A Perth teenage girl accused of committing a terrifying kidnapping with her mother — which was filmed and posted online — has pleaded guilty to an alcohol stealing spree.
Rebecca Le May
Victoria has dug in its heels over an offer from the federal government on public school funding, arguing the Commonwealth should fill a known shortfall.
Rachael Ward
A decision by a primary school in Perth’s south to hand out medals to kids who aced their NAPLAN tests has sparked debate.
Bethany Hiatt
Lisa Rodgers, an advocate in education, was one of the few female intelligence officers back in the day.
Tony Buti
An Aussie primary school has written to parents assuring them they are remaining “vigilant” after a young girl was pricked while picking up a discarded needle on the school grounds.
Duncan Evans
The Goldfields primary school community with “a lot of heart” was buzzing with activity as it celebrated the milestone of educating children for 120 years.
Anneke de Boer
A child has been pricked by a needle found in the playground of a Broome primary school amid residents’ complaints of an alarming increase in the number of needles being discarded across the tourist town.
The former vice-captain of a private school who admitted to helping his dad cover up a brutal alleged murder has learnt his fate in court.
Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.
Neve Brissenden
Childcare workers will get a pay rise in a bid to retain and attract early childhood educators back to the sector under laws introduced to parliament.
Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou
Australia’s global reputation as a provider of high-quality tertiary education is threatened by proposed international student caps, a university peak body says.
Bloomberg
Hawthorn’s coach has responded to former teammate Luke Hodge’s strong criticism of Jack Ginnivan’s recent antics.
Ed Bourke
A town in Finland is trying something different for the start of this academic year: going back to pen and paper.
Elviira Luoma and Anne Kauranen
A higher education heavyweight says the major parties are undermining Australia's future prosperity for short term political gains by capping foreign students.
Jacob Shteyman
The federal government has been accused of “wilfully weakening” Australia’s economy through a key policy decision.
Jessica Wang
A former deputy principal of a Perth public school accused of committing multiple child sex offences over 25 years has had his identity suppressed after his lawyer argued he had suffered vigilante attacks.
Rebecca Le May and Bethany Hiatt
The principal of a small primary school leading improvements on teaching kids to read and a Pilbara teacher boosting students’ mental health have won national recognition for their work.
A Perth rabbi has condemned the actions of pro-Palestinian protesters who chose to hold a demonstration close to a Jewish primary school.
A spate of drowning and near-drowning incidents have prompted the Cook Labor Government to make summer holiday VacSwim lessons free this year.
Dylan Caporn
New teachers in one state could receive up to $30,000 in the latest push to fill workforce gaps.
Liam Beatty
Two Australian Olympians have recently toured through the West Kimberley, sharing their Olympic journey with school children and inspiring them to pursue their goals.
Katya Minns
Outraged parents who claimed their kids suffered excessive sun exposure at a school faction carnival with no shade have pushed a primary school to look into shifting the event to earlier in the year.
The mother of a 14-year-old boy killed in a fatal bus crash outside his school says the driver responsible “blew our family apart” with her dangerous driving.
Adelaide Lang
Dance schools are set to play a major role in the reduction of drowning rates.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
