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Literacy boost plea to improve student success

Literacy boost plea to improve student success

A review into a state's education system calls for a boost to literacy programs, a trial of a UK-style model grouping schools together and other measures.

Back to school but more kids escorted over safety fears

Back to school but more kids escorted over safety fears

Back to school but more kids escorted over safety fears

Back to school but more kids escorted over safety fears

Primary school-age students are not walking or riding to or from school in the numbers they once were as parents' concern grows over road safety.

PhD numbers slip as students made to live 'in poverty'

PhD numbers slip as students made to live 'in poverty'

PhD numbers slip as students made to live 'in poverty'

PhD numbers slip as students made to live 'in poverty'

Australia's future economic growth and research prospects are at risk with meagre incomes deterring prospective candidates from undertaking a PhD.

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Parents put kids' future on credit as school costs rise

Parents put kids' future on credit as school costs rise

Private schools are preparing to campaign for more money from the government as parents look for ways to keep up with rising education costs.

Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs rise

Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs rise

Technology is a major factor in rising back-to-school costs as Australian teachers notice an increase in students without the essentials.

More students to start 2025 in temporary classrooms

More students to start 2025 in temporary classrooms

Figures suggest more than 13,000 demountable classrooms are used in NSW, Victorian and West Australian public schools alone.

Call to prioritise lowering student loan debt in 2025

Call to prioritise lowering student loan debt in 2025

The peak body for universities wants the next government to prioritise lower student loan debts to reduce barriers to study and help meet a key skills target.

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Results on time despite VCE exam blunder growing

Results on time despite VCE exam blunder growing

Results on time despite VCE exam blunder growing

Results on time despite VCE exam blunder growing

The results of Victorian students' Year 12 will still be released on time despite a mass publishing error impacting an extra nine papers.

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

One Australian state will need about 900 new kindergartens and 60 new government schools to keep up with demand and a growing population by 2036.

Levy on foreign students could help migration woes

Levy on foreign students could help migration woes

Levy on foreign students could help migration woes

Levy on foreign students could help migration woes

Increasing international student fees with a levy could be a better way to decrease migration numbers than a cap on enrolments, a top economics professor says.

Laws to protect schools from spike in abusive parents

Laws to protect schools from spike in abusive parents

Laws to protect schools from spike in abusive parents

Laws to protect schools from spike in abusive parents

Schools will be given greater powers to manage violent and abusive parents, after a 200 per cent increase in bans at public schools over the past five years.

Hundreds of uni execs paid more than state premiers

Hundreds of uni execs paid more than state premiers

Hundreds of uni execs paid more than state premiers

Hundreds of uni execs paid more than state premiers

The tertiary education union has hit out at the "excessive" salaries of university executives who have warned of hundreds of job cuts due to funding shortfalls.

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Victoria's year 12 exam blunder has claimed its first scalp, after half of the tests were impacted by an error that allowed students to preview questions.

No safer place for Schoolies, police minister says

No safer place for Schoolies, police minister says

No safer place for Schoolies, police minister says

No safer place for Schoolies, police minister says

As school leavers party hard on the Gold Coast, an anti-youth violence organisation is carrying out scans to ensure the teens aren't carrying weapons.

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Mind check: should schools track kids' mental health?

Australian schools will have access to a government-funded digital tool to support students' mental health but some question whether it will be effective.

Campus-style hubs to aid uni students in city outskirts

University campus-style facilities are set to make life easier for students living on the outskirts of Australia's biggest cities.

Final exams blunder prompts government review

The education minister says Victoria's students "deserve better" after reports emerged that those sitting VCE exams could find hidden questions in sample tests.

Childcare worker wage rise set to be streamlined

As the nation's largest childcare provider signed on to a wage boost, the acting prime minister says a looming sector pay rise needed to be as easy as possible.

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Social media ban passes the test for school principals

Banning under 16s from social media would be critical for the wellbeing of young people, a peak body for school principals says.

History, maths face axe as unis hit 'world of pain'

The university sector says it is in a world of financial pain and could cut up to 14,000 jobs as it deals with a forced drop-off in international students.

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

As federal MPs return to Canberra, the Labor government is hoping its education reforms will allow it to end the political year on a high ahead of the election.

Calls to bring forward PM's plans for student loan help

The prime minister wants to recalibrate Labor's agenda following controversy, pitching student loan help at graduates juggling cost-of-living pressures.

Tackling youth crime already a priority: police chief

Queensland's newly elected government vows harsh laws targeting youth offenders but the police chief says crime numbers are already trending down.

Teachers seal three-year pay and conditions deal

NSW teachers have agreed to a three-year wage deal after months of talks with government officials, building on a previous one-off pay hike.

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Education Minister Jason Clare says limits for foreign students taking up individual degrees will only be used as a back up.

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