8 h. ago These parents say their crumbling state school isn’t being fixed because of who they vote for

Long-running maintenance issues at the 150-year-old Brighton Primary School came to a head when the floors of classrooms and a bathroom were eaten by termites.

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3 d. ago I was at the airport and did the opposite of the Let Them theory – I have no regrets

It all started with my friend Amy in Boston, who realised she had to change the habit of a lifetime. The change starts small, but it’s addictive.

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5 d. ago Crumbling school hall forces students to miss an hour of class each day

Senior pupils at a primary school in Melbourne’s inner west are being transported by bus to a nearby college every day because of an “unsafe” building.

Events

1 week ago Gaming, smartphone addiction starts in primary school as daily screen times soar

The study of students in years four to eight found the average daily screen time for junior high schoolers was nine hours a day.

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1 week ago ‘I want to show you something’: Former teacher jailed over historical child sex abuse

A paedophile who admitted to abusing five girls at a regional Victorian primary school more than 30 years ago has been jailed for more than six years.

Society

3 w. ago ‘Cut the fluff’: Fixing primary school maths one problem at a time

Australia has a problem with maths teaching. Now, using explicit and systematic new tools, schools are helping each other come up with the solution.

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