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Daniella White is the education reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Teacher shortages could undermine plan for extra year of education

Teacher shortages could undermine plan for extra year of education

The NSW government’s universal pre-kindergarten reforms were met with praise from the early childhood sector, but experts warned more educators were needed.

  • by Daniella White

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Sydney students take lead to boost mental health, address online challenges

Sydney students take lead to boost mental health, address online challenges

About 300 student leaders from 40 schools across Sydney last week gathered to learn how they could boost young people’s wellbeing during a student-led and designed conference.

  • by Daniella White
Massive queues as Sydney Airport braces for long weekend

Massive queues as Sydney Airport braces for long weekend

Holidaymakers are being urged to arrive two hours before their domestic flights as Sydney Airport prepares for thousands more travellers over the long weekend.

  • by Daniella White and Angus Thomson
Sydney’s universities have record enrolments but falling teacher numbers

Sydney’s universities have record enrolments but falling teacher numbers

The University of Sydney has recorded the biggest increase in student-to-staff ratios after shedding hundreds of jobs but gaining almost 15,000 students.

  • by Daniella White
Border closures blamed for Sydney’s top universities slip in global rankings

Border closures blamed for Sydney’s top universities slip in global rankings

The latest rankings show there are still five Australian universities in the world’s top 50, despite all but one dropping position from last year.

  • by Daniella White
Students flock to humanities degrees despite huge fee increases

Students flock to humanities degrees despite huge fee increases

The federal government tried to reduce the demand for humanities degrees at universities by hiking fees. It hasn’t worked.

  • by Daniella White
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Man dies after being pepper sprayed on highway

Man dies after being pepper sprayed on highway

A man found running in and out of traffic on the M5 at Moorebank has died after being pepper sprayed by police as they were attempting to arrest him.

  • by Daniella White
$250,000 reward offered over car park fire death

$250,000 reward offered over car park fire death

John Flamish’s daughter, Jenny Clarke, said her family would never give up in the search for those responsible for his death.

  • by Daniella White
‘Naady’unya Budyari’ as preschools reclaim Aboriginal languages

‘Naady’unya Budyari’ as preschools reclaim Aboriginal languages

“Good to see you” is how preschool students are greeted in Dharug at Riverstone Public School, one of 16 public preschools in NSW teaching First Nations languages to its students.

  • by Daniella White
How one Sydney school got students reading in the social media age

How one Sydney school got students reading in the social media age

Queenwood School for Girls in Mosman introduced 20 minutes of mandatory reading for all students and teachers every day at the same time. The results have been spectacular.

  • by Daniella White
‘Constantly lost’: Year 12 students increasingly worried about mental health

‘Constantly lost’: Year 12 students increasingly worried about mental health

Half of the students who completed Year 12 last year consider mental heath to be their top concern.

  • by Daniella White