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Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Former students and church members have detailed disturbing claims of financial, psychological and social control at a religious private school.

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

The death ‌toll from a school shooting in ‌Thailand has risen to ‌eight as a 12-year-old girl ⁠died a day after the attack horrified the nation.

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Policymakers are looking for answers, including a return to pen and paper NAPLAN tests, as they grapple with falling national results in literacy and numeracy.

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Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

A minister has made a desperate plea for a statewide strike to be called off after union members voted against a revised government pay offer.

Former student accused of setting school office on fire

Former student accused of setting school office on fire

An ex-student is accused of breaking into his old high school and setting the admin block alight before filming and posting the attack on social media.

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

A teenager has been rushed to hospital and a boy has been arrested after a suspected stabbing during an altercation at a school in Brisbane's south.

Darkroom find shines light on remote-learning pioneers

Darkroom find shines light on remote-learning pioneers

An exhibition shows how bilingual teaching inspired a new generation of Indigenous storytelling, and a collaboration between two of Australia's greatest bands.

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Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Two brothers have faced court where their reckless injury charges have been upgraded to murder after they allegedly bashed a father to death outside a school.

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Two males who faced court over the alleged abduction of a teenage girl will no longer face charges, police have confirmed.

Teen allegedly abducted girl to marry without consent

Teen allegedly abducted girl to marry without consent

Teen allegedly abducted girl to marry without consent

Teen allegedly abducted girl to marry without consent

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted near a school to marry an 18-year-old without her consent and imprisoned against her will, court documents reveal.

Digital boost for Indigenous-language books in outback

Digital boost for Indigenous-language books in outback

Digital boost for Indigenous-language books in outback

Digital boost for Indigenous-language books in outback

A global online reading platform has been engaged to get more books written in First Nations languages to remote Indigenous communities.

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

More powerful laws to control social media giants are being spruiked as a way of increasing the effectiveness of age limits for young people using the internet.

'Didn't do anything': youth sidestep social media ban

'Didn't do anything': youth sidestep social media ban

'Didn't do anything': youth sidestep social media ban

'Didn't do anything': youth sidestep social media ban

Young people are continuing to dismiss Australia's world-first social media ban, with many still accessing their own accounts.

'Absolute disgrace': fatal park attack shocks parents

'Absolute disgrace': fatal park attack shocks parents

'Absolute disgrace': fatal park attack shocks parents

'Absolute disgrace': fatal park attack shocks parents

A school community has been left to pick up the pieces after a man died following a violent attack in broad daylight metres from its gates.

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Weather blamed for drop in school attendance rates

When asked to provide evidence that a tough-on-truancy campaign is working, a territory minister has blamed the weather for a drop in school attendance rates.

Abusive parents banned from school grounds in new laws

It will be easier for principals to ban abusive parents from school grounds under expanded laws, including those who target teachers through social media.

Australian-first plan to spot autism, ADHD in schools

Parents and teachers could benefit under a state election pitch to place specialists in prep classes to assess, refer and diagnose neurodivergent students.

Students encouraged to plant seeds, not doubts

A search for wellbeing and improved mental health doesn't need to be subdued, as thousands of dancing and cheering students recently learned.

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Is there really an answer to toxic masculinity?

Gender equality advocates believe a turning point has been reached where men, boys, women and girls can come together to create meaningful change.

Voters back union push to get more help for teachers

There is unanimous support across the political spectrum for teachers needing support with the complexities of modern classrooms.

Push for expanded scrutiny at jumping castle inquest

Teachers may not be required to give evidence at an inquest into a deadly jumping castle accident, despite a request from the victims' families.

The 50-year fight to recognise rural mums' unpaid work

Outback women are expected to supervise their children's education for years without getting paid, as a five-decade fight for recognition continues.

'Extremely difficult': principal speaks after stabbing

A school principal has praised the courage of staff who rushed to his aid after being stabbed, as the teacher who attacked him was handed a jail sentence.

'Snapped': inside teacher's knife attack on principal

A combination of childhood trauma and mental ill heath has been linked to a teacher's stabbing of a school principal, as staff told of their ongoing trauma.

'Clear case of cronyism': school building boss corrupt

Millions of dollars earmarked for schools were spent on lucrative building contracts for a school infrastructure chief's mates, a corruption watchdog has found.

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