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Recent headlines . . .
Fire devastates Victorian schools
VIC - Strathewen Primary School and Marysville Primary School have been destroyed, while 72 more schools were closed yesterday, due to fires.
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Project on the fast track
NATIONAL - The Rudd Government's school building plan will commence in schools as early as the end of June.
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Transport problem for town camps
NT - Reg Hatch from Tangentyere Council has said that a free bus service to school students does not service town camps. ‘The thing I'm looking for is just to try and get the kids to school and we don't have the capacity to do that currently', he said.
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Greens want enrolment extension
VIC - The Greens want the government to extend the enrolment deadline to ensure that students eligible for the $950 bonus from the Rudd Government will not have their payments delayed.
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School starts recovery process
VIC - Mirboo North Secondary School is trying to return to normal after the Delburn bushfire.
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Big names get involved in school building feud
VIC - Lindsay Fox has become involved in a feud over proposed plans to build a 25-storey tower next to Melbourne High School.
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Who sues who?
QLD - The ‘Courier Mail’ has reported on legal action stemming from violent incidents at school.
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Safety vest plan
QLD - Education Minister Rod Welford is considering implementing reflective safety vests for students travelling to and from school.
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School stabbing
VIC - Students at Sebastopol College have allegedly been told by the principal of the school to 'not tell anyone' after a student was stabbed on school grounds.
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Opinion . . .
Not all as it seems
NATIONAL - Kevin Donnelly sheds some light on the funding of independent schools.
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Good News . . .
A fit teacher
VIC - Dimboola Memorial Secondary College teacher, Kate Mandalov, is focusing on both teaching and her atheletics career.
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International . . .
Reforms spark debate
CHINA - A debate has started after the Ministry of Education asked the public whether high school students should be separated into science and liberal arts classes.
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Student fights suspension after Facebook comments
USA - Former high school student, Katherine Evans, is fighting to have a suspension removed from her school record after she criticised a teacher on Facebook.
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