Alex Crowe
Alex Crowe is an education reporter. She joined The Age as a breaking news reporter in 2023.
‘Our kids deserve their childhoods back’: Private schools pushed to ban mobile phones
Evidence linking smartphones to teen health problems is uniting hundreds of Victorian parents behind an international movement to keep children off devices.
- by Alex Crowe
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The funding data teachers say proves public schools are being dudded
Private schools are pocketing thousands of dollars more per student in taxpayer funding than “comparable” public campuses just down the road, according to new education union analysis.
- by Alex Crowe
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Education
Brighton Grammar teacher stood down from coaching over sexual assault investigation
Basketball coach Hamish Ryan is at the centre of a police investigation after a teenage woman accused him of sexual assault.
- by Alex Crowe and Cassandra Morgan
Caulfield Grammar at loggerheads with neighbours again over music, parking
The school has been accused of being a bad neighbour after the council received 20 complaints about plans to use speakers to play music during events and modify new parking rules.
- by Alex Crowe
Families spend big on exam prep for scholarships and selective schools
Melbourne families are paying thousands of dollars for exam coaching to gain entry to selective schools or scholarship programs at private schools.
- by Alex Crowe
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University
Foreign student cap will ‘devastate’ Victorian economy: Pallas
The treasurer has slammed the Albanese government’s plan to slash the numbers of international students and warned of unintended consequences.
- by Noel Towell, Alex Crowe, Natassia Chrysanthos and Daniella White
Only one all-boys school was among the top VCE performers in five years – and it’s not private
Search our interactive graphic to see which Victorian schools fared the best in VCE scores last year.
- by Alex Crowe
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Early learning
The suburbs getting new and upgraded kindergartens
Areas that are short on childcare have been selected by the state government as locations for new or expanded facilities.
- by Alex Crowe
The best and worst places to access childcare in Victoria
New research shows some parts of the state had no available places – the so-called “childcare deserts” – while other areas had more spots than there were children.
- by Alex Crowe
Suspended student wins new hearing on protest amid concern over staff conduct
A new committee will be installed to oversee proceedings after the pro-Palestine activist won the right to a second hearing.
- by Alex Crowe
Thirty-nine students got perfect ATARs. These are the subjects they chose
Students who achieved an ATAR of 99.95 chose 29 different subjects in 2023, including several subjects typically viewed as less academically rigorous.
- by Alex Crowe
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