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Raging parents are driving teachers out of schools. Here’s a new peace plan to tackle that
Turbulent times are adding to friction in school communities, but Monash University researchers say they have a way to deal with the problem.
- by Noel Towell
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Frances was burnt out after 16 years as a principal. Now she’s teaching again
Fewer teachers are resigning and retiring after they were given a $10,000 pay rise.
- by Christopher Harris
The number of school students forecast to come to every suburb in NSW
Demographers say there will be an additional 51,926 primary and 40,497 high school students over the next 10 years to 2034.
- by Christopher Harris and Nigel Gladstone
School of baroque: The Melbourne classes starting every day with ‘life-changing’ music lessons
All year 1 and 2 students at a school in Melbourne’s north have been given a violin or cello, and will receive training from the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
- by Daniella White
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Education
Compulsory civics lessons push amid escalating antisemitic attacks in Sydney
The state’s top private school told parents it will review its curriculum programs to ensure it’s emphasising “the importance of tolerance and understanding”.
- by Lucy Carroll
Where your neighbours send their kids to school
Where you go to school follows a typical pattern in Sydney, but top-performing schools with good reputations have the ability to upend an entire suburb’s enrolment demographics.
- by Christopher Harris and Craig Butt
Historians and lexicologists to give expert opinion in Newington co-ed court battle
Newington College’s plans to begin admitting girls from next year are set to hinge on a legal interpretation of a 152-year-old trust deed.
- by Lucy Carroll
‘Not fit for purpose’ reading test scrapped for new phonics-based check
A mandatory reading ability test for Victoria’s prep and year 1 pupils that faced criticism over its suitability is being scrapped at the end of this school year.
- by Caroline Schelle
Campus creeps on notice with anti-sexual violence code
Jobseekers in higher education will be forced to disclose allegations or investigations of sexual harm and universities could be fined if they don’t meet safety standards under a code to prevent gender-based violence on campus.
- by Nicole Precel
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WA election
Is this WA’s education election? The influx of promises this week suggests so
Students across WA are back at school, and the state’s politicians have recognised the timing is right to push out their education election promises worth billions of dollars.
- by Holly Thompson
Government overseer to watch over VCE exam development after bungle
This year’s VCE exams will be developed under the strict supervision of a government-appointed monitor after tests were compromised in the state’s 2024 exam leak scandal.
- by Caroline Schelle
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