The Age recently published an article about online chat groups that are often set up by parents within a school community. According to the article, the groups “often descend into bickering between adults, online harassment and toxic gossip, according to teachers, parents and education experts.” The article quotes teachers, principals, parents and a cyber security
The Age reported yesterday on the recent decline in parent satisfaction with public schools in Victoria. The article begins: “Parent satisfaction rates for Victorian public high schools have hit almost 15-year lows at the same time as students are feeling more disconnected, amid fears that ongoing teacher shortages and a reliance on technology in classrooms
The Age reports today on a new statewide phonics test for Year 1 students, which is much faster to complete than the previously-used test. According to the article: The new 10-minute assessment, part of the state’s move toward an “explicit instruction” model of literacy learning, will replace the contentious English Online Interview (EOI), which the
The Herald-Sun published an article today about large schools and how they rate academically. The article begins: NAPLAN results for Australia’s largest schools show that bigger isn’t always better, with a key parents’ group urging greater investment to make low-enrolment schools more attractive. Of the top 100 largest secondary schools by enrolment last year, 25
An article in today’s Herald-Sun looks at the issue of prices in Victoria’s school canteens. According to the article: Victorian parents are forking out for the most expensive tuckshop bills in the country, as new data reveals the price of a school canteen lunch in the state is $1.55 higher than the national average. With
Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy is quoted in a recent news.com.au article about a spate of attempted child abductions on Melbourne streets late last year. The article points out that child abductions are “extremely rare” according to police, but reports on four attempted child abductions in the final weeks of Term 4 2024. Gail is
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