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href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/no-advantage-to-being-multilingual-australian-study-finds-20151001-gjz4zr.html" title="No advantage to being multi-lingual, Australian study finds"> No advantage to being multi-lingual, Australian study finds </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/no-advantage-to-being-multilingual-australian-study-finds-20151001-gjz4zr.html" title="No advantage to being multi-lingual, Australian study finds"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/z/w/q/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjz4zr.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Researcher, Sharynne McLeod says there is no advantage or disadvantage to speaking multiple languages in terms of school readiness, literacy or numeracy." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  Being multi-lingual has no academic advantage, an Australian study of 5000 children has found. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/no-advantage-to-being-multilingual-australian-study-finds-20151001-gjz4zr.html#comments">Comments <span>9</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/integrity-of-hsc-students-marks-compromised-by-extremely-weak-security-20150910-gjk3o8.html" title="HSC integrity jeopardised by 'weak' security"> HSC integrity jeopardised by 'weak' security </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/integrity-of-hsc-students-marks-compromised-by-extremely-weak-security-20150910-gjk3o8.html" title="HSC integrity jeopardised by 'weak' security"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/i/y/r/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjk3o8.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Security systems to protect HSC data were exposed by simple hacking skills." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  The Department of Education has been slammed for failing to implement basic security features to protect the integrity of up to 50 per cent of HSC marks in every school across NSW. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/integrity-of-hsc-students-marks-compromised-by-extremely-weak-security-20150910-gjk3o8.html#comments">Comments <span>8</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/international-students-ielts-marking-moves-online-and-overseas-20150921-gjrdjd.html" title="Quality concerns as marking moves overseas"> Quality concerns as marking moves overseas </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/international-students-ielts-marking-moves-online-and-overseas-20150921-gjrdjd.html" title="Quality concerns as marking moves overseas"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/o/j/y/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjrdjd.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="The University of Sydney." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  The National Tertiary Education Union has lashed out at a decision to push marking for the test that allows international students into Australian universities, online. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/international-students-ielts-marking-moves-online-and-overseas-20150921-gjrdjd.html#comments">Comments <span>5</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/education-adrian-piccoli-to-lobby-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-over-gonski-20150916-gjok0i.html" title="Turnbull may be Gonski's saviour: Piccoli"> Turnbull may be Gonski's saviour: Piccoli </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/education-adrian-piccoli-to-lobby-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-over-gonski-20150916-gjok0i.html" title="Turnbull may be Gonski's saviour: Piccoli"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/7/a/y/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjok0i.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  Adrian Piccoli hopes the Prime Minister has learnt the lesson of the Coalition's backflip on schools funding. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/education-adrian-piccoli-to-lobby-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-over-gonski-20150916-gjok0i.html#comments">Comments <span>3</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/schools-urged-to-teach-children-about-female-eggfreezing-technology-20150914-gjm6fa.html" title="Call to teach teens about egg freezing"> Call to teach teens about egg freezing </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/schools-urged-to-teach-children-about-female-eggfreezing-technology-20150914-gjm6fa.html" title="Call to teach teens about egg freezing"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/x/r/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjm6fa.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="A Melbourne homeopath accused of posing as a gynaecologist and IVF expert is expected to face more charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  A leading fertility specialist has suggested that children be taught about family planning from an early age. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/schools-urged-to-teach-children-about-female-eggfreezing-technology-20150914-gjm6fa.html#comments">Comments <span>3</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/chaplains-tender-to-break-dominance-of-generate-ministries-after-gayby-baby-ban-20150919-gjqefn.html" title="School chaplains change Gayby controversy"> School chaplains change Gayby controversy </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/chaplains-tender-to-break-dominance-of-generate-ministries-after-gayby-baby-ban-20150919-gjqefn.html" title="School chaplains change Gayby controversy"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/c/l/q/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjqefn.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Presbyterian minister Mark Powell wanted Gayby Baby banned. " width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/by/Kirsty-Needham">Kirsty Needham</a> </cite>  The NSW Education Department will seek to break the dominance of Generate Ministries in schools after the Gayby Baby controversy. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/nsw-education-minister-adrian-piccoli-defends-complete-disaster-it-system-20150830-gjbchm.html" title="IT 'disaster' could have built 20 schools"> IT 'disaster' could have built 20 schools </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/nsw-education-minister-adrian-piccoli-defends-complete-disaster-it-system-20150830-gjbchm.html" title="IT 'disaster' could have built 20 schools"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/u/g/9/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjbchm.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli poses with School Children at Condell Park Public School in Condell Park on September 10, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James Alcock/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)" width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  The bungled roll-out of a new IT system across the state's public education system could have built up to 20 new schools. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/nsw-education-minister-adrian-piccoli-defends-complete-disaster-it-system-20150830-gjbchm.html#comments">Comments <span>3</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/tafe-to-sell-off-27-sites-close-regional-campuses-20150912-gjl093.html" title="TAFE buildings to be sold to pay for IT"> TAFE buildings to be sold to pay for IT </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/tafe-to-sell-off-27-sites-close-regional-campuses-20150912-gjl093.html" title="TAFE buildings to be sold to pay for IT"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/a/q/j/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjl093.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.png" alt="TAFE NSW" width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/by/Kirsty-Needham">Kirsty Needham</a> </cite>  "Fire sale" of buildings and push to cheaper online delivery bad for students, Greens MLC says. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/nsw-primary-school-concerts-hit-the-big-time-20150821-gj4not.html" title="Primary school concerts hit the big time"> Primary school concerts hit the big time </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/nsw-primary-school-concerts-hit-the-big-time-20150821-gj4not.html" title="Primary school concerts hit the big time"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/5/8/l/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gj4not.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Class KG from Annandale Public School at dress rehearsal for their Enmore Theatre performance." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Alexandra-Smith">Alexandra Smith</a> </cite>  Once they were held in old school halls, with cardboard stage sets and home-made costumes. But the humble primary school concert is now big business. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/unsw-facebook-site-hacked-for-the-second-time-in-two-days-20150907-gjgjqq.html" title="UNSW Facebook page hacked again"> UNSW Facebook page hacked again </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/unsw-facebook-site-hacked-for-the-second-time-in-two-days-20150907-gjgjqq.html" title="UNSW Facebook page hacked again"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/f/s/n/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjgjqq.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="UNSW's Facebook page was hacked." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  Not using multifactor security in the first place on a high value such as the University of NSW Facebook page is poor. ''Not doing it a second time after you have been hacked is almost inexcusable." </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gayby-baby-the-nongay-films-your-children-are-allowed-to-see-20150826-gj8q7e.html" title="The non-gay films students are allowed to see "> The non-gay films students are allowed to see </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gayby-baby-the-nongay-films-your-children-are-allowed-to-see-20150826-gj8q7e.html" title="The non-gay films students are allowed to see "> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/7/y/t/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gj8q7e.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="A still from Maya Newell's film Gayby Baby" width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  The premier has banned "Gayby Baby" from NSW schools. So what are students supposed to watch? </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gayby-baby-the-nongay-films-your-children-are-allowed-to-see-20150826-gj8q7e.html#comments">Comments <span>32</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/teachers-accuse-global-education-giant-of-profiting-out-of-conflict-of-interest-20150904-gjfj5x.html" title="Teachers accuse education giant of profiting&nbsp;"> Teachers accuse education giant of profiting  </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/teachers-accuse-global-education-giant-of-profiting-out-of-conflict-of-interest-20150904-gjfj5x.html" title="Teachers accuse education giant of profiting&nbsp;"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/g/0/x/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjfj5x.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Pearson is the world's largest education business and generates millions of dollars out of text book sales every year." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  NSW teachers and politicians have lashed out at the potential conflict of interest that a multi-billion dollar British private education firm has in the state's education system. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/teachers-accuse-global-education-giant-of-profiting-out-of-conflict-of-interest-20150904-gjfj5x.html#comments">Comments <span>3</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gayby-baby-education-minister-adrian-piccoli-and-premier-mike-baird-ban-film-without-seeing-it-20150827-gj8rut.html" title="Premier, minister ban unseen gay film "> Premier, minister ban unseen gay film </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gayby-baby-education-minister-adrian-piccoli-and-premier-mike-baird-ban-film-without-seeing-it-20150827-gj8rut.html" title="Premier, minister ban unseen gay film "> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/7/z/7/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gj8rut.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="A still from <i>Gayby Baby</i> that fuelled controversy as it was distributed to parents on a flyer at Burwood Girls High School." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Eryk-Bagshaw">Eryk Bagshaw</a> </cite>  "We won't put up with this rubbish in our state," Victoria's premier says of Mike Baird's "Gayby" film ban. </p> <p class="comments"> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gayby-baby-education-minister-adrian-piccoli-and-premier-mike-baird-ban-film-without-seeing-it-20150827-gj8rut.html#comments">Comments <span>15</span></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/naplan-nsw-10-to-15-years-behind-the-worlds-best-20150818-gj1pee.html" title="NSW '10 to 15 years' behind the world"> NSW '10 to 15 years' behind the world </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/naplan-nsw-10-to-15-years-behind-the-worlds-best-20150818-gj1pee.html" title="NSW '10 to 15 years' behind the world"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/r/k/5/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gj1pee.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Naplan tests cannot be used to measure schools against each other, and with the advent on online testing, also fail to offer a fair measurement of student achievement." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Alexandra-Smith">Alexandra Smith</a> </cite>  Too much emphasis on class size and not enough on performance has seen NSW fall behind its international peers. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/apple-watch-banned-from-hsc-exams-and-schools-20150820-gj3px2.html" title="Apple watches aren't teacher's pet "> Apple watches aren't teacher's pet </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/apple-watch-banned-from-hsc-exams-and-schools-20150820-gj3px2.html" title="Apple watches aren't teacher's pet "> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/d/z/w/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gj3px2.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Sales expectations for Apple Watch have already been downgraded." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Alexandra-Smith">Alexandra Smith</a> </cite>  Students will be banned from wearing smart watches in their HSC exams this year, and some high schools are not allowing Apple Watches to be worn at all. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/parents-background-has-major-impact-on-naplan-results-20150813-giyl1h.html" title="Parents' huge impact on NAPLAN "> Parents' huge impact on NAPLAN </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/parents-background-has-major-impact-on-naplan-results-20150813-giyl1h.html" title="Parents' huge impact on NAPLAN "> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/r/j/w/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyl1h.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Students at the Wanniassa School junior campus. ACT Education Minister Joy Burch said the ACT had ranked first or equal first in grammar and punctuation, and numeracy across all year levels since 2009." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Alexandra-Smith">Alexandra Smith</a> </cite>  Students with Australian-born parents have lower NAPLAN scores than those of migrants and children perform better in the tests if they come from a small family. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/free-nsw-tafe-scholarships-ease-fee-hike-burden-as-tafe-managing-directors-job-advertised-20150815-gizq6p.html" title="Scholarship uptake shows fees &nbsp;were hurting"> Scholarship uptake shows fees  were hurting </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/free-nsw-tafe-scholarships-ease-fee-hike-burden-as-tafe-managing-directors-job-advertised-20150815-gizq6p.html" title="Scholarship uptake shows fees &nbsp;were hurting"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/a/q/j/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gizq6p.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.png" alt="Free TAFE scholarships are being offered to young students." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/by/Kirsty-Needham">Kirsty Needham</a> </cite>  TAFE NSW managing director Pam Christie required to reapply for her job as free scholarships ease TAFE fee hike burden. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/the-lengths-university-students-will-go-to-cheat-20150811-giwjog.html" title="The unlikely hero catching uni cheats"> The unlikely hero catching uni cheats </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/the-lengths-university-students-will-go-to-cheat-20150811-giwjog.html" title="The unlikely hero catching uni cheats"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/w/3/m/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giwjog.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Law students say they are being exploited as free labour in work experience programs." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Alexandra-Smith">Alexandra Smith</a> </cite>  When a cheating university student hands in a ghostwritten assignment it is often not the eagle-eyed academic that catches them out. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/students-at-sydney-university-use-impersonators-to-sit-their-exams-20150810-givhs0.html" title="Impersonators sitting Sydney Uni exams"> Impersonators sitting Sydney Uni exams </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/students-at-sydney-university-use-impersonators-to-sit-their-exams-20150810-givhs0.html" title="Impersonators sitting Sydney Uni exams"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/9/f/y/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.givhs0.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="Students sit exams." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Alexandra-Smith">Alexandra Smith</a> </cite>  University students are increasingly paying impersonators to sit their exams or smuggling in technology to help them cheat, while other students cannot be trusted to sit in sloping auditoriums because of their willingness to copy answers in multiple choice tests, a new report reveals. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/education-minister-adrian-piccoli-pays-the-price-for-a-principled-approach-20150903-gje9yu.html" title="Minister pays price for a principled approach"> Minister pays price for a principled approach </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/education-minister-adrian-piccoli-pays-the-price-for-a-principled-approach-20150903-gje9yu.html" title="Minister pays price for a principled approach"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/e/h/e/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gje9yu.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has stood up to vested interests." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> Sean Nicholls, Alexandra Smith </cite>  Aside from the Gayby Baby furore, Adrian Piccoli has proved himself the most likely of all the NSW government ministers to stand up to vested interests – often at personal cost. </p> </div> </div> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3> <a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/university-of-western-sydney-defends-name-change-to-western-sydney-university-and-new-logo-20150810-givi1s.html" title="UWS rebranding aimed at &nbsp;foreign students"> UWS rebranding aimed at  foreign students </a> </h3> <a class="" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/university-of-western-sydney-defends-name-change-to-western-sydney-university-and-new-logo-20150810-givi1s.html" title="UWS rebranding aimed at &nbsp;foreign students"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/v/m/e/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.givi1s.11n0jl.png/1443980803926.jpg" alt="University of Western Sydney's new logo and name." width="90" height="60"/> </a> <p> <cite> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Melanie-Kembrey">Melanie Kembrey</a> </cite>  The University of Western Sydney's vice-chancellor, Barney Glover, has defended changing the institution's name and logo saying it is part of a broader strategy to make the university more competitive nationally and internationally. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="span-5 last"> <div class="parsys parsys-left"><div class="media-stories-list section"><h3 class="cT-strapHeading"><em>Insight</em></h3> <div class="cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media"> <a title="School Report 2015" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/school-report-2015/" sl-processed="1"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/a/z/l/y/image.related.thumbnail.180x120.gibfvk.11n4cv.png/1436781945002.png" alt="<P>" width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/school-report-2015/" title="School Report 2015" sl-processed="1">School Report 2015</a></h3> <p> The Herald's School Report allows parents, students and teachers to compare schools by suburb, postcode or school, side by side. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media">  <a title="Parents' huge impact on NAPLAN " href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/parents-background-has-major-impact-on-naplan-results-20150813-giyl1h.html" sl-processed="1"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/r/j/w/e/image.related.thumbnail.180x120.giyl1h.11n4cv.png/1439649065740.jpg" alt="Students at the Wanniassa School junior campus. ACT Education Minister Joy Burch said the ACT had ranked first or equal first in grammar and punctuation, and numeracy across all year levels since 2009." width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/parents-background-has-major-impact-on-naplan-results-20150813-giyl1h.html" title="Parents' huge impact on NAPLAN " sl-processed="1">Parents' huge impact on NAPLAN </a></h3> <p> Students with Australian-born parents have lower NAPLAN scores than those of migrants and children perform better in the tests if they come from a small family. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media">  <a title="HSC students set their sights on the Ivy League" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/hsc-students-set-their-sights-on-the-ivy-league-20150610-ghkmy5.html" sl-processed="1"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/t/n/p/4/image.related.thumbnail.180x120.ghkmy5.11n4cv.png/1436781945002.jpg" alt=" "I want to have that experience of being surrounded by dynamic people who are interested in big things.": Nikki Liang from Pymble Ladies' College is applying to Harvard, Columbia and Yale. " width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/hsc-students-set-their-sights-on-the-ivy-league-20150610-ghkmy5.html" title="HSC students set their sights on the Ivy League" sl-processed="1">HSC students set their sights on the Ivy League</a></h3> <p> Nikki Liang has her sights set on Harvard, Columbia or Yale when she finishes her HSC this year, and those universities are increasingly looking towards Australian students. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media">  <a title="'A textbook could never do that'" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/haberfield-teacher-marie-cullen-designs-lessonbuzz-app-to-lead-her-classroom-20150602-ghffvu.html" sl-processed="1"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/f/q/0/y/image.related.thumbnail.180x120.ghffvu.11n4cv.png/1436781945002.jpg" alt="Saint Joan of Arc Primary School in Haberfield has the country's first app-led kindergarten class." width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/haberfield-teacher-marie-cullen-designs-lessonbuzz-app-to-lead-her-classroom-20150602-ghffvu.html" title="'A textbook could never do that'" sl-processed="1">'A textbook could never do that'</a></h3> <p> One inner-west teacher is revolutionising the classroom. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media">  <a title="UNSW aims to be in world's top 50" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/unsw-aims-to-be-in-worlds-top-50-research-unis-20150817-gj0t9s.html" sl-processed="1"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/5/i/t/image.related.thumbnail.180x120.gj0t9s.11n4cv.png/1439794390996.jpg" alt="afr 12th june 2014 photo by louise kennerley generic university UNSW graduation foreign students study" width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/unsw-aims-to-be-in-worlds-top-50-research-unis-20150817-gj0t9s.html" title="UNSW aims to be in world's top 50" sl-processed="1">UNSW aims to be in world's top 50</a></h3> <p> The University of NSW will be one of the top 50 research universities in the world, attract and keep the best academics and ensure it is the leading institution for international students. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media">  <a title="How a computer will mark writing in 2017" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/naplan-how-a-computer-will-mark-your-childs-creative-writing-in-2017-20150502-1mydv7.html" sl-processed="1"> <img src="/web/20151007201206im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/0/s/n/s/image.related.thumbnail.180x120.1mydv7.11n4cv.png/1436781945002.jpg" alt="NAPLAN" width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/naplan-how-a-computer-will-mark-your-childs-creative-writing-in-2017-20150502-1mydv7.html" title="How a computer will mark writing in 2017" sl-processed="1">How a computer will mark  writing in 2017</a></h3> <p> As NAPLAN draws to a close, one question has left parents, teachers and students scratching their heads. 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" width="180" height="120"/> <span class="size-med"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="wof" style=""> <h3><a href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/naplan-computers-to-mark-written-exams-by-2017-20150423-1ms1ys.html" title="Computers to mark written exams by 2017" sl-processed="1">Computers to mark written exams by 2017</a></h3> <p> Computers will mark the written essay component of the NAPLAN exams from 2017, infuriating teachers who have described the move as "an absolutely appalling ambush" and vowed to fight any move to computerise written marking. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" cfix date"> <div class="cN-storyImageLead media-image"> <div class="media">  <a title="Interactive: Check the ATAR cut-off for your course in 2015" href="/web/20151007201206/http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/check-the-atar-cutoff-for-your-course-universities-make-their-offers-to-students-20150121-12uysk.html" sl-processed="1"> <img 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