The state government offering free teaching degrees
Studying to become a high school teacher in Victoria will be free as the government tries to stem workforce shortages.Up to $93.2 million will go towards scholarships to support…
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Teacher at elite private school sacked after accidentally sending ‘reply all’ email
A teacher at a prestigious all-boys private high school in Brisbane’s inner-city was fired after he sent an email criticising “the big end of town” to a number of recipients…
Toxic chemical found at Sydney school
Uranium has been discovered at a high school in Sydney’s northwest, amid an investigation into asbestos, which was previously found onsite.The material was found on August 30 in a…
Student loan interest resumes Sept. 1. What that means for subsidized vs. unsubsidized debt
Srdjanpav | E+ | Getty ImagesHow interest accrues on loansDirect Subsidized Loans are available to undergraduate students who demonstrate a financial need.They don't accrue…
Why Briana was told her children ‘weren’t worth the investment’
The end of the school day is often an exuberant time for most households, a chaotic flurry of backpacks hitting the floor and kids hitting the fridge in celebration of the final…
From 3.57pm Friday, millions of Australians were ‘working without pay’
The gender pay gap is 13 per cent in Australia, and when you break that down it leaves an extra 56 days of work required for women to earn the same amount as men, according to new…
Aussie mum’s experience ‘nobody deserves’ while shopping for daughter’s formal
As if education wasn’t expensive enough, Aussie parents can also find themselves forking out hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars when their child eventually goes to a formal…
This 13-year-old took their own life. Here’s why their family has engaged a lawyer
A Queensland school has been accused of failing to act on bullying after the death of a transgender student by suicide at the age of 13.A rally calling for justice for Beaudesert…
Progressive school that nearly closed named as Australia’s best
A school in Melbourne once on the verge of closure has made a comeback to be crowned Australia’s No.1 public school.Templestowe College, in the city’s northeast, has thrown out the…
Dangerous trend taking off in Australian playgrounds
Kylie spent years focused on making herself smaller, battling the voice in the back of her head spouting self-hate as her body changed.The NSW mother-of-two lived with an eating…