High school gamers strive for big league
The Adelaide Crows have launched a national high school Esports league as the first of its kind in Australia.
Education
‘Stop picking on the church’
Archbishops will raise concerns with the PM about an investigation into the activities of Catholic Education Melbourne.
‘Birmingham is getting smashed’
On the vexed issue of school funding reform, there’s a growing view that the Education Minister is being outfoxed by this man.
School critic threatened with jail
Opponent of Simon Birmingham’s flawed school funding policy secretly threatened with jail by a commonwealth regulator.
School sacks chief fund raiser
The chief fund raiser at St Ignatius’ College Riverview has been sacked amid allegations of “financial misconduct”.
PM to face Catholic fury
Malcolm Turnbull faces a showdown with the nation’s Catholic leadership over his government’s bungled education funding policy.
Evidence points to learning
New studies are under way to determine what approaches work best in our classrooms to lift education standards.
Parents face school fee overhaul
Independent school fees could rise by thousands of dollars a year from 2020 under new funding model.
Birmingham got it wrong
Having broken trust with the Catholic sector, the minister is now asking the system to buy his declaration the Coalition will overhaul funding.
Schools funding flawed: report
The Turnbull government has admitted its funding model for non-government schools is flawed but will not address the core issues until 2020.
Bid to end 20-hour teaching week
TAFE NSW has taken steps towards cutting back the extraordinarily generous conditions of its teachers.
ANU treaty edict defies ‘freedom’
The ANU is demanding all new staff undertake “cultural awareness’’ training that endorses an indigenous treaty.
Fee pain depends on postcode
Childcare fees in Perth are growing at six times the rate of local inflation, the most disproportionate hike in the country.
Elite school parents told: behave
A Sydney private school headmaster has threatened to ban parents who abuse and threaten his teachers from school grounds.
Boarders face ‘unfair funding hit’
Boarding schools are emerging as potential victims of the education funding war.
‘No care’ operator plan backflip
A major childcare chain has abandoned plans for a ‘child-free day’ at its centres.
Funding cuts force fee rise
One of Melbourne’s oldest schools, lauded for its accessibility, has raised fees and made cuts to cope with lost government funding.
Top schools ‘overpaid by millions’
Dozens of Australia’s elite independent schools are exposed to the risk of multi-million-dollar budget cuts.
Fingers in the honeypot
For many mums, full-time work won’t cover childcare costs.
Childcare giant link to tax haven
One of the nation’s largest childcare operators has three associated entities registered in the tax-haven of Guernsey.
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