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

'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

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

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

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

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

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.

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

'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

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

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

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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Political playground fight rages over school funding

Political playground fight rages over school funding

Political playground fight rages over school funding

Political playground fight rages over school funding

As the number of Australians finishing high school slips, the federal government has proposed a new plan to help students and teachers.

Sex consent education overhaul for NSW high schoolers

Sex consent education overhaul for NSW high schoolers

Sex consent education overhaul for NSW high schoolers

Sex consent education overhaul for NSW high schoolers

Lessons on how to seek consent with sexual partners will be essential learning for high school students across NSW amid a year-long, national consent campaign.

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the childcare crisis fixed.

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Two childcare centres allegedly moved kids between them, organised "excursions" without permission and put children in a van to avoid breaches being detected.

More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching

More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching

More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching

More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching

Curriculums are being simplified with a focus on making sure children understand what they're being taught before being asked to apply their knowledge.

Teachers walk from TAFE classes as pay talks flounder

Teachers walk from TAFE classes as pay talks flounder

Teachers walk from TAFE classes as pay talks flounder

Teachers walk from TAFE classes as pay talks flounder

State TAFE teachers who say they are "lowest funded in Australia" are threatening further industrial action amid stalled negotiations over a wage dispute.

Schools get funding boost for consent education

Schools get funding boost for consent education

Schools get funding boost for consent education

Schools get funding boost for consent education

Schools will get $77 million to provide consent education as part of a national program to foster attitudes about respectful relationships from an early age.

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Labor sides with uni over divisive city campus push

A move by Tasmania's university to move to the Hobart CBD has been backed by the opposition, defying a government pledge to block the sale or lease of land.

Refugee doctors revive careers cut short by conflict

With their homes torn apart by war and conflict, refugee doctors in Queensland are getting an opportunity to be back in hospitals until they qualify to work.

School pleads guilty after death of student on trip

Melbourne's Kilvington Grammar has admitted a single charge in court over the death of student Lachlan Cook who died while on a school trip to Vietnam.

Scholarship spurs Syrian refugee to study science

Refugee students who have fled war and conflict have one less hurdle in their way thanks to scholarships helping them pursue their dreams.

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Paralympian medallist inspires young rural Australians

Scott Reardon is taking his message of hope and resilience to regional NSW ahead of the Paralympics, where his wife, long jumper Vanessa Low, will compete.

NAIDOC is a time for 'Blak, loud and proud' celebration

NAIDOC Week begins on Sunday under the theme 'Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud', which was chosen in response to October's Voice referendum defeat.

Preschool teachers push for pay, parents get fee relief

While preschool teachers argue for more pay, the NSW government is talking up subsidies as it tries to boost enrolments in a sector struggling for staff.

How a mother's death from tsunami birthed an activist

Listening to local elders after a tsunami in Samoa killed her mother, Steph Hodgins-May went from environmental lawyer to senator to fight for climate justice.

Woman sexually abused by teacher awarded extra $113,000

A judge has granted a woman sexually abused by her childhood teacher an extra $113,000, bringing her total damages to almost $2.13 million.

'Bittersweet': truth-telling for abuse in state schools

A formal apology will be made to victims of sexual abuse in state-run schools in Victoria after the government conceded it failed to protect them.

Time to learn from $1.2bn pandemic tutoring failure

A Victorian government tutoring program that cost taxpayers $1.2 billion did not significantly improve students’ learning, an audit has found.

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