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Thursday 28 August 2008

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PM demands more school transparency

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced he will make federal education funding conditional on agreement from the states and territories that they provide information about the performance of schools around the country.

School computer roll-out stalling

In the lead-up to last year's federal election, Kevin Rudd promised an 'education revolution' and, as part of that plan, he promised one billion dollars to provide a laptop for every student between years 9 and 12.

Tackling truancy

It used to be called truancy, now it's known as 'school refusal', but whatever the name, it's on the federal government's radar this week with new legislation being introduced in Parliament.

School cartwheel ban

A north Queensland school has been asked to reconsider a ban on playground gymnstics.

Thursday 14 August 2008

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Restructuring secondary education

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has raised concerns about secondary
school retention rates, saying they are 'startling and worrying statistics'.

Comparing Schools and national skills testing

If you complete Year 12, it's reasonable to expect you have basic skills in literacy and numeracy.

Thursday 31 July 2008

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Chaplaincy in schools

The National school chaplaincy program was a controversial initiative of the previous government.

Thursday 17 July 2008

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The great grammar debate

Is learning formal grammar essential to becoming a good writer and communicator? Or is it more important to develop a feeling for language that can be applied in different contexts?