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Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

The accuracy of data collected from national assessment NAPLAN is under fire after millions of students could not complete the first day of tests.

We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids

We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids

We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids

We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids

It's as easy as disengaging a button or key but it's taken a long time to spread the message that idling engines near schools is a danger to children's health.

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.

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Singing national anthem to make school students 'proud'

Singing national anthem to make school students 'proud'

Public school students will be taught what it means to be proud of Australia by being forced to sing the national anthem, an education minister says.

Private school headmaster steps down after secret deal

Private school headmaster steps down after secret deal

The headmaster of a private school that wanted him gone after a reported allegation he hit a boy will step aside having reached a confidential settlement.

Hearing checks urged before children return to school

Hearing checks urged before children return to school

Hearing problems can affect a child's ability to listen, learn and build important skills at school, and Indigenous children are at higher risk of ear issues.

High school costs forcing indebted parents to work more

High school costs forcing indebted parents to work more

The significant cost of educating children in Australia is forcing parents to work more hours and families to cut back on holidays.

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Ex-NRL ref avoids jail for assaulting Indigenous pupils

Ex-NRL ref avoids jail for assaulting Indigenous pupils

Ex-NRL ref avoids jail for assaulting Indigenous pupils

Ex-NRL ref avoids jail for assaulting Indigenous pupils

A former headmaster of an Indigenous school has avoided going to jail for assaulting students but must be of good behaviour for two years.

Nervous wait for students ahead of ATAR release

Nervous wait for students ahead of ATAR release

Nervous wait for students ahead of ATAR release

Nervous wait for students ahead of ATAR release

Australian students will soon start receiving their ATAR scores, with many saying they are nervous about the potentially life-changing outcomes.

Ex-NRL ref abused power, assaulted boys as principal

Ex-NRL ref abused power, assaulted boys as principal

Ex-NRL ref abused power, assaulted boys as principal

Ex-NRL ref abused power, assaulted boys as principal

A former NRL referee faces sentencing for assaulting Indigenous students by putting them in choke holds and painfully twisting their ears as a school principal.

'Climate obstruction' alarms raised with museum sponsor

'Climate obstruction' alarms raised with museum sponsor

'Climate obstruction' alarms raised with museum sponsor

'Climate obstruction' alarms raised with museum sponsor

Ties between a state museum and a major gas company are being questioned by a climate communications group as scrutiny of fossil fuel sponsorship grows.

Closure for bus-crash students as truck driver jailed

Closure for bus-crash students as truck driver jailed

Closure for bus-crash students as truck driver jailed

Closure for bus-crash students as truck driver jailed

A truck driver's mouth dropped open and his eyes bulged when sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for crashing his faulty vehicle into a school bus.

Boy, 15, arrested after fatal stabbing behind school

Boy, 15, arrested after fatal stabbing behind school

Boy, 15, arrested after fatal stabbing behind school

Boy, 15, arrested after fatal stabbing behind school

A 17-year-old boy has died and another teenager is in police custody after a stabbing near a high school.

'Cesspit': schools told to back kids' social media ban

'Cesspit': schools told to back kids' social media ban

'Cesspit': schools told to back kids' social media ban

'Cesspit': schools told to back kids' social media ban

School principals across the nation are being asked to support Australia's world-first social media ban as the government defends making last-minute changes.

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'Morally worthless' pedophile teacher jailed

A 71-year-old former teacher who abused students over the course of almost 30 years has been sentenced, with a judge describing him as remorseless.

More schools close, others reopen amid asbestos scare

Some schools will reopen and others close over the detection of trace amounts of asbestos in a play sand product, while experts say the risk remains very low.

Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread

An asbestos scare linked to coloured sand products has prompted dozens of school closures as decontamination work continues.

Asbestos scare puts Australian schools on high alert

Safety warnings have prompted the temporary closure of dozens of schools over fears coloured craft sand could be contaminated with asbestos.

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Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Authorities have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in a mosque attack at a Jakarta high school and are looking into a possible bullying motive.

Teachers reject hefty pay rise and reduced workloads

Educators have rejected a pay deal that would see every classroom teacher in one state earning more than $100,000 in three years.

Social media ban to help target teen bullying rates

The education minister says a looming ban on social media for under-16s will help address online bullying concerns.

School screen-time limit hailed as device cost queried

Primary school kids face screen time limits and parents no longer need to pay for devices, but questions persist around content quality and costs to schools.

Deepfakes of female high school students prompt probe

A public high school has been rocked by deepfake images of female students, triggering a police investigation and vows to punish perpetrators.

Principal guilty of assaulting Indigenous students

A judge has found an angry headmaster guilty of four aggravated assaults after he put Indigenous students into choke holds and painfully twisted their ears.

'Everlasting regret' truckie to be jailed for bus crash

A truck driver says he is wracked with guilt after he drove a defective prime mover that crashed into a school bus with "catastrophic consequences".

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