Numeracy in schools doesn’t add up. Here’s how experts would solve the problem

Numeracy in schools doesn’t add up. Here’s how experts would solve the problem

All children would be tested for numeracy knowledge in the first two years of school under a plan to tackle underachievement in maths.

  • byRobyn Grace

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Where is the long-term plan for education in Perth’s inner city? Apparently,nowhere
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Where is the long-term plan for education in Perth’s inner city? Apparently,nowhere

There is a missing piece in the state’s education outlook – a long-term,inner-city plan,claims the federal MP for Perth.

  • byHolly Thompson
Parents left in the dark after principal and deputies leave north shore school
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Parents left in the dark after principal and deputies leave north shore school

Families say they are “bewildered” by the sudden change in the public school’s leadership. The NSW Education Department says there is an internal investigation under way.

  • byLucy Carroll
A school parent discovered Charlotte was gay on Facebook. Days later,she was sacked

A school parent discovered Charlotte was gay on Facebook. Days later,she was sacked

A Sydney Christian school fired their music teacher because of her sexuality in the weeks since the government threatened to shelve new laws that would protect LGBTQ staff from discrimination.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Rapper at centre of ‘white devil’ school song controversy addresses furore

Rapper at centre of ‘white devil’ school song controversy addresses furore

A song from Indigenous rapper Birdz was banned from a Sydney primary school this week. But he says it’s been taught inside classrooms for years.

  • byMeg Watson
A lock of hair and $180,000 in fines after eight-year-old drowns at school camp

A lock of hair and $180,000 in fines after eight-year-old drowns at school camp

The death of Cooper Onyett has had a profound impact on his family and the Warrnambool school community,a court heard,as the Education Department was fined over safety breaches.

  • byDavid Estcourt
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Nearly half of Australian school students failed this science test. Can you pass?

Nearly half of Australian school students failed this science test. Can you pass?

The latest National Assessment Program report in science literacy found about a third of year 6 students say they do not have science lessons every week.

  • byLucy Carroll andRobyn Grace
WA teachers warn parents not to tell their kids they hate maths

WA teachers warn parents not to tell their kids they hate maths

How can parents do their best to encourage children to enjoy maths,especially if the subject was never one they loved?

  • byHolly Thompson
Parents push back after school’s decision to ditch books for screens
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Parents push back after school’s decision to ditch books for screens

An inner west public primary school has told parents that students will use an e-library rather than physical books for their home reading program.

  • byLucy Carroll
Tom once sat at the back of his classroom and cried. He has a message for Australian teachers

Tom once sat at the back of his classroom and cried. He has a message for Australian teachers

If teachers are to win back control of classrooms,they will need more than a well-planned lesson.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll
Reclusive WA church plans $60 million school – with 546 parking bays

Reclusive WA church plans $60 million school – with 546 parking bays

The Free Reformed School Association want to build a massive school in Perth’s east only for members of their affiliated church. Why?

  • byHolly Thompson