacy and numeracy, and it hasn’t got better.
- by Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle
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Why most Victorian teachers want to quit the profession
A statewide survey found just three-in-10 educators envisage staying in the public school system until retirement, with 40 per cent already eyeing the exit.
- by Noel Towell and Angus Delaney
School principals say they feel more like ‘grant appliers’ than educators in fight for funding
Public school principals have told researchers they feel more like fundraisers than educators as they fight in competitive tendering processes for government money.
- by Noel Towell
Labor facing growing resistance to international student caps
The Albanese government is planning sweeping reforms to cap foreign enrolments for 2025 – but universities and students are rallying in opposition.
- by Noel Towell
‘Disgraceful squabbling’: Students suffer as governments brawl over school billions
The Victorian government is bristling after Canberra tied federal funding to school reforms including mandatory phonics tests. Education advocates want an end to the stoush.
- by Noel Towell
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The Victorian schools being sued over historical child sex abuse claims
A convicted murderer says being sexually abused as a schoolboy led him to a life of crime, as a wave of historical sex abuse claims hits hundreds of Victorian schools.
- by Caroline Schelle and Noel Towell
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Victoria’s hot spots for youth homeless revealed amid push for more help to house them
Charity Launch Housing has used data on crime, homelessness and unemployment to identify the five Victorian council areas where funding is most needed.
- by Noel Towell
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Legal action to prevent terrorised teachers getting help
The Education Department is trying to block a WorkSafe demand for an in-house mental health worker for teachers at a troubled high school.
- by Noel Towell
Controversial neurosurgeon Charlie ‘Tofu’ Teo embraces vegan activism
Charlie Teo, who is effectively banned from operating in Australia, now has time to pursue causes close to his heart: animal rights.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell