Education
Coronavirus school closures possible but not yet necessary, says minister
Schools are emphasising hygiene and investigating online learning options as coronavirus spreads, while early childcare centres are advised to halt visits to aged care homes.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Sydney Uni to move students from residences if needed for coronavirus isolation
The University of Sydney will use a Darlington student residence as temporary isolation accommodation for students needing to self-isolate due to coronavirus.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Education
Kakenya's dream: She traded parts of her body for an education
130 million girls do not attend school, and this year about 12 million will likely be pulled out of school before puberty to enter an early marriage.
- by Julie Power
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Education
Schools must earn the freedom to make decisions, says Premier
Schools will have to earn the freedom to make their own decisions by meeting targets after the government admitted it surrendered power to intervene in under-performing schools.
- by Jordan Baker
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Year 9 NAPLAN stars to be rewarded with certificates of achievement
Students in the top band, or who significantly improve on their year 7 scores, will be recognised in a bid to lift flagging results.
- by Adam Carey and Michael Fowler
Education
St Kevin's boys told not to sing school songs, chants, war cries
The school, which is seeking to reinvent itself in the wake of a sexual grooming case, will also end the practice of students being required to stand when the new acting principal enters assembly.
- by Adam Carey and Paul Sakkal
Education
'Back to where I belong': the principals leading their old schools
Nicole Jones has returned to her old primary school thirty years later - as principal.
- by Kristina Zhou
Education
St Kevin's releases new whistleblower policy on eve of bullying case
St Kevin's College has announced a new whistleblower policy on the eve of a court case alleging its deputy principal blocked efforts to report child grooming.
- by Adam Carey
Education
Minister promises she won't punish schools in pursuit of 'balance' in the classroom
The minister flagged reforms that would give the NSW Department of Education greater power to intervene when school results were poor.
- by Jordan Baker
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
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