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ACT government signals (partial) backdown on school bus cuts

ACT government signals (partial) backdown on school bus cuts

The government was flooded with more than 13,000 responses to its proposed new bus network.

  • by Sherryn Groch

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'Starving' non-government schools fight for funds ahead of state poll
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'Starving' non-government schools fight for funds ahead of state poll

Catholic schools have accused the Andrews government of 'starving' them of support for capital works.

  • by Henrietta Cook
Unique International College successfully appeals unconscionable conduct finding
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Unique International College successfully appeals unconscionable conduct finding

A private education college that deliberately targeted disadvantaged and illiterate consumers has successfully appealed against a court finding that it engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Wentworth candidate Dave Sharma apologises for calling teachers 'underemployed'
Education

Wentworth candidate Dave Sharma apologises for calling teachers 'underemployed'

The Liberal Party's candidate for former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's seat of Wentworth says he knows "teachers work really hard and around the clock".

  • by Pallavi Singhal
Seven WA schools to get innovative autism program
Education

Seven WA schools to get innovative autism program

Seven more schools in Western Australia will offer a specialist learning program for students with autism spectrum disorder from 2019.

  • by Ryan Johnson
Educators push back against school smartphone ban
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Educators push back against school smartphone ban

Leading educators and school principals say they would not support a ban on smartphones in NSW classrooms, which is being canvassed by the state government.

  • by Pallavi Singhal
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'Enrol now': footy ad campaign aims to woo parents to state schools
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'Enrol now': footy ad campaign aims to woo parents to state schools

A major state government campaign has been launched to promote public schools and drive up their enrolments, signalling a departure from the mantra of school choice.

  • by Henrietta Cook
Are smartphones the key to improving school results?
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Are smartphones the key to improving school results?

Calls to ban smartphones from classrooms may be overlooking the benefits of making better use of them.

  • by Joanne Orlando
PISA and NAPLAN are 'warping' our schools
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PISA and NAPLAN are 'warping' our schools

A focus on leagues tables is the enemy of a well-rounded, useful education, writes SCEGGS head Jenny Allum.

  • by Jenny Allum
Students as young as eight banned from classroom by teachers
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Students as young as eight banned from classroom by teachers

Row erupts over student taught in "solitary confinement".

  • by Alison Brown
The Sydney boys' school preparing to welcome girls
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The Sydney boys' school preparing to welcome girls

Making a boys' school co-ed involves more than building new bathrooms and introducing new sports.

  • by Jordan Baker