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NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says the state's industrial umpire is moving at "glacial speed" to enforce fines against the teachers' union. Thousands of teachers across the state walked off the job yesterday, despite an order from the Industrial Relations Commission ...

Both the Labor and Liberal parties have said they are determined for the national school chaplaincy program to continue, despite the High Court yesterday ruling its funding invalid. The court ruled in a 6-1 majority that the way the program ...

Queensland's teachers say the state government's latest pay offer is disrespectful and they refuse to accept it. About 300 Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) members staged a protest yesterday afternoon in a bid to encourage the government to reconsider the offer. It includes a 2.7 ...

A Labor backbencher has called on his government to implement the Gonski school funding review “lock, stock and barrel”. The review, released in February, recommended a complete overhaul of school funding. It suggested governments spend a set amount per student, no matter what type ...

One in 10 Australian children have experienced online bullying and a quarter of those are being cyber-bullied once every few weeks, according to an expert. Speaking to students at a Sydney high school at the launch of the national BackMeUp campaign on Tuesday, ...

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has rejected claims the government has not done enough to ensure contractors of state-funded infrastructure projects employ enough apprentices. Opposition leader Mark McGowan yesterday said the party would revive the Priority Start program, under which ...

Mental Health Minister Mark Butler is concerned about possible over-reaction to clinical experts' advice after three-year-olds are screened under the new Healthy Kids Check program. The program, which starts on July 1, will be predominantly managed by GPs who will ...

Australia will spend $80 million over the next four years in an attempt to increase the number of Burmese children completing primary school. Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Saturday announced the new funding while visiting AusAID education projects in Burma. ...

Educators who have transitioned from talking about closing the gap to actually doing it are being called upon to share their stories at an upcoming summit. Glenroi Heights Public school in the NSW central west town of Orange has converted ...

A substantial increase in student engagement and self confidence, and the development of tangible career pathways are two of the highlights of a partnership between a high school and its local agricultural industry. For the past three years Tyrrell College, ...