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Recent headlines . . .
School aid rush
QLD - Premier Anna Bligh has announced changes to state planning rules that will allow non-government schools to speed up projects created by the Federal Government's stimulus package.
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Laptop learning to boost attendance
NATIONAL - Not-for-profit organisation, One Laptop per Child, has given laptops to 400 students from remote communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, to help improve attendance rates.
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ANZAC Day confusion
NSW - There was confusion among some parents after the State Government gave teachers a public holiday for ANZAC Day, despite no other workers receiving the day off.
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Ear problems prevent students from hearing
NT - Many students from the Northern Territory are having trouble hearing lessons due to untreated middle ear infections.
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Slight increase in attendance at welfare-truancy trial schools
NT - Spokesperson for the Education Department, Alan Green, has said attendance at schools participating in the welfare-truancy trial has increased.
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Environment matters
NATIONAL - Jessica Sheperd writes on the effect the environment surrounding a school can have on its students.
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More suspensions
NSW - 'The Sydney Morning Herald' has reported that the number of students being suspended from NSW schools is rising.
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Christmas Island students segregated
NT - Older and younger aged asylum-seeker students at Christmas Island's only school have been segregated after concerns were raised by parents about their age difference.
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Opinion . . .
On suspension
NATIONAL - Sheryl Hemphill looks at school suspensions, calling them 'outdated and counterproductive'.
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Good News . . .
Prestigous scholarship for Australian teacher
QLD - Head of Visual Art at Kelvin Grove State College, Les Hooper, is the first Australian to receive a Smithsonian Fellowship.
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International . . .
French students supporting Australia
FRANCE - Students from the schools in Villers-Bretonneux are honouring a promise made to Australian citzens made by generations past.
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Money problem
UK - Opposition parties and student leaders have written an open letter to the Scottish Government to ask for financial help for students.
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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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