Education
School students on mass strike to protest climate change inaction
On Friday, thousands of students will defy Prime Minister Scott Morrison's direction, skipping school to push for action on climate change.
- by Josh Dye
Latest
Education
Not your typical activists: Students strike over climate 'inaction'
Students across Australia are walking out of class on Friday to protest against inaction on climate change. Here's what they want and why.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
Media & marketing
'Journalism needs champions': Philanthropist donates $100 million for new institute
The institute will seek to boost Australian journalism and help restore faith in its central role in a healthy democracy.
- by Josh Dye
Education
Where you live is determining your school's NAPLAN score
The disparity above and below Sydney's so-called latte line is growing.
- by Pallavi Singhal & Matt Wade
Education
Almost one in 10 students will never be taught by a qualified maths teacher
Nearly one-tenth of Australian high school students will never be taught by a qualified maths teacher.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Education
'Everyone had to wait': Why kids without laptops struggle at school
Many school students struggle without "digital essentials" such as their own computer, a study has found.
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
Education
Nostalgia for a bygone era of schooling is downright destructive
We can learn so much from the 1950s and 1960s. The key lesson is that we should never go back there, writes Greg Whitby.
- by Greg Whitby
Education
'I felt terrible': why parents are blamed when their child can't read
A widely held fallacy about reading - that all kids can learn to read by regularly being read to - is leading to a new form of parent-shaming
- by Jordan Baker
Health
The pink vending machine helping disadvantaged women
Stories of women and young girls using socks, wads of toilet paper or rags from the garage as sanitary items prompted Brisbane woman Rochelle Courtenay to do something.
- by Ruth McCosker
Exclusive
Education
'Warped views on reality': private schools are banning mobile phones
Schools banning mobile phones say their playgrounds are noisy once again as kids talk rather than text.
- by Jordan Baker
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Education
Easier to opt out: Scripture forms to include non-religious options
Parents will be able to choose between ethics and religious education on a single form from next year.
- by Jordan Baker & Pallavi Singhal