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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.

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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.

Back to class for senior teachers to ease shortages

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

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

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.

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Funds for programs keeping at-risk youth in school mode

Funds for programs keeping at-risk youth in school mode

Funds for programs keeping at-risk youth in school mode

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.

Thousands of STEM spots to be funded in AUKUS push

Thousands of STEM spots to be funded in AUKUS push

Thousands of STEM spots to be funded in AUKUS push

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

The fourth 'r' in schools: reconciliation in education

The fourth 'r' in schools: reconciliation in education

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

'Get educated': students strike to support Palestinians

'Get educated': students strike to support Palestinians

'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

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

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

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

Consistency call for early uni offers, assault handling

Consistency call for early uni offers, assault handling

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

NSW to get lion's share of free TAFE places

NSW to get lion's share of free TAFE places

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.

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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.

Bullied Jewish students reject 'sham' state apology

An education department's formal verbal apology to a group of Jewish students bullied at a state school has fallen flat.

Stay-in-class instruction over Palestine student strike

Victoria's education department is providing government schools with formal advice over a planned student strike for Palestine in central Melbourne.

Ministers meet to tackle campus sexual assaults

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare will chair an online meeting of state and territory counterparts amid efforts to stamp out university sexual assaults.

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Top marks for start to Schoolies but bigger test looms

Authorities fear forecasts of wet weather may rain on the subdued start to Schoolies on the Gold Coast.

Cashed up schools get $3b in bonus funding: report

New analysis has found taxpayers are forking out $2.9 billion over the next six years over and above private schools' needs-based funding.

'Stark and shameful' education disparities exposed

Victoria is failing to meet the needs of young people in care with a new report exposing poor education outcomes, racism along with other major concerns.

School beach ban backflip after rash of shark attacks

The education department is aiming to resume beach swimming lessons after it banned on-water activities amid concern over shark attacks off the SA coast.

A 140km trip for childcare as rural families miss out

A shortage of childcare and early education services across the regions is leaving parents, children and entire communities behind, a national report shows.

Defence workforce must double ahead of submarine build

South Australia's defence workforce must more than double in the next two decades to build the AUKUS submarine fleet as the project reaches a major milestone.

Qld school hours flexible but usual week still expected

Queensland students may be able to enjoy different hours under an updated school schedule policy but they will still be expected to complete a five-day week.

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