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'Not without a fight': parents reject plan to revamp NAPLAN
A Gonski proposal to overhaul NAPLAN and remove comparisons on My School has met resistance from parents, who wouldn't give up the data "without a fight"
- by Jordan Baker
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WA students suspended after meme page calls teacher a 'rapist'
One of the posts ridiculing a teacher for "liking 12-year-olds" was liked by 75 people, including some students.
- by Kaylee Meerton
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Students learn the art of fine winemaking, but tasting is off the menu
It's harvest time at one of the few secondary schools with its own vineyard.
- by Carolyn Webb
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'Everything Tarrant identifies...is true': Ramsay Centre under fire for speakers
The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation has come under fire over its 2019 lecture series speakers.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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University of Queensland college to admit women for first time
After 107 years the University of Queensland's King's College has in 2019 decided to allow women students to become members and use their accommodation from next year.
- by Tony Moore
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Calls to ban controversial nutritionist from University of Melbourne
Scientists and clinicians are calling on the University of Melbourne to cancel a seminar by a controversial nutritionist who has claimed a high-fat diet "starves" cancer.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Minister won't hear from people affected by school violence in review
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry won't hear from students, teachers and parents affected by school violence and nor will an independent advisory group.
- by Sherryn Groch and Jasper Lindell
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200 cases of violence against teachers in first month back at school
But a government review looking into the management of violence in schools is unlikely to hear directly from those affected or investigate specific schools.
- by Sherryn Groch
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How high schools are partnering with universities to take the 'mystery' out of uni
Starting university is becoming less of a daunting prospect for a host of Melbourne secondary students.
- by Anna Prytz
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The bold plan to build a school on a $400-million bus depot
On behalf of a school lobby group, architects have come up with an idea to slice a bus depot site in half and convert the space into a high school.
- by Jordan Baker
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We banned phones in the classroom and the benefits are obvious
Most students using their phones in class do so to listen to music, access social media or play games.
- by Stephen Higgins