Education and Family

Students studying nursing and teaching are among those required to complete unpaid placements to finish their degrees.

An expert said the Greens’ call was unfair to the many Australians who did not go to university and whose taxes are paying for these degrees.

In March, the Queensland government attempted to mandate the national school curriculum for homeschooled children but has now backed down.

“COVID-19 ignited a national re-think of how and where people are educated,” Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.

‘It was really disgusting, it was really uncomfortable.’

‘I always promised that I would drop my lawsuit if UQ simply apologised and admitted that I was wronged.’

If that was enough to lead our future Liberal leaders to cower in fear, the future of inspiring political leadership in this country looks very bleak indeed.

Classroom behaviour has been among the worst in the OECD for over 20 years, and is getting worse, the Education Review Office says.

School principals reported a 48.2 percent jump in physical violence, mostly from students and parents.

Migration into Australia grew by 60 percent, says Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil.

The King’s School’s headmaster alleged that independent schools for boys had become the target of the government and the media in recent years.

New parents will gradually gain access to an additional two weeks of paid leave each year until the 26-week mark is reached in 2026.

Year after year, NAPLAN results are proof that something is going very wrong in our schools.

‘Every person in NSW deserves to be respected for who they are, and that’s exactly what these new laws will do,’ said NSW Premier Chris Minns.

This decision has been met with approval from the Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA), marking a significant change in the state’s education system.

The University of Sydney said students from disadvantaged backgrounds could not become proficient in mathematics.

There has been a 195 percent boost in students registering for home education in Queensland.

At 36 months, children spoke 6.6 fewer adult words per extra screen minute, resulting in 1,139 fewer adult words.

Councillor Steve Christou made headlines last week when he was called a ‘bigot’ by protestors after his comments opposing the drag program.

You cannot elevate yourself by bringing others down to a mediocre level.