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Australia’s teachers are working longer hours with less pay and face high rates of truancy, bullying and intimidation among students, according to a major international report.  The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published its policy outlook on ...

A new report by The Black Dog Institute found that almost half of Australian teachers (46.8%) are considering leaving the profession within the next 12 months, which is a huge increase from 14% in 2021. The same study of 4000 ...

An award-winning school principal messaged me recently, concerned that his upcoming Finland education trip might be wasted as someone had told him that the Australian and Finnish systems will never be compatible because: The Finnish language is easy to learn ...

Under a newly-elected Labor government, NSW public schools should expect more funding, a blanket mobile phone ban and an intensive state-wide tutoring program to address falling academic standards.   Chris Minns was sworn in as the state's 47th Premier this week ...

OpenAI has released an enhanced new version of artificial intelligence program ChatGPT capable of passing the US bar exam and coding video games within minutes.  GPT-4, launched March 17, is similar to its predecessor in that it uses generative artificial ...

A major inquiry into how many young people have taken up vaping has been launched in Queensland amid concerns that kids have become "so addicted" they can't concentrate. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sounded the alarm on the number of ...

The former business manager of a Melbourne high school who embezzled more than $400,000 from her employer in order to fund a rampant gambling addiction has been jailed. Frances Walshe, 65, was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria on Monday, ...

Nearly half of year 1 students in NSW schools are reading below their expected age level, according to results from the latest state phonics check. In 2022, almost 65,045 students participated in the mandated phonics screening check across over 1,643 ...

A newly graduated teacher can teach at the same level of quality as a colleague with over 20 years of experience in the classroom, according to new research. Recent research published in the Australian Education Researcher analysed 990 lessons taught ...

Students who gain university entry on a non-ATAR basis are twice as likely to drop out in their first year compared to other school leavers, new research shows. A recent report from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) argued the ...