The Observer
Sunday, 3 December 2023
News
Education
New PM to ban mobile phones in New Zealand schools
New Zealand is set to ban mobile phones in schools to help students focus on their studies. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)
Opinion
Youth are terrified for the future. Can the govt hear us?
Dante Casanova
Youth are demanding action, but the government never seems to listen. Picture by Karleen Minney
The fourth 'r' in schools: reconciliation in education
Rudi Maxwell
Reconciliation Australia director Sharon Davis (centre) visits a NSW school. (HANDOUT/WIRRIM MEDIA)
Ag graduates urged to swap farm work for the classroom
Sophia McCaughan
An agriculture teacher shortage threatens the future of the skilled farming workforce. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)
Opinion
$10-a-day childcare is fair. Let's make it happen
Jay Weatherill
Picture by Scott Gelston
Past, present and future: was, is and always will be
Rudi Maxwell
Sharon Davis says now is a better time than any to be able to talk about reconciliation. (HANDOUT/WIRRIM MEDIA)
Opinion
Will we take opportunity to change early childhood strategy for good?
Travers McLeod, Lin Hatfield Dodds, Sharon Callister, Suzie Riddell
Finally, with attention on early childhood years, we have the chance to make a real change. Picture Shutterstock
Top marks for start to Schoolies but bigger test looms
Laine Clark
Police have praised the behaviour of people at Schoolies on the Gold Coast. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)
Private schools get bonus funds, public schools suffer
Luke Costin
All the bells and whistles: some private schools get more than needs-based funding. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS)
Cashed up schools get $3b in bonus funding: report
Luke Costin
A new report has found an "obvious illogicality" in how private and public schools are funded. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

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