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Recent headlines . . .
League tables may return to NSW
NSW - Minister of Education Verity Firth is seeking advice on whether to reintroduce school league tables in NSW.
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State funding for independent schools labelled as 'out of step'
VIC - Head of the Association of Independent Schools Victoria, Michelle Green, has said that Victoria is 'out of step' with the rest of the nation in relation to the funding of non-government schools.
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First round private school funding defended
NATIONAL - Education Minister Julia Gillard has defended the Federal Government's decision to include independent schools in the first round of economic stimulus funding.
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School spending to create jobs
NSW - NSW Premier Nathan Rees has said that school stimulus spending will create approximately 9,000 jobs and 820 apprenticeships.
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Pay parents to work for schools?
ACT - The ACT Principals Association Co-President, Michael Battenally, has said he does not think the idea of paying parents to work in school canteens, and on school boards, will be popular.
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System failure
NT - Anthropologist, Jerry Schwab, has said that education systems are not effectively keeping Aboriginal students from remote areas in the classroom.
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Parents worry about bullying
NATIONAL - A survey by parenting organisation, Generation Next, has found that bullying is parents' biggest concern.
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Alliance pushing Asia education
NATIONAL - The Business Alliance for Asia Literacy is pushing for schools and governments to include education about the Asian region and its languages in the national curriculum.
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State budget spending on education revealed
VIC - The Victorian State budget has $1.7 billion allocated to education.
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Opinion . . .
'Unrealistic' targets
NATIONAL - Melbourne University vice-chancellor, Glyn Davis, has said that Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard's target, to have 20% of undergraduate students from low socio-economic backgrounds by 2020, is unrealistic.
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Good News . . .
Attendance gets high-tech
NSW - Pymble Ladies' College has introduced an electronic student roll call that uses touch screen kiosks and swipe cards.
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International . . .
The end of science exams
ENGLAND, UK - The government has said that science exams will no longer be taken by 11-year-old students and will be replaced with less formal teacher assessment.
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Report reveals student fatalities in Sichuan earthquake
CHINA - An official estimate has reported that the Sichuan province earthquake of May 2008 killed 5,335 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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