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High school students and their teacher.

Brain drain begs a rethink of selective school system

There is no doubt that there needs to be a serious rethink about selective high schools in NSW.

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Tom Alegounarias, the former chair of the NSW Education Standards Authority and one-time president of the Board of Studies, to conduct a major review of the laws that regulate how public funding is used.

Private schools face tighter rules on using $1.5b in public funds

The NSW government wants greater clarity for how the independent schools spend state funding each year after a series of embarrassing breaches.

  • Lucy Carroll
School expulsions are on the decline in Victoria, but not among students with a disability, data shows.

Rising school assaults a reflection of the broader community

A report that assaults across all NSW schools have risen by 50 per cent in the past decade is a harrowing outcome for education authorities, governments and parents who invest so much time, effort, money and hope into improving students’ lives and outcomes.

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Adrian Piccoli, Professor of Practice, UNSW during a panel discussion with SMH Education Editor Jordan Baker at The Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit held at the ICC in Sydney on February 17, 2021. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Minister’s ‘dud teachers’ claim is factually wrong and bad politics: Ex-NSW education minister

Adrian Piccoli says federal Education Minister Stuart Robert is wrong to claim ‘dud’ teachers at public schools are the key reason for declining academic performance.

  • Lisa Visentin
Dallas Mclnerney, chief executive officer of Catholic Schools NSW and Adrian Piccoli from the University of NSW Gonski Institute.

Catholic leader dismisses school funding reform as ‘flight of fantasy’

A proposal by former education minister Adrian Piccoli to reduce segregation and disadvantage in schooling has been slammed by the leader of NSW Catholic schools.

  • Anna Patty
Australian parents want choice.

Give low-income parents a school choice: that's the key to equity

Don't blame private schools for inequality. Rather, extend their advantages to more families.

  • Glenn Fahey and Blaise Joseph
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The Ruby Princess disembarked 2700 passengers at Sydney’s Circular Quay on March 19.

Ruby Princess inquiry snub reveals contempt for truth

The decision to shield Border Force officials from the Ruby Princess inquiry suggests the federal government has, by its own measure, something to hide.

We can fund choice in education without exacerbating inequality.

What going to six schools taught me about diversity in education

My life experience tells me Professor Adrian Piccoli's proposal for fully funding private primary schools deserves thorough consideration. We can fund choice without funding inequality.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
MP Adrian Piccoli has called for a quota to restrict the enrollment of trainee teachers.

Governments should fully fund private primary schools, says Piccoli

Schools could continue to charge fees, but those that did would forfeit government funding, says former NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli.

  • Jordan Baker
Smiles and balloons: Sandy Keyser is greeted by his principal Richard Blissenden at the school gates on Friday.

How COVID-19 exposed the fault lines in Australian education

Experts are hoping the coronavirus pandemic will be a catalyst for changing a fractured system.

  • Jordan Baker

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