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Recent headlines . . .
Indigenous student statistics
NATIONAL - Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the number of Indigenous students staying in high school until year 12 has doubled in the past ten years.
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Rewards for top teachers in disadvantaged schools: report
SA - A report by the Economic Development Board has recommended that schools in disadvantaged areas be given the ability to promote and award excellence in teaching.
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Phonics campaign
NATIONAL - 'The Australian' has reported on a 'subliminal campaign' that rallies against phonics-based approaches to reading.
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'Napalm' exams
QLD - Queensland teachers have criticised the national literacy and numeracy tests, with one teacher referring to the NAPLAN exams as 'napalm'.
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International education market flourishes
NATIONAL - The number of international student enrolments at Australian universities jumped by 21 per cent in January.
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Selective school exam held
NSW - Students looking for entry into a selective school sat the entrance exam yesterday.
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New visitor guidelines
VIS - 'The Herald Sun' has reported on new guidelines for Victorian schools, which may effect visitors to schools, including visiting artists and political figures.
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Repairs needed
VIC - There are still hundreds of state schools urgently needing building maintence, with the 'Herald Sun' naming Beechworth Secondary College at the top of the list.
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Opinion . . .
Reading debate
NATIONAL - 'The Australian' has reiterated its stance that the whole-language technique to teach reading skills 'fails students'.
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Good News . . .
Cooma student nominated for US scholarship
NSW - Student at Monaro High School, Amy Stapleton, is being considered for a $10,000 university study grant that would see her studying in the USA.
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International . . .
Ten questions
USA - The Director of Education Policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Frederick M. Hess, has formulated ten questions for the US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
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Heads salary increase criticised
UK - The 'Daily Mail' has reported that recent pay rises for vice-chancellors are 'exorbitant'.
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ACEL Noticeboard
Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence 2009
Nominations are now open for the Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence.
The awards this year will be made in the following six categories, with an additional Minister’s Award for Excellence in ICT:
• Excellence by a Teacher
• Excellence in Teacher Leadership
• Excellence by a Principal
• Excellence by a Beginning Teacher
• Excellence by a Support Staff Member
• Excellence by a School and its Community.
Teaching Australia is managing the awards nomination and selection process, in partnership with the Australian College of Educators.
The closing date for nominations is 19 June 2009.
The presentation will be made by the Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard, in a ceremony in the Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra in October, in association with World Teachers’ Day.
To find out more go to:
http://www.teachingaustralia.edu.au
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