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Call for LGBTQI teens to get stronger school protection

Call for LGBTQI teens to get stronger school protection

A state review of suicide-related deaths is sparking calls for stronger protections for queer students in discrimination legislation.

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Every state and territory has now agreed to a $1 billion plan for new early education centres, aiming to ease morning routines for regional families.

School screen time capped as students go back to basics

School screen time capped as students go back to basics

School screen time capped as students go back to basics

School screen time capped as students go back to basics

One state is introducing daily caps on the amount of time students spend learning with screens and online in a bid to lift educational outcomes.

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'Open heart surgery' needed on education curriculum

'Open heart surgery' needed on education curriculum

Poor results in global education testing have experts calling for stronger classroom discipline and a complete overhaul of the national curriculum.

Nation-leading AI rule change for students

Nation-leading AI rule change for students

Students are set to be limited to a maximum of one take-home assessment task for their year 12 studies as the threat of AI looms.

Hundreds of university staff to strike over AI changes

Hundreds of university staff to strike over AI changes

Students have been told not to attend a university campus as hundreds of staff stop work for 24 hours over concerns including artificial intelligence.

Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

He wore the same pair of shoes throughout primary school but with help from The Smith Family, James Bow is forging a new path out of poverty.

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ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

An academic who levelled bullying claims at the leadership of one of Australia's most prestigious universities has received a payout and apology.

Third teachers' strike off as bitter pay dispute ends

Third teachers' strike off as bitter pay dispute ends

Third teachers' strike off as bitter pay dispute ends

Third teachers' strike off as bitter pay dispute ends

A third statewide strike of public school teachers has been cancelled after unionised educators swung in behind a sweetened pay offer.

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

After the controversial tenure of ex-politician Julie Bishop, the Australian National University has hired public servant Gordon de Brouwer as chancellor.

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

An academically acclaimed private school being probed over forced labour and abuse claims uses religion as a "camouflage" for fraud, inquiry witnesses claim.

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

Using artificial intelligence detection software in universities could risk undermining, rather than protecting, academic integrity.

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Former students and church members have detailed disturbing claims of financial, psychological and social control at a religious private school.

'Act now': assessment overhaul to curb AI in schools

'Act now': assessment overhaul to curb AI in schools

'Act now': assessment overhaul to curb AI in schools

'Act now': assessment overhaul to curb AI in schools

One state is considering a ban on take-home testing, as authorities scramble to combat the rise of artificial intelligence in the classroom.

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Pay deal caveat could backfire, principals warn

Victorian public school principals are concerned a proposal to halve staff meeting hours will come back to bite teachers as government pay talks stall.

Teachers to strike for third time as pay talks stall

Teachers will strike again as the battle between a union and a state government intensifies over a deal to improve pay and conditions.

'Vindication': apology for survivors of school abuse

Watching a state government apologise for widespread failings at public schools was surreal but validating, a victim-survivor of child sexual abuse says.

'Make it right': educators weigh pay versus passion

A specialist education worker, who gave up doing the job she loves for a day to rally for better pay, has warned she may have to walk away for good.

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'Unrecognised, underfunded': teachers shut down streets

Public school teachers have taken their fight for better pay and conditions to Melbourne's streets, compounding an election-year headache for Labor.

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

A minister has made a desperate plea for a statewide strike to be called off after union members voted against a revised government pay offer.

Government hopes 'watershed' deal stops school strike

A teacher's union will meet to decide whether to take up a revised pay and conditions deal and cancel plans for a 24-hour school strike.

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers at hundreds of public schools across one state will go on strike as protracted pay negotiations remain at an impasse.

Dozens of daycare centres suspended over safety risks

A popular day care provider with dozens of centres across one state has been suspended for a "litany of compliance issues" of risk to the safety of children.

More help for classrooms to stamp out anti-Semitism

Classrooms nationwide will gain access to resources to help combat racism and anti-Semitism as part of a program to boost social cohesion.

'Stealth tax' hitting students on debt already paid

A "sneaky student tax", broken funding model and day-to-day costs swelling faster than inflation have led to a costs-of-studying crisis, advocates say.

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