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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: education in crisis as autism and ADHD rise; Gaza ceasefire talks; thousands rally against men’s violence

Three schoolgirls seen from above
Wealthy schools get up to six times more in government assistance for students with disabilities than public schools. Photograph: Fairfax Media/Getty Images

Good morning. Almost a million Australian schoolchildren – equivalent to one in four pupils – are classified as having a disability and schools are buckling under the pressure. Parents, teachers and advocates say education is at crisis point, with some caregivers removing their children altogether from a school system that’s failing to accommodate them. Today Guardian Australia launches The Classroom Divide; an investigation into an education system no longer fit for purpose.

Meanwhile, the US attempts to restart Israel-Hamas talks, and how a fossil unlocked the secrets of an extinct kangaroo.

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