Rewriting the way we educate kids
St Luke’s Catholic College in Sydney’s booming northwest is a pioneer in more ways than one.
Education
Catholic schools reignite fund war
Fresh from a bruising but ultimately successful battle, Catholic schools are threatening to wage war on a new front.
The six keys to school success
A groundbreaking study has identified six common factors that contribute to success in high-performing disadvantaged primary schools.
Pollies feel the parent push
Pressure on politicians to provide more funding for preschool education is growing.
Labor leader backs climate strike
NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley has firmly endorsed students skipping school to attend climate change protest rallies.
Labor’s health push pays off
Labor is winning the battle on health and education, despite the tens of billions of dollars the Premier has thrown at them.
Covert brainwashing of our kids is taking its toll
A new collection of essays lays bare the price society pays for abandoning Western values.
‘Progressive’ school backs calls for students to join walkout
A Melbourne state school has invited a backlash by promoting a controversial student climate change strike.
Time to flow the STEM
Maths and physics create a knowledge “gateway” to the kind of higher education that opens a cornucopia of career possibilities.
Key questions for women, careers
Key Questions: Caroline Overington, Edwina McCann and former Supreme Court of NSW judge Carolyn Simpson share insights.
ALP opposed bid to protect gay students
Labor rejected a recommendation that would have stopped LGBTI students from being denied enrolment at religious schools.
Students’ distress over lesson
One of Sydney’s most prestigious schools has cautioned a Year 4 teacher over a “very distressing” lesson on indigenous history.
‘Quality lost on young readers’
An elite Sydney school principal has expressed alarm at the reading habits of young people, listing the books they should tackle.
Students ‘groomed and seduced’ by teachers
Ex-students of Port Macquarie High say they were “targeted, groomed and seduced’’ into sexual relationships with teachers.
Strength in home away from home
Kimberley high school student Shaleeka Ozies needed to escape the demons in her home town of Derby.
Talks to champion incentive plan
The Berejiklian government’s incentives and cash bonuses to remote teachers in NSW are expected to be held up as an example.
Parents backing NAPLAN as guide to their children’s progress
As demands mount for the test to be scrapped, research has found most parents believe there is nothing wrong with NAPLAN.
On target to follow their dreams
Noongar teenagers Tayla Winmar and Jenaya Colbung have big plans for life after they finish high school on Western Australia’s picturesque south coast.
Bid to close education gap
Teachers will have HECS debts waived if they work in remote indigenous communities, under a major initiative.
Giving back via indigenous policy
Student Jerome Pang, 23, wants to dedicate his career to influencing policy that will improve the lives of Aboriginal people.
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