Education
Opinion
As a Jewish academic, I have not experienced antisemitism at Sydney Uni
Creating a false panic around university antisemitism runs the risk of building genuine fear in my community. Forcing the vice chancellor to resign would set a dangerous precedent.
- by Eva Shteinman
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War, elitism, racism: The Aussie taking Oxford uni’s hot topics off the boil
Tim Soutphommasane, the first chief diversity officer at one of Britain’s most storied institutions, is no stranger to controversy.
- by Paola Totaro
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Crackdown sees international student visa applications plummet
Visa applications from overseas students have plummeted in recent months, realising university fears of a massive economic toll from new government policies.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Sydney school board member stands down after Hezbollah speeches
Sheikh Ahmad Jundi has resigned from an Islamic college after questions from the Herald about his support for the Iran-backed group in two speeches.
- by Patrick Begley and Lucy Carroll
Editorial
Bullying, violence a scourge in Australian schools
The suicide of a 12-year-old student has forced the issue of school bullying in NSW into the spotlight.
- The Herald's View
Meet the student who never missed a single day of school in 13 years
Michael sat through about 864,000 minutes of class time – a feat believed to be unmatched by any other student in recent history.
- by Christopher Harris
Green talent boom: sustainability ‘beast’ demands new graduate skills
A quick online search for “sustainability” jobs throws up more than 16,000 vacancies - but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
- by Iain Gillespie
Mental health crisis driving huge demand for skilled practitioners
Severe workforce shortages and soaring demand mean a vast range of employment opportunities for mental health practitioners.
- by Iain Gillespie
‘Capability and ingenuity’: Higher education’s partnership revolution
The traditional view of university researchers as separated from the real world is changing as business partnerships grow.
- by Anders Furze
Future jobs: how lifelong learning can turbocharge your career
Australia is experiencing a critical shortage of skilled workers across many industries with tech know-how topping skills demand.
- by Alexandra Cain
The high price of withdrawing a bullied child from private school
Parents say schools are financially penalising them - and some are being made to sign non-disclosure agreements - if they withdraw their children due to bullying.
- by Jordan Baker
Editorial
We need to learn more about managing social media and teens
A ban of any kind is a blunt instrument. Australia must invest more in learning about the problems – and advantages – of social media use for teenagers.
- The Herald's View
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Students assaulting multiple staff, carrying weapons: NSW schools’ behaviour crisis
About 2300 assaults were reported across the state’s private and public schools in the year to June.
- by Lucy Carroll
Cranbrook teachers to be schooled on what a respectful workplace looks like
The measures cap off a tumultuous couple of months for the private school following allegations of workplace bullying and complaints about how abuse was handled.
- by Christopher Harris
Mother’s heartbreaking farewell to ‘soulmate’ Charlotte
Hundreds of mourners packed into the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Bossley Park, many wearing touches of pink, to say goodbye to the 12-year-old girl.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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NSW school teacher charged with sexually touching multiple students
The 36-year-old has been charged with 30 counts of abusing students over a nine-month period.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Bullying, assault claims at Sydney school, girls arrested ‘unlawfully’
The “violent and shocking” assault of a year 9 girl was caught on CCTV. The police log recorded that “up to 30 students” were attacking staff and students.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Revealed: The number of students each university is set to lose under crackdown
NSW will lose almost 13,000 students, representing a hit of hundreds of millions of dollars in direct revenue. See the full list.
- by Daniella White
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Double or nothing: Why NSW rejected billions for public school children
The funding stand-off comes as total number of permanent and temporary teachers has gone backwards in NSW.
- by Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
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The importance of proper planning for new suburbs
The failure to plan for public primary schools has allowed the private primary school to steal the march in Sydney’s fast-developing fringe suburbs.
- The Herald's View
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The map that reveals Sydney’s flight from public primary schools
Public primary schools have more than 20,000 fewer enrolments than five years ago. And it’s not all because of a switch to private schools.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
‘Blindsided’: Sydney University vice chancellor resists calls for resignation
Internal documents obtained by the Herald reveal he was “blindsided” by the Jewish community’s reaction to a deal to shut down the pro-Palestinian encampment.
- by Daniella White and Lucy Carroll
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Charlotte lost her voice. Now her family want school bullying rules transformed
The death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl has left her family distraught and triggered calls for a reassessment of how schools deal with bullying claims.
- by Jordan Baker
Public schools to take on cyberbullying after class, publish clear rules
It will be mandatory for schools to outline strategies for teachers to identify, prevent and respond to bullying – including cyberbullying outside the classroom.
- by Christopher Harris
Sydney Uni to review complaints system as Jewish students call on Mark Scott to resign
The university says an external review will look at how its handles complaints after the vice chancellor said he had failed to protect Jewish students.
- by Christopher Harris
‘Lost in the crowd’: Is going to a sandstone university worth it?
Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.
- by Daniella White
NIDA, Randwick Council call in lawyers after student housing towers approved
A planning panel chaired found the project, which will be 16 storeys at its tallest, was well-designed, well-located and would provide much-needed student homes.
- by Michael Koziol
Minister concedes immigration too high as students compete for city rentals
New government analysis reveals international students make up 7 per cent of the private rental market, and more than 20 per cent in inner Sydney and Melbourne.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Editorial
Charlotte’s heartbreaking final act is a wake-up call to end bullying
The apparent suicide of a 12-year-old girl has raised questions about an epidemic of bullying in schools.
- The Herald's View
The man who left parents $7 million out of pocket and 600 children heartbroken
Children from more than 100 schools – including Reddam, The Forest High and Marist Sisters – thought they were going on a trip to NASA in Texas. That was until Charles Chung’s company collapsed, owing millions. Here’s how it unravelled.
- by Lucy Carroll and Colin Kruger
The number of Australians with student debts above $100,000 revealed
In just five years, the number of people with six-figure debt has more than doubled.
- by Daniella White
Opinion
Social media helped me find my voice. It’s a shame others won’t have the same chance
The federal push to ban under-16s from social media would cut young people off from news sources and the ability to engage meaningfully in the political process.
- by Anjali Sharma
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A school formal booze ban won’t stop pre-loaders (and that’s just the parents)
If parents can’t be trusted not to get drunk at a school event, their kids have bigger problems than can be solved by an alcohol ban.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Exams to go online in major HSC English shake-up
A suite of English extension subjects will have online exams, while the HSC maths advanced and standard questions will be tweaked.
- by Christopher Harris
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The death that shocked Sydney and puts a school’s actions in the spotlight
A mother’s text to Santa Sabina school the day after her 12-year-old died has raised questions about how the school responded to bullying.
- by Jordan Baker
Sydney Catholic schools ban year 12 formal dates, alcohol for parents
External dates are banned while schools say parents can no longer enjoy a glass of wine at graduation events.
- by Christopher Harris
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‘Life will never be the same’: Parents distraught after daughter’s tragic final act
Parents are angry with Santa Sabina officials after their 12-year-old took her own life, listing school bullying in her last note.
- by Jordan Baker
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NSW schools call in PE and science teachers to plug maths gaps
New research on out-of-field maths teaching in 48 schools comes as the department quietly axed a highly rated maths retraining program.
- by Lucy Carroll
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You think there’s no divide in school funding? Take this history lesson
While public schools are starved of resources and private school remain overfunded, let’s cut to the chase.
- by Ken Boston
‘An easy place to be a nerd’: See where your MP went to school
Labor MPs’ schooling is reflective of the current school aged population, but more Coalition and independent MPs went to private school.
- by Christopher Harris
How NSW childcare centres, schools will be used to prevent a crisis
NSW has long focused on responding to domestic and family violence. Now it will turn its attention to prevention.
- by Alexandra Smith
No medal for Australia in international childcare rankings
A study of childcare in nine developed countries found Australia’s system did little to incentivise services where they’re most needed.
- by Alex Crowe
Opinion
Blaming private schools for the underfunding of state schools is nonsense
Australia has far more private schools than most other countries in the OECD, so it is not surprising we spend more money on them.
- by David Hastie
‘Evidence not ideology’: Major overhaul of the NSW high school curriculum
Studying the Holocaust will be mandatory under a revised high school history syllabus that also include compulsory units on Aboriginal perspectives on colonisation.
- by Lucy Carroll
Jewish academic says Sydney Uni became ‘toxic’ after October 7 attacks
A former Sydney University academic has lodged a SafeWork complaint alleging the vice chancellor failed to protect Jewish students from “psychosocial harm”.
- by Daniella White
‘Lone wolf’: Australia spending more on private schools than global average
An OECD comparison of education funding reveals the Australian government is spending more on private schools and less on public schools than other countries.
- by Noel Towell and Alex Crowe
‘The enemy within’: Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths
The landmark inquiry found current and former service personnel are 20 times more likely to take their own lives than to die in combat.
- by Matthew Knott
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University student had ‘knife in either hand’ in alleged attack against boyfriend
The president of the UTS Events Society allegedly stabbed the man in a jealous rage over texts from his ex-partner.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Hundreds of Sydney students were embroiled in a cheating scandal. Then came the bomb threat
Sydney University was forced to close semester two orientation stalls when it discovered they were infiltrated by cheating providers.
- by Daniella White
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Eddie Woo’s expert maths team cut back under education department restructure
The Maths Growth Team that mentors other teachers will be reduced as part of a major restructure within the NSW Education Department.
- by Lucy Carroll
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