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Almost half of Western Sydney is considered a childcare desert, but construction of 40 new public preschools will begin this year under a $200 million deal. See where they’ll be built.
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Coalition vows to sack ‘extraordinarily radical’ schools boss
NSW Coalition leader Mark Speakman has vowed to sack the current head of the Education Department if he wins the next state election. Read the latest.
‘Entitled to his view’: Premier reacts to ABC private school controversy
The ABC has kicked off a culture war over private education, sparking fierce retribution from the Catholic school sector to controversial remarks from the boss of the NSW education department.
‘Kids don’t have a union’: Experts slam unsafe school suspensions
Troubled kids who are suspended from school need better access to supervised, safe alternatives to abusive homes, experts have warned, following the suicide death of 15-year-old Harmony.
‘Grannycore’ TikTok trend taking over northern Sydney school
Gen Zs are driving a resurgence in the popularity of second-hand clothing and kids at The Forest High School are no exception, setting up crisis support charity Lifeline’s first in-school thrift shop.
How we failed Harmony: Coroner’s scathing report into teen’s suicide
A “charismatic and affectionate” teen took her own life after a spate of suspensions from a regional NSW school. Her horrifying story will send shockwaves through the education system.
Bomb threat sparks evacuation at Sydney school
Students and staff at St Charbel’s College in Punchbowl were evacuated Friday morning following an anonymous bomb threat. NSW Police later confirmed it was a false alarm.
‘Overspending’ former school building tsar to be grilled at ICAC
Bureaucrats from School Infrastructure NSW, including its recently sacked boss, will face a public grilling before ICAC over allegations they awarded multimillion-dollar contracts to their friends.
‘Should be straightforward’: Unis called to give TAFE kids a fair go
For years, school leavers in Victoria have had the opportunity to get academic credit for TAFE qualifications at uni while NSW kids have missed out. Finally, that could all be about to change.
How first-time voters could shake up election results
Anthony Albanese may have missed the mark with his pitch to slash student loans, with a new poll revealing the scheme won’t sway many younger voters.
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