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Sentence cut for ex-deputy principal over teen sex chat

Sentence cut for ex-deputy principal over teen sex chat

A former deputy principal who sought sex from an undercover cop he thought was a 14-year-old girl has had almost a year slashed off his sentence on appeal.

Teachers struggling as abuse from parents, kids rises

Teachers struggling as abuse from parents, kids rises

Teachers struggling as abuse from parents, kids rises

Teachers struggling as abuse from parents, kids rises

Teachers no longer feel safe in classrooms with a rise in abuse from students and parents across the country.

Great divide: private school funding gap keeps growing

Great divide: private school funding gap keeps growing

Great divide: private school funding gap keeps growing

Great divide: private school funding gap keeps growing

More than half the nation's private schools receive more government funding per student than comparable public schools, an education union report has found.

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'Passport to a good life': high-tech TAFE funds boost

'Passport to a good life': high-tech TAFE funds boost

The NSW and federal government are going halves in a new TAFE centre of excellence in western Sydney designed to help Australians keep pace with technology.

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

A proposed cap on international university students has been torn apart by a federal government advisor, who says it will make no difference to housing supply.

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Australia will have a shortfall of 100,000 electricians by 2050, an industry report warns, with almost half of the nation's electrical apprentices dropping out.

Early childhood education faces 'workforce crisis'

Early childhood education faces 'workforce crisis'

Demand for early childhood education is soaring as the population grows but the sector is bleeding workers.

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'Holy cow!': adult learners reinvigorate their careers

'Holy cow!': adult learners reinvigorate their careers

'Holy cow!': adult learners reinvigorate their careers

'Holy cow!': adult learners reinvigorate their careers

From occasional milker to dairy farm assistant manager, retraining has transformed Kerry Hume's career and put taking over the farm in her sights.

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Federal government plans to cap the number of international students at university have been labelled 'destructive' by Victoria's treasurer.

Warnings student cap could hurt economy and research

Warnings student cap could hurt economy and research

Warnings student cap could hurt economy and research

Warnings student cap could hurt economy and research

Plans to cap international student numbers will "apply a handbrake" to one of the nation's biggest exports, the peak university body warns.

Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister

Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister

Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister

Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister

Hundreds of millions of dollars accumulated in school accounts as principals struggled to find enough teachers, the NSW education minister says.

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

More students will be paid to start and continue courses in essential areas, but cuts elsewhere will likely be needed under a proposed training overhaul.

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Angered by more than two years of failed pay talks, hundreds of Victorian TAFE teachers have gone on strike and are threatening to target Labor MPs.

Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality'

Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality'

Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality'

Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality'

Teachers, students and state and territory education ministers are urging the federal government to increase its funding for public schools

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Universities brace for planned cap on overseas students

The government is set to reveal what cap on international students unis and education providers will face and the fate of a controversial visa direction.

Asian education focus as Indonesia's next leader lands

Australia is looking to boost engagement with Southeast Asia by enticing students to study in the region as Indonesia's president-elect arrives Down Under.

Uni changes to rule out large HECS rises: minister

University students will get an average of $1200 cut in their HECS debt under indexation changes brought to federal parliament.

Regional TAFE campuses to get with technological times

A $74 million investment in TAFE campuses across regional NSW is designed to ensure students have the technological equipment they need regardless of location.

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'Wake-up call': one in three kids fail basic standards

Calls to fully fund public schools are rising after the 2024 NAPLAN results showed thousands of students can't meet basic standards for literacy and numeracy.

Kids get a taste of one of universe's biggest mysteries

Scientists on the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip to remote and regional schools want to inspire budding physicists, including Indigenous children.

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Education experts say a 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood workers will help increase the status of the job to the public.

'Many times over': childcare pay rise to reap dividends

A pay rise for childcare workers has been praised by the sector and unions but there are calls for more funding for the industry to retain staff.

TAFE to cut staff despite enrolment boost: union

Regional Victoria's busiest TAFE is planning to cut almost a third of support staff roles, the tertiary education union says.

Foreign students 'cannon fodder' in migration debate

University peak bodies say a proposed cap on international students is little more than a smokescreen for debate on immigration numbers, a committee has heard.

Indigenous inequality not solvable overnight: PM

Just five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to being met, a report says, leading to calls for the federal government to step in and do more.

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