Education
Handwriting fluency in kindergarten linked to better reading abilities
The findings of a new study have prompted researchers to urge caution about relying too heavily on technology in the classroom.
- by Jordan Baker
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Education
Top VCE school among 11 facing $97m loss under funding revamp
Independent schools in regional Victoria warn they stand to lose almost $100 million under the Morrison government’s new funding model for private schools.
- by Adam Carey
Education
WorkSafe pursues Haileybury over death of school groundsman
Four school employees to give evidence over the death of employee killed while pruning trees on campus.
- by Adam Carey
Education
'The kids soak it up': How Aboriginal language transformed a school
A primary school has seen a flood of new enrolments after launching an Aboriginal language program that has lifted student outcomes.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge and Rhett Wyman
Education
Philosophical pub brawling is ancient history as Ramsay course begins
Socrates questioned Athenians about their views until they felt 'befuddled'. Daniel Hutto will do the same with 30 scholars of Western civilisation.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
Non-government schools set for multibillion-dollar funding boost
Non-government schools are set for a $3.4 billion boost over the next 10 years as the Morrison government prepares to rewrite funding rules for the Catholic and independent sectors.
- by Adam Carey
Education
Two women and 80 men in science courses. Kat is out to change that
Astrophysicist Kat Ross has combed through each dot point of the NSW senior science syllabuses and added the name of a female scientist where relevant.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Education
How we can build the collaboration needed between 'typical' and 'special education' teachers
A typical teacher completes just one unit in "inclusive education" during undergraduate study. The profession should join forces to learn from each other.
- by Kathleen Tait
Education
Early intervention the key for children with profound hearing loss
Lauren Soutar was born with no hearing in her left ear, and lost hearing in her right ear at age five, but you probably wouldn’t know it from speaking with her.
- by Adam Carey
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Education
Sydney hotspots where families are choosing private school early
Parents on the north shore and in the eastern suburbs and inner west are most likely to send their children to private school in year 5.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Education
Principals 'shocked and distressed' by education minister's bid for centralised control
Principals have hit back at Education Minister Sarah Mitchell's plan to curb school autonomy, describing her comments as "unfair".
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Jordan Baker