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Major infrastructure boost for Victoria’s public schools

New funding will deliver nearly $50m in vital infrastructure projects

New project to lift student learning in needy schools

The project aims to enhance teaching quality, support teacher wellbeing, and build positive school cultures

Study links breakfast to student achievement

A healthy breakfast can improve student motivation and achievement, new research shows

Revealed: Education’s Rising Stars of 2024

The Educator showcases 41 emerging leaders who are making waves in the early stages of their career

ChatGPT in the classroom: Reflections on a year of generative AI in schools

Teachers have a pivotal role to play in boldly shepherding students in ICT literacy and responsible uses of Generative AI, writes teacher Ruth Snoswell

Equipping Aussie youth with online safety skills

These free programs tackle issues such as misinformation, self-regulation and wellbeing

Should schools do away with lengthy assessments? A new study says yes

Hours-long exams could be out and ‘bite-sized’ assessment on the way in, according to new research

Schools must rethink discipline beyond punishment, study says

School suspensions and exclusions put vulnerable children at risk, new research shows

Students learn better online than in the classroom, new study claims

Online learning can increase a student’s short and long-term memory by improving their cognitive capacity, according to a new study

New program aims to smoke out vaping in Australia’s schools

More than eight in 10 students and teachers have rated the program highly, with more than 8 in 10 students saying it would help them in future