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April 21, 2025

Parents delay sending kids to school for social reasons and physical size. It’s not about academic advantage

Penny Van Bergen, Macquarie University; Anne McMaugh, Macquarie University; Kay Bussey, Macquarie University; Naomi Sweller, Macquarie University, and Rebecca Andrews, Macquarie University

If you have a child born at the start of the year, chances are you face a tricky decision about when to start school.

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September 14, 2021

Suspensions and expulsions could set our most vulnerable kids on a path to school drop‑out, drug use and crime

Linda J. Graham, Queensland University of Technology; Callula Killingly, Queensland University of Technology; Kristin R. Laurens, Queensland University of Technology, and Naomi Sweller, Macquarie University

Analysis shows most suspensions in SA in 2019 were given to Indigenous students with a disability, followed by children with a disability living in care. These children need support, not dismissal.

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August 30, 2020

We asked kids who their favourite teacher is, and why. Here’s what they said

Penny Van Bergen, Macquarie University; Linda J. Graham, Queensland University of Technology, and Naomi Sweller, Macquarie University

All students interviewed for a study on relationships with teachers said the ones they loved most were kind, caring or funny. They said the ones they disliked often treated them unfairly.

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