Elite school parents told: behave
A Sydney private school headmaster has threatened to ban parents who abuse and threaten his teachers from school grounds.
Education
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.
Serial students’ debt hits $1.7bn
The Education Minister says some students are racking up unnecessary loans that are all funded by taxpayers.
Review ordered into NAPLAN data
A review has been ordered into how NAPLAN results are presented after claims that it leads to school ‘league tables’.
Learning things the hard way
It was meant to be a dream teaching job in a small town. But the reality was confronting.
NAPLAN data use to be reviewed
But an education ministers’ push for a broader rethink of the national literacy and numeracy tests has been defeated.
NAPLAN online trial ‘a success’
An online trial of NAPLAN testing has been hailed a resounding success.
Birmingham’s funding hard sell
The Education Minister faces an uphill battle selling the merits of a proposed solution to non-government school funding anomalies.
$1bn cut from daycare rorters
Almost $1 billion in subsidies for family daycare centres has been stopped in the latest crackdown by the federal government.
Threat of school phone ban
A review into childhood phone use is expected to recommend school students be forced to keep their smartphones at home.
City unis aim to super-size
The University of Adelaide will begin a process to merge with the University of South Australia to create a ‘super’ institution.
Flaw in school funding ignored
Simon Birmingham was warned of profound flaws with his $24.5bn schools funding model six weeks before it was announced.
Ignore inequity at political peril
Those in marginal seats are hurt most by the funding freeze.
SA unis in merger talks
The University of Adelaide — Australia’s third-oldest — has launched merger talks with the University of South Australia.
School sectors in funding strike
Education Minister Simon Birmingham’s $24.5 billion schools package is facing a backlash from all three key education sectors.
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