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Online programs a valuable tool to bridge educational gaps
An online competition is showing how technology can have a positive, and cost-effective, impact in schools.
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Far Out Friday: Bizarre detention reasons
Generally speaking, detention is no laughing matter, but from time to time there are exceptions…
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Govt responds to NAPLAN results
Improving NAPLAN results should stem from evidence-based measures, says Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham.
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Principals say coaching is making a difference
Specialist coaching of disadvantaged students in literacy and numeracy is paying off, say one state’s principals.
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Teachers' job security worsening - survey
Junior teachers in one state are being forced to reapply for their jobs an average of 16 times, a new survey reveals.
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NAPLAN results raise eyebrows
The NAPLAN results have revealed some surprises when it comes to how students are performing in literacy and numeracy.
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Private school hit with $440,000 fine
A private school has had to pay nearly half a million dollars in penalties and legal costs over a dodgy contract.
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Fears over security of child data
One state’s schools have sounded the alarm over the potential for student and parent data to fall into the wrong hands as a result of proposed laws.
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Principals warn over moving NAPLAN online
One state’s principals have warned that their students could fall further behind other states’ literacy and numeracy results when NAPLAN is moved online.
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Principal responds to student poisoning incident
A Queensland school has launched an investigation after a student accidentally poisoned several of her classmates with a toxic substance.