4 h. ago How to improve kids’ chances of going to uni – for $70 a week

An investment early in life can have positive results and improve social mobility over the long term, a new study found.

Politics

12 h. ago Catholic primary schools have seen huge jumps in NAPLAN maths results

A change in the way Catholic primary school children are taught has boosted their numeracy scores, and it’s the same system Victoria’s public schools will follow.

Politics

23 h. ago Charlie Kirk assassination suspect charged with aggravated murder, faces death penalty

A prosecutor said Robinson had left his DNA on the trigger of the rifle that fired the shot killing the conservative activist as he spoke with students at a university last week.

Events

31 h. ago Brisbane school scores soccer coup with Liverpool FC partnership

A specialised training program will give students access to expert coaching from the English club’s global academy.

Sport

32 h. ago ‘Your positions will no longer be required’: Plans to shut down uni degrees revealed

Staff were called to a meeting on Tuesday and told about the plans, to be officially unveiled tomorrow morning, which would “disestablish” the UTS school of education.

Politics

32 h. ago ‘Students and staff at risk’: 130 Loreto year 12s sent home over ‘rave’

All year 12 classes are cancelled on Wednesday, parents have been told, after a large number of senior students were dismissed “due to behaviour that was unsafe and disrespectful”.

Politics

33 h. ago Aguia study tips 150% leap in free cash flow for Brazilian phosphate

Aguia Resources has delivered a powerful update for its Brazilian Tres Estrades project, with its pre-tax free cash flow rocketing by 150%.

Economics

35 h. ago Teaching Mandarin in Victorian schools, student exchange top of China strategy

Premier Jacinta Allan secured a personal meeting with China’s Minister for Education as she promised more opportunities for Victorian teachers and students to learn about Chinese culture.

Society

36 h. ago Keeping pace with a gifted child: Are schools letting them down?

It may seem like they have won the academic lottery but parents of gifted children can struggle to find the right support to allow their child to thrive.

Politics

37 h. ago Students are using AI apps to summarise whole books in minutes. Experts are alarmed

While an AI book summary can help a time-poor student get through their reading list, there are grave ramifications for authors and the students themselves.

Events

47 h. ago ‘It’s definitely exhausting’: The western suburbs students going the distance in more ways than one

Many families in Melbourne’s west place a high premium on their children’s education. For some students, that can mean a daily trek to the other side of town.

Politics

47 h. ago Their schools are too hot for study. So these students are doing something about it

With heat-related deaths set to soar by 400 per cent in Sydney, these “angry” students are taking action.

Politics

55 h. ago Victoria’s push for Chinese students puts state on a collision course with Canberra

Premier Jacinta Allan has declared boosting international education the top priority of her China strategy unveiled on a trip to Beijing.

Politics

57 h. ago My suburb may be home to gangsters, students and rats, but its food can heal a broken heart

Friends asked why I’d chosen my suburb over cooler ones like Fitzroy, Collingwood, or Brunswick to start my new single life. Until I introduced them to “Tom”.

Society

57 h. ago ‘Like a Mad Max movie’: How hot it will really get in ‘unliveable Australia’

Parts of Australia would become unliveable if Australia’s temperatures rise by three degrees.

Politics

60 h. ago Knox teacher accused of grooming messaged child on dating app

William Roberto Gulson taught at the prestigious school on Sydney’s north before he was charged over his messaging with a 15-year-old girl, posing as a boy.

Society

62 h. ago He’s viewed countless rooms, so what advice does this Block judge have for WA renovators?

Marty Fox lays bare his tips for home owners preferring to make the best of the lot they have rather than take the risk with a red-hot market.

Events

64 h. ago Five bedrooms, five bathrooms, seven figures: Luxury home sets suburb record

A family home with a yoga retreat in one of Brisbane’s most sought-after school catchments has sold in an auction that hit $2.96 million in 10 minutes.

Politics

2 d. ago Scots College built a $60 million library, but where are all the books?

Just five months after the private school unveiled its new student centre modelled on a faux baronial castle, parents are asking questions about the revamped library’s operations.

Economics

3 d. ago McDonald’s wants to open on a primary school’s doorstep. The school is far from happy

Plans to open a McDonald’s beside a school have triggered fears it will undermine efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Politics