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New HSC benchmarks set the bar high
This week, more than 80,000 Year 9 students in NSW will sit the NAPLAN tests under challenging new benchmarks. The Educator investigates
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Gonski 2.0 unveiled, school lockdown & new report flags big changes
Making news this week, a new national school funding plan, a school is locked down twice in one day and a new report suggests some controversial fixes for NSW schools
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New report floats controversial solution to fixing schools
Converting single-sex schools into co-ed and increasing class sizes are among a series of controversial recommendations made by the acting NSW Auditor-General
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Far Out Friday: Inventor creates own school system
Not everyone can singlehandedly create a new school system because they don’t like the one their kids have…but not everyone is Elon Musk
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Opinion: Needs and wants in a Gonski 2.0 world
The Quality Schools Initiative is the path to a truly needs-based funding model, says Phillip Spratt, president of the Australian Council of State School Organisations
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Should teachers have to pay for basic school items?
While the PM's school funding plan has been welcomed, many schools continue to struggle with resourcing issues
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Funding cuts could ‘force Catholic school closures’
The National Catholic Education Commission warns that funding cuts may force some of its schools to close
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Gonski 2.0: the winners and losers
The Educator looks at who is set to gain – and miss out – in the Federal Government’s new school funding plan
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Awards program recognises ‘outstanding school leaders’
Principals Australia Institute has launched its annual awards program to celebrate the nation's best principals
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Neither gender has ‘overall edge’ in classroom – report
A new report has found that home life, not gender, determines a student’s success at school. The Educator investigates