Cranbrook School is under intense scrutiny.

Art,property,shares:The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance

Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs,but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.

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WhatsApp groups often amplify conflicts due to their immediacy and lack of face-to-face interaction,which can lead to misunderstandings,leading to the character assassination of teachers,psychologists say.

‘Use plain English’:The words banned from school reports

An education overhaul comes after parents found school reports to be quite vague,jargon-filled and overly cautious.

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A man is arrested outside the Channel Nine headquarters.

Albanese’s security detail caught up as man arrested outside Nine HQ

A man in his 20s was detained by officers soon before the prime minister was due to arrive at the television studios to appear on the NRL Sunday Footy Show.

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UNSW students Sofia Miranda and Grace Spiteri.

‘Not about the money’:UNSW dumps controversial trimesters

It comes after students said they wanted to engage with their studies in more depth,and wanted more time for internships and on-campus activities.

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Jayden Browne said he’s gone from failing to passing in all his subjects thanks to help in small group tuition.

Two years ago,Jayden was failing school. A single thing changed that

Almost 30 per cent of year 7 students are not meeting proficiency standards in reading. The NSW government plans to spend $80 million a year on a program to fix it.

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Anthony Albanese,Peter Dutton on the campaign trail.

Federal election 2025 as it happened:Albanese,Dutton launch campaigns;Jacinta Price wants to ‘make Australia great again’

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are launching the Labor and Liberal election campaigns. Follow live.

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Parent WhatsApp groups

Helicopter parents have become WhatsApp warriors. Schools are in the crossfire

The source of truth about school business was once the printed newsletter,or parent-teacher night. Now,there’s the parent WhatsApp chat.

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NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar at the SMH Schools Summit last month.

‘We support parent choice’:Uproar over NSW schools chief’s push to reconsider private schools

Premier Chris Minns says his government is “certainly not” going to take away options for parents after NSW’s head of public schools questioned if private schools should exist.

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NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar at the SMH Schools Summit last month.

NSW Education Department boss questions existence of private schools

Murat Dizdar has slighted his private sector counterparts by suggesting the education system could be better off without Catholic and independent schools.

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Deputy Police Commissioner David Hudson.

NSW Police told to sign NDA as part of caravan investigation

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson said the AFP made an investigator sign an NDA before receiving details about tip-offs into an explosive-laden caravan.

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