Can public education be free if schools depend on parent contributions?
With Principals already planning next year’s budgets, a new study asks an uncomfortable question about who should be paying for public schools
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Digital Duty of Care Bill puts tech companies on notice
The Digital Duty of Care Bill 2026 could transform online safety obligations, with direct consequences for Australian schools
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Box the phones, lift the strugglers: giant trial adds fresh weight to classroom bans
A randomised experiment with almost 17,000 students found that locking phones away during lessons nudged grades up
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Therapy dogs in schools: Brisbane program expands with donated Labrador
A Queensland school has added a second therapy dog, building on three years of evidence for therapy dogs in schools and student wellbeing
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Can a four-day school week protect student learning time?
As four-day school week proposals gain momentum across Australia, school leaders must weigh staff flexibility against what students actually need
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NSW teachers question learning benefits of screens in the classroom
Only 42% say students can shift attention when asked
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Exclusive: Have schools gone ‘cart before the horse’ with AI?
Schools are racing to adopt AI, but Australia has almost no local evidence on what it's doing to student learning. Experts weigh in on whether it's time to slow down
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AI safety in schools: UNSW study exposes chatbot guardrail flaws
New UNSW research finds AI chatbots can be manipulated to bypass safety guardrails — raising urgent AI safety questions for schools
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Parents urged to set screen expectations before the school holidays
Expert says the aim is balance, not a screen-free break
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The lesson that could change everything
One state has quietly built a program that's changing how children handle conflict, but most of the country still hasn't caught on