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Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Disadvantaged areas will be prioritised in a school funding boost to lift enrolments and education outcomes across the Northern Territory.

NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing

NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing

NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing

NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing

Schools hosting NAPLAN examinations will receive marks within weeks, in what will be the fastest results delivery in the tests' history.

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Australia's peak law body is warning regional and remote communities are missing out on legal advice - and suggesting a plan to address the shortages.

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Cranbrook headmaster resigns after toxic culture claims

Cranbrook headmaster resigns after toxic culture claims

The headmaster of Sydney's prestigious Cranbrook School has stepped down following allegations of cultural failings.

Homeschooling overhaul sparks mixed reactions

Homeschooling overhaul sparks mixed reactions

The Queensland government has introduced legislation that will ensure homeschoolers must follow the Australian curriculum.

Truck driver to stand trial over space camp bus crash

Truck driver to stand trial over space camp bus crash

The man who drove a B-double truck towing two trailers into a school bus on its way to NASA space camp has been committed to stand trial over the crash.

Bus driver, students still scarred by space camp crash

Bus driver, students still scarred by space camp crash

A truckie who rear-ended a school bus on its way to space camp has faced court, where his lawyer questioned doctors on the seriousness of passenger injuries.

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Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Legendary musician Paul Kelly has paid a visit to a West Australian prison for a musical exchange with inmates who recorded one of his songs in language.

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

National security legislation designed to crack down on secrets leaking could lead to the unintended consequence of scaring the world's brightest minds away.

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Traditional languages and cultural practices must be central to education for Indigenous children, First Nations elders and senior leaders have found.

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

A sweeping new blueprint could make higher education easier to attain as Australia grapples with demand for skills of the future.

Saving first languages a mission to preserve cultures

Saving first languages a mission to preserve cultures

Saving first languages a mission to preserve cultures

Saving first languages a mission to preserve cultures

Elders, professors and others are working to preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages, and the ancient cultures they maintain.

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

An acclaimed young change-maker leaving her outback town amid intense abuse highlights one of many "brain drain" issues depriving the bush of people and talent.

Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults

Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults

Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults

Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults

An independent student ombudsman will oversee the handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints cases at universities in a bid to bolster safety.

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Education program to boost workers in technology sector

A partnership between the government and Tech Council of Australia will see young people take part in training programs to gain skills in the tech sector.

Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

A group of Melbourne University Indigenous staff and students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is visiting regional areas to talk STEM

Teacher vacancies fall after 'generational' pay rise

Temporary workforces and paperwork are the next target as the NSW education minister announced a fall in teacher vacancies ahead of a budget estimates hearing.

Asbestos cases grow as recyclers call for better checks

Seven more sites have been confirmed as contaminated with asbestos in Sydney as the tainted mulch scandal expands to Canberra.

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Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

A pledge to build 100 public preschools in three years is set to double the number available to NSW families.

Boost in early childhood scholarships, rural preschools

A record number of early childhood scholarships have been issued to attract workers, while 49 new public preschools will be built in rural and regional NSW.

Housing plan to support teachers in rural NSW

A new housing strategy is part of a NSW government plan to retain more teachers in some of the state's most isolated communities.

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Recycled mulch should never have been laid in a school from which 700 pupils must now relocate for several weeks due to an asbestos find, it has been revealed.

Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Fragments of asbestos have been found at NSW government projects including a park, train stations and a school, while a hospital is being assessed.

Education revolution urged to boost reading skills

A public policy think tank wants governments to commit to a six-step "reading guarantee" or risk leaving children behind.

Asbestos found in mulch at NSW public primary school

Students at a NSW primary school will start their week remotely after the EPA confirmed the presence of bonded asbestos in recycled mulch used there.

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