Department of Education

Teachers in one state are being offered thousands of dollars in bonuses, as well as accommodation costs, as an incentive to move to a more remote area. Toomelah Public School is located on the border between New South Wales and Queensland,…

The NSW government has said closing down schools amid worsening Covid-19 outbreaks throughout winter will be an absolute “last resort”, but at the same time schools are struggling with a “chronic teacher shortage which the previous…

A former employee at a prestigious Sydney girls school is fighting allegations he possessed child abuse material at his home and workplace, after police seized dozens of electronic devices.Michael Thomas Mowbray was working as an IT officer…

Classes have been disrupted and some children will have to learn from home amid rising cases at four NSW schools.Three schools are currently impacted by whole year groups learning from home, a small fraction of the more than 2200 schools…

Western Australia’s government has been torn to shreds for spending nearly $600 million on Covid rapid antigen tests — the price of two hospitals — with the state’s flabbergasted auditor saying she had “never before witnessed” such an…

A NSW education chief has blamed a “build-up of superfluous policy” for so many teachers leaving the classroom in pursuit of other careers. NSW Secretary Department of Education Murat Dizdir said while initiatives had been created with the…

Ruby Maldanado, 20, a Medical Assistant student checks a note handed out to students that have been ... turned away at the gate to Everest College on April 27, 2015 in Alhambra, California. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Higher…

When I first heard the list of Oscar nominees for Best Picture, there were more familiar titles than usual: Avatar, Top Gun, Elvis, Tar, and Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans. Then there was one that sounded like The Banshees of Ed Sheeran.…

$30 million in education improvement grants has been awarded to dozens of colleges by the Department ... of Education.getty The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) has recently awarded competitive, college improvement grants totaling more…

US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about college affordability with students, parents and ... counselors as they fill out the FAFSA AFP via Getty Images The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the backbone of the federal…