A third of Australian school kids failed to reach the NAPLAN reading standards this year. What can be done to address the issue?
Reading the room
The hunger for success
Dancers are still feeling pressure to lose weight due to a toxic dance culture and the industry’s apparent reluctance to change.
Indonesian language crisis in WA
Educators are warning Indonesian could vanish from classrooms without urgent federal funding.
Study vs sport
Going all in on sport can mean leaving education behind, and young sailor Jamie Randall is feeling the strain.
The spectrum of learning
A new school specifically for autistic teenagers is opening in West Perth.
More than words
Developmental Language Disorder is more common that autism and ADHD but fewer than 20 per cent of Australians have heard of it.
A different kind of brilliance
Is a special school the best option for supporting children with autism in WA?
Netfix
Australian experts believe hit Netflix show Adolescence should be used in schools to teach important lessons about respectful relationships.
Under the thinfluence
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” Experts are worried about a TikTok hashtag promoting disordered eating habits.
The game blame
Addiction to devices continues to rise among young people, and the impacts are not just being felt in the home.
Under the covers
A genre of literary fiction growing in popularity pitches itself as a positive form of sexual education. But what exactly is ‘Dark Romance’?
More Auslan in WA schools
More WA schools are signing on to include Auslan classes.
From street to class
Finding accommodation can be hard for international students. What happens when they can’t?
Sending a message for Palestine
It’s been eight months since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war and Australia’s pro-Palestine activists are getting creative in their fight.
Class control
New disciplinary guidelines are set to be rolled out in schools, however, they have split opinion.
Exercising 9 to 5
A new study has found people need to spend at least four hours exercising each day.
Frontier island futures
Australia’s sub-Antarctic islands need protecting. The experts tell us why.