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December 30, 2024 3:58 PM
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After a Supreme Court decision ended race-based admissions, some law schools saw a decline in Black and Hispanic students entering this fall. Harvard appeared to have the steepest drop.
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December 22, 2024 4:31 PM
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One high school senior figures out where her unrealistic expectations around the college application process come from and what to do about them.
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December 5, 2024 4:59 PM
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Students flocked to arts degrees during the pandemic. But almost four years on, alarm bells are ringing.
New research on New South Wales students shows many do not have access to computers and the support they need to use them. This means they risk falling behind.
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December 2, 2024 4:03 PM
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One Goal is a resource for students who are entering college without the benefits of family wealth.
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November 30, 2024 4:16 PM
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From morning yoga to beach jogging and ubiquitous big nights out, end of school traditions are alive and well – but not always what they were
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November 24, 2024 4:58 PM
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As thousands of high school students across Australia anxiously await ATAR results, many first-year university applicants are finding other ways into their course of choice.
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November 19, 2024 7:33 PM
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Polite, obedient and diligent, my son is the product of three government schools. I wish him success and satisfaction
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November 17, 2024 3:36 PM
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The Victorian government has quietly cut funding for provisional psychologists in state schools, making it even harder for young Victorians to access mental health support.
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from AI in Education #AIinED
November 14, 2024 9:04 PM
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A Student’s Guide to Writing with ChatGPT
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November 5, 2024 4:15 PM
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The year 12 student once feared she would never get an ATAR. Now she’s sitting exams and has her eye on university.
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October 28, 2024 12:28 AM
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I grew up hearing two theories about exam results – they mean nothing and they mean everything. One year on, I’m not sure either is right.
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October 24, 2024 6:35 PM
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There’s so much pressure on school finishers to know what they want to do with their lives, but it’s a lifetime process.
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December 28, 2024 4:50 PM
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Graduation day dawns sunny and warm for the first day of November, but the weather hardly matters for the joint MIT-Georgetown coding class, which takes place at the Correctional Treatment Facility, one of the two facilities that make up the DC jail complex.
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from Avoid Internet Scams and ripoffs
December 9, 2024 5:29 PM
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A survey finds more than half of people aged 18 to 29 with a credit card sign up solely to earn travel rewards points, but 60 per cent are struggling to clear their debts each month.
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December 3, 2024 8:53 PM
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The acronym for young people “not in education, employment or training” has been all over the internet lately. But like Gen Z-ers themselves, the term can be misunderstood.
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December 3, 2024 5:16 PM
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Their warning follows a furious, six-page letter to ACU from Sydney Archbishop, Anthony Fisher, who questioned the university’s commitment to Catholic teachings and its willingness to defend the faith.
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from Educational Leadership
December 1, 2024 5:57 PM
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New research looks at a school in Sydney’s western suburbs, where high numbers of students come from immigrant families.
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from Educational Leadership
November 25, 2024 9:04 PM
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Top colleges have issued travel advisories urging students and staff to return to the US before inauguration day.
A quarter of the cheating allegations in 2023 were from students undertaking business subject exams, including legal studies, accounting and economics.
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November 18, 2024 4:13 PM
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Jade McAlear sustained multiple fractures and was in a coma in Royal Melbourne Hospital for four months. She is now living with an acquired brain injury (ABI).
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November 16, 2024 3:26 PM
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This education scandal has taught my generation of high school students to doubt whether working hard, acting with integrity and trusting authorities will pay off.
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November 10, 2024 5:25 PM
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Rosie Franzke spends most of her time training as a cross-country skier, but virtual school means she can start year 12 while competing in Europe.
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from Educational Leadership
November 4, 2024 3:38 PM
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Neurodivergent students and staff at the University of Melbourne previously “struggled in silence”. That’s changing, thanks to these three researchers.
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Peter Mellow
October 27, 2024 3:51 AM
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Sure, there are the housemate horror stories, but often the share-house experience can lead to lifelong friendships and treasured memories.
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