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Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Australia could build a version of ChatGPT for schools to avoid bogus Internet-derived information being used by students and teachers, an inquiry hears.

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Sydney's southwest will get new primary and high schools as part of a $3.5 billion spend on education in the rapidly growing region, the NSW government says.

‘Historic’ deal to make NSW teachers nation's best paid

‘Historic’ deal to make NSW teachers nation's best paid

‘Historic’ deal to make NSW teachers nation's best paid

‘Historic’ deal to make NSW teachers nation's best paid

NSW teachers have agreed to a deal with the government which will see them become the best paid in Australia for those in the top and starting pay brackets.

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Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Award billions of dollars in federal technology contracts to firms trying to change the industry, a high-profile group of women have told a federal review.

SA uni merger could 'damage the state's reputation'

SA uni merger could 'damage the state's reputation'

An inquiry into the merger of South Australia's two largest universities has heard arguments the project could either be a success or a catastrophic flop.

Workers dirty as they face battle to keep schools clean

Workers dirty as they face battle to keep schools clean

Cleaners at NSW schools are reporting impossible workloads, high injury rates and trouble securing the correct pay as contractors cut their hours.

Teachers offered big raise to settle bitter pay dispute

Teachers offered big raise to settle bitter pay dispute

A hefty initial bump is being offered to teachers after their union and government reached an in-principle agreement to end an increasingly bitter pay dispute.

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Bid to jail teacher for sex with student thrown out

Bid to jail teacher for sex with student thrown out

Bid to jail teacher for sex with student thrown out

Bid to jail teacher for sex with student thrown out

An appeal court has upheld a teacher's community work sentence for having sex with a student, after prosecutors failed in an attempt to have her jailed.

Hundreds of SA public schools closed as teachers strike

Hundreds of SA public schools closed as teachers strike

Hundreds of SA public schools closed as teachers strike

Hundreds of SA public schools closed as teachers strike

Parents had to find alternative arrangements for their kids when hundreds of schools across South Australia shut as part of teacher strikes.

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash want drivers to learn about risks and the long-lasting devastation during Rural Road Safety Month.

NSW uni receives two sexual misconduct reports a week

NSW uni receives two sexual misconduct reports a week

NSW uni receives two sexual misconduct reports a week

NSW uni receives two sexual misconduct reports a week

A top NSW university has reported receiving more than 100 sexual misconduct reports in one year, as the sector grapples with pressure to act more quickly.

School funding commitment with calls for billions more

School funding commitment with calls for billions more

School funding commitment with calls for billions more

School funding commitment with calls for billions more

A new report says an extra $6.6 billion a year should be pumped into public schools to boost completion rates and address a gap in rural communities.

A book in a week: Indigenous students author new tales

A book in a week: Indigenous students author new tales

A book in a week: Indigenous students author new tales

A book in a week: Indigenous students author new tales

Educator and AFL commentator Shelley Ware is helping young students in the Tiwi Islands become published authors in the space of just a week.

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE enrolments have hit more than 214,000 in six months as the government targets acute skills shortages.

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Overhaul for SA early childhood education and care

An outline for an ambitious overhaul of SA's early childhood education and care sector has been met with government and industry support.

Dodgy international education providers face crackdown

Changes to migration rules mean international students coming to study in Australia will need more savings, and dodgy education providers will face crackdowns.

More suspensions, teacher power in NSW schools shake-up

Students could face a higher likelihood of suspension and expulsion as schools consider changes to NSW behaviour policies.

Uni staff to strike for a week as pay fight escalates

University of Melbourne staff will walk off the job for a week as long-running pay talks stall and a union calls on management to address its concerns.

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Reform call as NAPLAN reveals city-country learning gap

A big divide in numeracy and literacy between country and city students makes it "blisteringly clear" reform is needed to improve education, the minister says.

Stan Grant takes 'constructive' role after quitting ABC

The former host of Q+A will lead a new institute promoting "constructive" media after quitting the national broadcaster amid controversy and racist abuse.

Teacher pay offer 'one step forward, two steps back'

NSW teachers are demanding an enduring commitment to higher salaries and reduced workloads as they criticise the state government's four-year pay offer.

Front-loading teacher pay rises always the plan: Minns

A plan to take NSW teachers' salaries past those in other states and then tie them to inflation was known before a union cried betrayal, the premier says.

Kindergarten closures 'major blow' to children, workers

The Victorian government has joined a union in condemning a Melbourne council's decision to stop operating local kindergartens from 2025.

Expert questions practicality of China education pact

An Australia-China relations expert says a memorandum of understanding flagged for the education sector is unlikely to substantively change anything.

Pedophile priest may die in jail as sentence increased

Serial pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, who is bed-ridden in hospital, has had his prison term increased by a year after admitting to abusing his 72nd victim.

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