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Cuts prompt Melb Uni to put its hand out
Two days agoAustralian universities will be asking for more public donations due to decreases in government funding, educational leaders and campaigners say. -
US teacher suspended for 'touching student with banana'
Two days agoA US teacher has returned to work after a three-day suspension for allegedly touching a girl with a banana during a class on Freudian psychology. -
'Hero' teacher used her body as a shield in tornado
Two days agoA teacher at an Oklahoma primary school hurried students into a bathroom stall and draped her body over them to protect them. -
Guard at Sydney school after sex attack
Four days agoThe assault of four girls at a Sydney primary school has prompted the NSW Education Department to post a security guard on-site. -
Performance centre opens in west Sydney
Six days agoStudents at Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School have a new a multimillion dollar arts facility built for their needs. -
PM urges Tasmania to accept Gonski deal
One week agoA breakthrough is still being sought in negotiations between the federal and Tasmanian governments on the Gonski school reforms. -
Attack on TAFE is worst in history: unions
One week agoUnions have launched a campaign to stop cuts being made to the NSW TAFE system, which they say will worsen the state's skills shortage. -
Qld school for at-risk students to open
One week agoA school aimed at saving students who are at risk of dropping out of education will open on Friday on the Gold Coast. -
Sydney Uni protestors clash with police
One week agoStudents and staff have clashed with police outside Sydney University during a rally against proposed changes to job security and conditions. -
NAPLAN testing begins across Australia
One week agoChildren across Australia will sit the first of four National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests on Tuesday. -
Dad learnt of son's death via school website
Two weeks agoAn English father found out his son had died after the 13-year-old’s elite boarding school posted the news on its website. -
Qld school data shows vocational trend
Two weeks agoThe number of Queensland students undertaking a tertiary entrance rank, known as an Overall Position, have fallen, 2012 data shows. -
Remote students less likely to reach uni
Two weeks agoWhile most Queensland students complete Year 12, new data reveals pockets of disadvantage in remote areas of the state. -
Video of student lecturing teacher goes viral
Two weeks agoA video of a US high school student berating his teacher's didactic skills after being kicked out of class has gone viral and solicited a response from the district where it was filmed. -
Indigenous PM on the way: Mundine
Two weeks agoAn indigenous education foundation is challenging expectations of indigenous education, aiming to pay for 7000 more students to go to boarding schools.
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