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Teacher quality, shortages bite in regions and suburbs

Teacher quality, shortages bite in regions and suburbs

Class-topping teachers are more likely found working in affluent areas, new research suggests, underlining the difficulty in overcoming rural disadvantage.

Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students

Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students

Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students

Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students

The university peak body is urging the government to make fee-free higher education places available to fill skills gaps in critical industries.

Public schools to remain underfunded: education union

Public schools to remain underfunded: education union

Public schools to remain underfunded: education union

Public schools to remain underfunded: education union

The Australian Education Union says the federal government must do more to ensure public schools are fully funded to provide every opportunity to Australians.

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Boost paid leave to help kids thrive, say famous dads

Boost paid leave to help kids thrive, say famous dads

Hamish Blake, Red Wiggle Simon Pryce and Amar Singh are among famous dads united behind a plan to allow fathers to be more active in their kids' lives.

Flooded farmers keep afloat with regenerative methods

Flooded farmers keep afloat with regenerative methods

Recent flooding in parts of Australia has left some farmers swamped but those using regenerative farming practices say their recovery has been accelerated.

Training farm growing new crop of market garden mavens

Training farm growing new crop of market garden mavens

A sustainable farming project helping sea-changers find their green thumb is looking for its next batch of interns after an initial growth spurt.

Back to school sales to book up billions of dollars

Back to school sales to book up billions of dollars

As students gear up to return to their classrooms, Australia’s back to school purchases are set to generate $2.5 billion for retailers.

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Education loans jump as back-to-school expenses pile up

Education loans jump as back-to-school expenses pile up

Education loans jump as back-to-school expenses pile up

Education loans jump as back-to-school expenses pile up

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to a steep rise in families taking out loans to cover their kids' education expenses.

Education expenses and fees leave parents floundering

Education expenses and fees leave parents floundering

Education expenses and fees leave parents floundering

Education expenses and fees leave parents floundering

Parents are concerned their children may have to go without essential school supplies as expenses skyrocket ahead of the 2024 school year.

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

More needs to be done to protect vulnerable kids with a high proportion of abuse being perpetrated by other adolescents, child psychologist Fiona Martin says.

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

The story of a NSW boy separated from his dad during devastating bushfires has reached a global audience, highlighting the toll of climate change on children.

Parents' income segregates Australian school students

Parents' income segregates Australian school students

Parents' income segregates Australian school students

Parents' income segregates Australian school students

Education ministers are working to tie school funding to better outcomes for all students as those from poor backgrounds fall behind.

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

Almost $130 million in federal grants to end widespread use of plastics and cut methane emissions in farming are part of a push for a less harmful economy.

Student support prioritised as states eye more cash

Student support prioritised as states eye more cash

Student support prioritised as states eye more cash

Student support prioritised as states eye more cash

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to stump up more for public schools as regional results go backwards and training teachers proves challenging.

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Back to class for senior teachers to ease shortages

Executive teachers and deputy principals on six-figure salaries will be expected to spend more time in NSW classrooms as thousands of lessons are cancelled.

Australian students out-performing international peers

Poor Australian students are on average five years behind in their studies than their richer peers, a report on academic performance has found.

Teacher pay stand-off ends after union backs new offer

Parents have likely seen the last of teacher strikes for the time being after the South Australian government's latest pay offer won union support.

Funds for programs keeping at-risk youth in school mode

Schools helping youth stay out of trouble and engaged in secondary education will benefit from a $288 million funding package announced by the state government.

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Thousands of STEM spots to be funded in AUKUS push

The government will fund an additional 4000 university places for STEM students to create a workforce capable of building a nuclear-powered submarine fleet.

The fourth 'r' in schools: reconciliation in education

Innovative new ways of approaching reconciliation between First Nations and non-Indigenous peoples are being brought into the classroom.

'Get educated': students strike to support Palestinians

NSW school students swapped textbooks for placards at a rally in solidarity with children in Gaza who can't go to school after Israel declared war on Hamas.

Past, present and future: was, is and always will be

Educators from across the country will gather at the National Museum of Australia for a day of discussion about reconciliation in education after the referendum

Consistency call for early uni offers, assault handling

Education ministers are looking at national standards covering how universities offer early placements and handle sexual assault complaints.

NSW to get lion's share of free TAFE places

Nearly 150,000 fee-free TAFE places will be made available in NSW as governments try to address skills shortages in critical sectors.

Student safety ombudsman still a work in progress

Education ministers have agreed to a draft plan to tackle gendered violence at universities, but consultation will continue on the best way to deliver it.

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