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What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’

Children who move schools often can struggle. But so too can those who stay put while others come and go. More attention needs to be paid to these often-forgotten victims of school transience.
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell at a press conference on August 1, 2022. Bianca de Marchi/AAP

‘This is like banging our heads against the wall’: why a move to outsource lesson planning has NSW teachers hopping mad

This week, NSW teachers learned they were going to get a “helping hand” preparing lessons from the start of term 4
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If Australian schools want to improve student discipline, they need to address these 5 issues

As NSW overhauls its approach to suspensions, school discipline continues to be one of the most difficult issues in Australian schools.
Title IX protects students from sex-based discrimination in schools that get funding from the federal government. MediaNews Group/Getty Images

What is Title IX? 4 essential reads

Scholars discuss topics that are related to Title IX, such as sexual misconduct on college campuses and bans on transgender athletes in high school sports.
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The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them

Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack.
The latest mass shooting, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has plunged the country into yet another cycle of collective trauma. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Mass shootings leave behind collective despair, anguish and trauma at many societal levels

People who are directly affected by mass shootings may develop PTSD and depression. But those who are indirectly exposed to these tragedies can also experience profound and long-lasting grief.
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Attending school every day counts – but kids in out-of-home care are missing out

Attendance at school is crucial to improving educational outcomes for students. Unfortunately, children in out-of-home care face myriad challenges when it comes to attending school every day.

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