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Shifting volunteer culture threatens school canteens

Shifting volunteer culture threatens school canteens

School canteens relying on parent rosters and other volunteers across Australia are struggling to stay afloat as demands upon working families increase.

Leave it to us: teachers dismiss maths crisis claims

Leave it to us: teachers dismiss maths crisis claims

Leave it to us: teachers dismiss maths crisis claims

Leave it to us: teachers dismiss maths crisis claims

Australia's numeracy levels are at "crisis" point with a report suggesting trendy teaching methods are to blame, but teachers are hitting back at the claims.

Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim

Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim

Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim

Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim

The opposition leader has been accused of taking a leaf out of the US president's playbook with his comments on teachers and school funding.

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'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

Every Australian student will receive a fully funded public education after the Commonwealth brokered a deal with a final holdout state.

'No child left behind': billions for state schools

'No child left behind': billions for state schools

Billions of dollars will go towards Australia's biggest public school system after a new funding deal was reached, but one state is still holding out for more.

Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Early learning advocates, service providers and children advocate peak bodies say housing, health and system complexity is holding back kids from early learning

Operator 'hung out to dry' by Hillcrest castle maker

Operator 'hung out to dry' by Hillcrest castle maker

A 'dust devil' that lifted a jumping castle into the air, killing six primary school children, could not have been foreseen, a court has been told.

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Phone ban, vape laws 'helping students focus'

Phone ban, vape laws 'helping students focus'

Phone ban, vape laws 'helping students focus'

Phone ban, vape laws 'helping students focus'

Australia's education minister says law reforms around phone usage in schools and vaping are helping the younger generation kick goals in the classroom.

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Trauma created by a teacher's sexual abuse of children was exacerbated by the way an education department mishandled the case, with parents kept in the dark.

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Melbourne's Kilvington Grammar has been sentenced in the County Court over the death of student Lachlan Cook who died on a school trip to Vietnam.

Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents

Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents

Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents

Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents

Parents welcoming the start of the school year are also set to be bombarded with more than 1200 tasks related to home, school and extra-curricular activities.

PM caves on school funding after 'tortuous' talks

PM caves on school funding after 'tortuous' talks

PM caves on school funding after 'tortuous' talks

PM caves on school funding after 'tortuous' talks

An extra $3.5 billion in federal cash will be ponied up by the Albanese government after protracted public school funding negotiations with two hold-out states.

Literacy boost plea to improve student success

Literacy boost plea to improve student success

Literacy boost plea to improve student success

Literacy boost plea to improve student success

A review into a state's education system calls for a boost to literacy programs, a trial of a UK-style model grouping schools together and other measures.

'Mum guilt': parents battle growing school costs

'Mum guilt': parents battle growing school costs

'Mum guilt': parents battle growing school costs

'Mum guilt': parents battle growing school costs

As Australian parents deal with the ballooning cost of school supplies amid other cost-of-living pressures, a minor party is promising relief.

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Parents put kids' future on credit as school costs rise

Private schools are preparing to campaign for more money from the government as parents look for ways to keep up with rising education costs.

Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs rise

Technology is a major factor in rising back-to-school costs as Australian teachers notice an increase in students without the essentials.

More students to start 2025 in temporary classrooms

Figures suggest more than 13,000 demountable classrooms are used in NSW, Victorian and West Australian public schools alone.

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

One Australian state will need about 900 new kindergartens and 60 new government schools to keep up with demand and a growing population by 2036.

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Laws to protect schools from spike in abusive parents

Schools will be given greater powers to manage violent and abusive parents, after a 200 per cent increase in bans at public schools over the past five years.

Extra $110m for schools ups pressure on holdout states

The education minister is working to sign updated school funding agreements with states and territories, agreeing to pump $1 billion into the nation's capital.

Aussie public school wins international design prize

A small inner Sydney public school has risen above major international design hubs to be named the World Building of the Year.

Peg supplies questioned at fatal jumping castle hearing

The families of children who died after a jumping castle became airborne have watched in court as photos of the blood-stained equipment were shown.

Peg safety 'failures' in school jumping castle tragedy

A jumping castle was allegedly insufficiently tethered at the time it was swept up by strong winds, killing six children.

'Shooting star': parents grieve in school death tragedy

The devastated family of an 11-year-old boy killed in a tragic school crash say their son's memory will live on in their hearts as a community mourns his death.

Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school

Children face higher risks of poor health outcomes due to traffic-related air pollution as one in six capital city schools are located near major roads.

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