Education
'Gift horse's teeth': ANU's warning for universities on Ramsay Centre
Chancellor Gareth Evans reveals more detail about the failed multi-million dollar deal with the Howard-headed centre to create a degree in Western Civilisation.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Education
Labor's $5 billion kinder promise for Victorian families
State and federal Labor make a flurry of kindergarten funding announcements as they try to win over families
- by Henrietta Cook
Education
The new font that promises to boost your memory
In a world first, researchers from RMIT University have designed a font that aims to help people retain the information they read.
- by Henrietta Cook
Education
The Victorian schools that have caught the attention of Finland
While global leaders have traditionally looked to Finland to improve their schools, an organisation from the Nordic country has been studying what is taking place in Victorian classrooms. This is what it discovered
- by Henrietta Cook
Education
Sydney University staff considering Ramsay Centre boycott
Staff at the University of Sydney are considering a boycott of the Ramsay Centre's western civilisation degree.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Crime
Taskforce Tydeus: Man pleads guilty to indecent acts at ACT school
It's the second arrest by Canberra police after a string of assaults targeting children.
- by Daniel Burdon & Sherryn Groch
Education
TAFE NSW's managing director steps down amid staff complaints
The managing director of TAFE NSW has stepped down amid ongoing administrative and technological problems at the cash-strapped agency.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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Courts
Every two weeks, a Queensland teacher is struck off for posing a serious risk to children
Data shows more than one teacher a fortnight banned or suspended from the classroom.
- by Alison Brown
Courts
Three men jailed for rorting $2 million in education subsidies
Three men who rorted millions in government subsidies by signing students up to sham courses have been jailed.
- by Adam Cooper
Science
A hands-on science lab has opened just in time for the school holidays
A new $9 million exhibition at Queensland Museum is designed to bring science to life.
- by Lucy Stone
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Education
NSW government over-funding private schools by $160 million
NSW is over-funding private schools by $160 million, while state schools have less than they need.
- by Jordan Baker