The public school charging students to receive a report card

The public school charging students to receive a report card

The education department has asked a Sydney selective school to be mindful of language after it sent letters asking parents to pay $2500 a year for their child’s public education.

  • byMary Ward

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‘No point dragging a kid kicking and screaming’ into this HSC subject

‘No point dragging a kid kicking and screaming’ into this HSC subject

Adam Spencer,the inaugural mathematics and science ambassador for the University of Sydney,has welcomed a decision to dump making maths compulsory in years 11 and 12.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘Does a spirit level measure happiness?’ The cute things kids ask during woodwork

‘Does a spirit level measure happiness?’ The cute things kids ask during woodwork

Building a stick fence and cubby house provides a bunch of children – and one grown man – with lessons in collaboration.

  • byDugald Jellie
WA teachers called back from retirement for one last job as shortages bite
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WA teachers called back from retirement for one last job as shortages bite

Retired teachers have been sent text messages from the Department of Education asking them to consider applying for work again.

  • byHolly Thompson
The teaching style behind the state’s top-performing schools
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The teaching style behind the state’s top-performing schools

A major analysis has found high school students who receive explicit instruction are months ahead in learning compared with peers.

  • byLucy Carroll
Bogged down by admin,it’s no wonder public school teachers are going private
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Education

Bogged down by admin,it’s no wonder public school teachers are going private

Many teachers in the public sector operate under excessive workloads,chiefly because they’re juggling extra tasks like running school carnivals and writing newsletters.

  • byCaroline Milburn
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Teenagers the biggest losers of COVID-era school closures

Teenagers the biggest losers of COVID-era school closures

In the third and final part of this series,experts say the impact of COVID-era school closures on a generation of students is still unclear.

  • byLucy Carroll andJordan Baker
Violence,anxiety in students as young as 5:Marks of the COVID generation

Violence,anxiety in students as young as 5:Marks of the COVID generation

In part two of this series,experts discuss reports of students struggling and teachers being physically attacked in the aftermath of school closures during the pandemic.

  • byJordan Baker andLucy Carroll
The COVID Generation

The COVID Generation

The government ordered the shutdown of schools during COVID,disrupting the social and educational progress of children. The impacts are profound and ongoing.

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Why we need more than a few good men in our classrooms
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Education

Why we need more than a few good men in our classrooms

Men are increasingly becoming hard to find in Queensland classrooms. But some schools are attracting the lion’s share.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
‘We made the wrong decisions’:COVID-era mass school closures condemned

‘We made the wrong decisions’:COVID-era mass school closures condemned

Closing Sydney’s schools was one of the biggest – and most controversial – calls made during the pandemic. But was it really necessary?

  • byJordan Baker andLucy Carroll