Premier accused of ‘selling out’ students
NSW Premier, Mike Baird, has drawn the ire of Gonski advocates after submitting a $7bn proposal to the PM to combine federal health and education investment.
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School counsellors being undermined – teachers
Teachers are taking the NSW Government to the Industrial Relations Commission, accusing it of “downgrading” school counsellors’ qualifications.
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Minister urges cap on student teachers
The NSW Education Minister says an oversupply of under-performing teaching graduates is hurting the quality of education in classrooms.
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Not so equal after all: report shows inequality on the rise
The Federal Government is being urged not to abandon disadvantaged schools following a damning report into growing inequity.
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Experts call for controversial reading program to be axed
There are calls for a long-running reading program to be dumped after experts found it was doing more harm than good.
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Aspiring teachers to sit army-style ‘personality tests’
Teachers will soon have to sit government-sanctioned personality tests to determine whether they have what it takes to do the job.
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Calls for royal commission into abusive teachers
There are calls for a royal commission into the alleged abuse of autistic students in NSW public schools, with dozens of teachers already under investigation.
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HSC 2015: Top 20 schools revealed
The Educator looks at the highest achieving schools of 2015, based on students’ HSC results. Who made the grade?
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HSC results released
More than 70,000 NSW high school students received their HSC results this morning, revealing some surprises.
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More controversial SRE materials axed from schools
Special Religious Education (SRE) materials which some have labelled as sexist and racist will be axed from classrooms.