62 h. ago Two years ago, Jayden was failing school. A single thing changed that

Almost 30 per cent of year 7 students are not meeting proficiency standards in reading. The NSW government plans to spend $80 million a year on a program to fix it.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Unproven’ teaching methods have failed primary students and teachers

Students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades, with “faddish, unproven” teaching methods failing to get results. But these schools have found the secret to success.

Society

6 d. ago School refuses to tell dad whether alleged coward punch student has been expelled

The father of a 14-year-old boy allegedly coward punched at an Ellenbrook Shopping Centre says he is disappointed the school that both boys attend has failed to tell him whether the alleged attacker has been expelled.

Events

8 d. ago A culture war over public and private schools fails everyone

The head of the NSW Education Department is wrong to question the existence of private schools and needs to get his own schools in order.

Events

8 d. ago ‘We support parent choice’: Uproar over NSW schools chief’s push to reconsider private schools

Premier Chris Minns says his government is “certainly not” going to take away options for parents after NSW’s head of public schools questioned if private schools should exist.

Politics

8 d. ago Ever wondered what war is like? This film goes where you don’t want to

Alex Garland’s Warfare puts us in the room as a group of Navy SEALs come under fire in Iraq. It’s not easy to watch.

Events

2 w. ago From a twisty thriller to a moving Ukrainian war diary: eight new books

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

Events

2 w. ago ‘No injuries reported’ in crash believed to involve Prince Andrew accuser, say police

Her spokesperson told British media Virginia Giuffre thought she was posting on her private Facebook page, rather than her public Instagram profile at the time. 

Events

3 w. ago Public or private? WA’s suburb divide when it comes to selecting schools

A new analysis of census data has revealed the Perth suburbs where 70 per cent or more of secondary students are enrolled in a private school. How does your suburb compare?

Politics