$14m program not helping Vic students

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 23, 2022

A multi-million dollar education program touted to help disengaged students has reached only one-fifth of young Victorians eligible.

A Victorian program aimed at getting disengaged students back into learning has had little impact.

The Navigator program was last year rolled out across the state aiming to reduce students whose attendance had fallen below ...

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