Education
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National
The radio station built on bullying
I was at 2GB when one of Ray Hadley's most recent accusers was monstered by the radio star.
- by Tim Brunero
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Federal
'Culture wars': Universities urged to protect against Chinese influence with free speech code
Human Rights Watch says Australian universities should reconsider a code to protect students and staff against China, despite a finding there was no free speech crisis.
- by Fergus Hunter
Federal
Union launches court action to stop Wollongong University's Ramsay degree
The union is seeking to overturn the vice-chancellor's decision to fast-tracked approval of the Western civilisation degree.
- by Fergus Hunter
National
The NSW schools that outstripped the rest in NAPLAN
Sixty schools across NSW showed exceptional improvement in the most recent NAPLAN tests.
- by Jordan Baker
National
'A gift of time': Children who start school later fare better, study finds
A quarter of NSW children are starting school a year later than they are eligible, and the delay is helping them fare better in kindergarten than their younger peers.
- by Jordan Baker
National
More must be done to protect academic freedoms under threat from China
Our research found that the Chinese state’s repressive apparatus follows students from China to Australia.
- by Elaine Pearson
Opinion
National
This is why we need NAPLAN
In response to student results that should be better, both sides of politics must resist the easy option of simply stopping the measurement of results.
- by Blaise Joseph
National
Uni cheats may face jail
Cheats who take exams or write essays on behalf of university students could be jailed for two years.
Opinion
National
'Skeptical, critical, wise': preparing students for the digital world
In this extract from his book, On Us, Mark Scott argues future generations will need to be wiser than we were about rapid technological change.
- by Mark Scott
NSW
Nine-year-old beats year 12 students to win schools' jazz competition
Two young Sydney students will hear their melody premiered at the International Jazz Day opening ceremony in Melbourne.
- by Laura Chung
National
Indigenous students improving, but not fast enough to close gap this century
NAPLAN data shows gains over 10 years, especially for indigenous, non-English speaking students
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
National
Love letter to Bandit: How Bluey's brilliant dad upped my game at playtime
I suspect I'm not the only woman who swoons over Bandit, from wildly-popular kids' series Bluey about a family of Australian cattle dogs.
- by Jordan Baker
Federal
'No freedom of speech crisis': Universities welcome inquiry conclusion
The review concluded that the claims are not substantiated but recommended a national code to strengthen protections against any threats.
- by Fergus Hunter
National
'A big step up': the meteoric rise of NSW's new Education Minister
New Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has vowed to be a loud advocate for the state's schools.
- by Jordan Baker
National
'Our best revenge': the Rhodes Scholars transforming a legacy
African scholars take their "best revenge" against Cecil Rhodes as the Rhodes Scholarships go global
- by Jordan Baker
National
University of Queensland staff worried about reputation, curriculum in Ramsay deal
University of Queensland staff are worried about the university's reputation if a deal with the Ramsay Centre goes ahead
- by Jordan Baker
National
Lessons the NSW curriculum can learn from Singapore and Finland
Schools across the world are finding ways to prepare their students for a future made uncertain by rapid change
- by Pallavi Singhal
Opinion
National
Education isn't a meritocracy, it's a 'parentocracy'
In Australia, and elsewhere, the system doesn’t favour academic merit, but parental wealth and efforts.
- by Kellie Bousfield
National
Australia's most inspiring teachers honoured for their work
Some of Australia's most inspirational teachers have been recognised for their efforts.
- by Jordan Baker and Laura Chung
Opinion
National
Some advice for NSW's new education minister on her first day
First on the new minister's agenda should be to create an echelon of expert teachers.
- by Peter Goss
National
'Major distraction': school dumps iPads, returns to paper textbooks
Sydney eastern suburbs private school Reddam House has dumped digital textbooks and returned to the paper variety.
- by Jordan Baker
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NSW
'We’re going to see young people die': Ecstasy use by school students doubles in three years
A survey of drug and alcohol consumption by high school students reveals an "alarming" increase in the consumption of ecstasy, warns a leading expert.
- by Andrew Taylor
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National
Lunch with ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt
Nobel prizewinner, winemaker, vice-chancellor ... ANU's controversial Brian Schmidt on why he should have said no immediately to the Ramsay Centre's proposal.
- by Jessica Irvine
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National
'Beyond the ATAR': uni to admit top 1000 kids from disadvantaged schools
UNSW to offer places to top students at the state's 350 most disadvantaged schools, regardless of their ATAR
- by Jordan Baker
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NSW
'We are always learning': top educators recognised in teaching awards
After months of secrecy, 12 educators can reveal they have received the prestigious Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.
- by Laura Chung
National
'Very suspicious': the schools cracking down on enrolment fraud
Parents are going to great lengths to get around enrolment rules at popular Sydney high schools
- by Jordan Baker
National
Questions over NAPLAN conflict of interest raised by union
The Australian Education Union has raised concerns over a former senior official's new job at Pearson, the global education giant.
- by Jordan Baker
National
Majority of private school heads oppose publishing NAPLAN
Poll shows principals are divided over the benefits of NAPLAN, but most say the results should be removed from the My School website.
- by Jordan Baker
National
Teachers' status and pay linked to students' achievement
There were clear connections between how teachers are regarded and how well countries score on an international test, according to new research.
- by Pallavi Singhal
NSW
'It's not about fighting': is martial arts an answer to bullying?
New research reveals how self-defence programs better equip students to deal with aggressive behaviour.
- by Sarah Keoghan
National
International education testing program set to change
Countries are mining their PISA data to transform their approach to education.
- by Pallavi Singhal
National
'Profoundly dangerous': A generation at risk from 'concierge parents'
Schools are trying to stop so-called concierge parents rushing to rescue their children from minor failures and everyday disappointments
- by Jordan Baker
National
Young science minds streak ahead with award wins
From a cyclists' alert to preserving specimens to water monitoring, these inventions are award winners.
- by Fran Molloy
National
Why every shoddy robot children create should be celebrated
Robotics students imagine, problem-solve, laugh and have 'aha' moments that are a joy to see.
- by John Burfoot
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Federal
Cash push for acclaimed scheme that keeps at-risk students in school
Hands On Learning, a program to prevent students from dropping out, gains support from parents, but no money from the federal government.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
NSW
Democracy and the classroom: parents pay for the aircon
Too many NSW children are educated in classrooms above 30C. The Coalition and Labor would both spend on airconditioning, but will it be well spent?
- by Paul Cleary
National
School's future uncertain as its becomes $200m development battleground
Plans to relocate Hurlstone Agricultural High and sell its farmland for development hang in the balance, with Labor saying it will scrap the $200 million plan and preserve the school
- by Jordan Baker
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Federal
Foreign influence showdown as universities decline to register China-funded Confucius Institutes
None of the controversial education centres has signed up to the scheme, creating an early test for the government.
- by Fergus Hunter
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National
'Not without a fight': The radical plan to overhaul 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
National
'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
National
It's hands-on in the sky for students at Jindabyne
Here's where high school science, maths, engineering and geography reaches new heights.
- by Mal Chenu
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National
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
National
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
National
From play to pressure; a Finnish perspective on Australian schools
Education expert Pasi Sahlberg moved his son from Finland to Australia, and both are learning lessons about Australia's school system
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
National
Five tips for choosing a school - and three things to avoid
Improvement, assessment and teaching style are some of the things to think about when choosing a school, write Julie Sonnemann and Peter Goss
- by Julie Sonnemann and Peter Goss
National
'Massive implications': when working families fall off the Hinch Cliff
The early childhood industry fears children are missing out on vital early education because parents - even high earners - are baulking at the cost.
- by Jordan Baker and Sarah Keoghan
National
New boarding house for remote Indigenous girls to study in Melbourne
Year 7 students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School use classrooms inside Richmond Football Club's Punt Road facility to transition to high school.
- by Paul Sakkal
National
'Don't want the earth to get hurt': 150,000 students strike
Harley Hickey travelled for 10 hours from Walgett to join an estimated 20,000 students who skipped school on Friday to gather at Sydney's Town Hall and call for political action on climate change, as similar strikes took place around Australia and the world.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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NSW
'Fantastic turnout': School climate strike draws big crowd in Sydney
A massive crowd of students gathered in the Sydney CBD to rally against climate change inaction, with protesters overflowing from Town Hall.
- by Matt Bungard and Pallavi Singhal
NSW
Parts of Sydney CBD closed to traffic as school students protest climate inaction
Traffic restrictions will be in place on Friday as thousands march through the Sydney CBD to protest climate change inaction.
- by Ben Weir