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Jackson Graham

Jackson Graham

Jackson Graham is an education reporter at The Age. He was previously an explainer reporter.

Protesters in the Melbourne CBD on Tuesday during the school strike.

Parents warned of more disruption after thousands of striking teachers sweep through CBD

While classrooms across the state sat empty on Tuesday, 35,000 educators took to the streets of Melbourne. But more pain could yet be to come.

  • Noel Towell, Jackson Graham, Caroline Schelle and Chip Le Grand

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Amanda Kay, whose son John is a student at Albert Park Primary School, is supportive of the teacher strike.

Day of mass disruption: Victoria braces for ‘costly’ teacher walkout

Uncertainty and confusion looms as tens of thousands of Victorian teachers prepare to strike on Tuesday.

  • Noel Towell, Nicole Precel, Jackson Graham and Chip Le Grand
Katrina Walker (right) parent and school council president at South Melbourne Park Primary School, pictured here with school parents Michael Grech and Lou Pedersen.

The ‘moral dilemma’ at school gates as essential items rely on parents paying voluntary fees

Parents of students in Victorian state schools are asked to contribute $620 on average to cover basic items such as first aid supplies, but in some schools only 30 per cent are paying.

  • Jackson Graham
Pantxo Wall, a Surf Coast Secondary College student and Olympic snowboard hopeful.

Olympic hopeful told to repeat year 11 after missing too much school while training

The free ride snowboarder, currently ranked fifth worldwide, has found himself on the wrong side of the school’s attendance policy after what his family claims was miscommunication.

  • Jackson Graham and Peter Ryan
Students sit the NAPLAN exam in 2024.

‘A nightmare’: NAPLAN chaos as website crashes on first day of testing

Testing resumed on Wednesday after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.

  • Noel Towell, Bridie Smith, Nicole Precel and Jackson Graham
Brett Collison, the director of junior school at Xavier College, with students who travel home on school buses.

Families are being priced out of these Melbourne suburbs. The schools are shrinking

Schools in some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs are being forced to source students from right across the metropolitan area.

  • Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
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Siblings Sharvil and Shanaya Pandir have been tutored for NAPLAN.

NAPLAN boss issues warning to parents on ‘horrendous misuse’ of student results

Some schools are using the exam results in assessing a student’s suitability for enrolment.

  • Jackson Graham, Ellie Busby and Cindy Yin
A student sits the NAPLAN exam in 20024.

Testing chief decries use of NAPLAN scores as entrance exam for private schools

A competitive culture is emerging around the national test, and the NAPLAN head has urged parents to refuse requests by in-demand schools to provide results when trying to enrol their children.

  • Jackson Graham
The scene of the arson attack on the Chapel Street business in January 2025.

Man charged over Prahran fire that killed arsonist

A man who allegedly deliberately set fire to a Chapel Street store, injuring another arsonist who later died, has been charged with causing his death.

  • Jackson Graham

The narrow strip of water off Iran affecting petrol prices

About a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG passes through the Strait of Hormuz every day. What happens when a war breaks out across it – and how does it affect petrol prices?

  • Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Madeleine Heffernan