School accused of victimising 10-year-old transgender girl
A Christian school allegedly victimised a 10-year-old transgender girl, prompting her astonished parents to remove her from the school.
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Dropouts show schools are failing students, says expert
Schools have let the system down by failing to adequately cater for disengaged kids, says education expert, professor John Smyth.
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Teachers speak out against student death threats
Teachers at a western Sydney school have spoken out about how some students are making death threats against staff and bringing knives and drugs to school.
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Major education department shake-up announced
Under a raft of Victorian Education Department changes, top executives will be rotated within the department to avoid forming cosy bonds, and principals and councils will receive better training.
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Public schools using debt collectors to chase down unpaid fees
Sending the debt collectors after parents to collect money for a service they should be receiving free from the state is unfair, says the AEU’s David Smith.
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Drug offences at 10-year high in NSW schools
Police responded to 377 drug-related incidents in schools last year, according to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
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Far Out Friday: Teacher takes students to adult novelty store
Parents are outraged after learning their students were taken on a field trip to an adult novelty store.
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Former government official admits theft of school funds
Former Education Department senior official, Nino Napoli, has admitted to misusing thousands of dollars of state school funds.
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Schools to remain below Gonski benchmark after 2017
Labor has slammed the Federal Government after new figures showed that funding for schools would fall below the benchmark recommended under the Gonski reforms when the current funding agreement expires.
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Parent-school gap bridged in Australian first
A new online resource is now giving parents direct access to what their child is learning at school.