Education
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Childcare
Why parents are kept in dark about alleged abusers at childcare providers
While thousands of parents were told about a Victorian daycare worker, details of a recent case in Sydney remain shrouded in secrecy.
- by Amber Schultz
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High spirits on the high seas for adventurous students
Wide-eyed and wind-swept, Dylan and his classmates from Officer Specialist School stretched their horizons on an ocean racing yacht.
- by Nicole Precel
Editorial
Education
Decision to scrap Westmead school lacks foresight
NSW has repeatedly failed to build school infrastructure before housing.
- The Herald's View
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Schools
Plans for school in booming suburb ditched, despite $20 million already spent
Westmead residents were promised a second primary school for their rapidly growing suburb. But between a change in government and an ICAC mention, they won’t be getting one.
- by Anthony Segaert
From bluey to bogans: Researchers who help define how the nation speaks to lose their jobs
For almost 40 years, the words the nation uses in speech, newspapers and books has been mapped by a small team at the Australian National Dictionary Centre.
- by Christopher Harris
Melbourne Uni professor sacked over ‘mawkish’ romantic messages wins his job back
Professor Stephan Matthai was dismissed for inappropriate behaviour towards a female PhD student seven years earlier.
- by Nicole Precel
Joshua Brown worked in childcare centre’s kitchen in days before his arrest
Melbourne childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown was working in the kitchen at a Melbourne childcare centre days before he was charged with more than 70 offences including allegedly using bodily fluids to tamper with food.
- by Crystal Choo and Grant McArthur
Want to lift your children’s reading skills? Get them to read to kittens
Reading aloud to a non-judgmental audience – such as kittens – can help increase children’s motivation and confidence in reading.
- by Bridie Smith
Unis are getting an antisemitism report card. They’re thinking about it
Universities have vowed to review a landmark plan to tackle antisemitism on campuses but have stopped short of endorsing it.
- by Christopher Harris and Bridie Smith
History’s booming in podcasts – but many of its academics are out of a job
We live in momentous times. History podcasts and books are more popular than ever. So why is academic history in crisis?
- by Nick Bryant
Perspective
Child safety
How do you choose a safe childcare centre?
One mum toured 11 facilities, another opted to “stay and play”. Both wanted to ensure their child’s safety in a system that now seems broken.
- by Courtney Kruk
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