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Recent headlines . . .
League tables in NSW
NSW - This article looks at the league table ban in NSW and the potential lift of the ban.
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Bank account funds to be 'taken into account'
NSW - The Department of Education and Training has told schools unspent funds in school bank accounts will be 'taken into account' when allocating funding.
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Bullies removed from school
NSW - This Lateline transcript reports on two students that were removed from Ascham school after they allegedly bullied other students using the MySpace social networking website.
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Private funding
NATIONAL - Universities are looking to the private sector for extra funding.
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Strike in Queensland
QLD - The Queensland Teachers' Union has said there will be a 24-hour strike for teachers and administrators on May 19.
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Merger fears
QLD - President of the National Tertiary Education Union at Charles Sturt University, Len Palmer, has said jobs may be at risk if a proposed merger with Southern Cross University goes ahead.
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20 years of Bond University
QLD - This article looks at Bond University, an institution which will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary.
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Real estate issue
WA - The Prahan Mechanics' Institute is demanding Swinburne University pay rent on the space it uses at 140 High Street.
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Opinion . . .
NAPLAN results
QLD - This editorial describes last years National Assessment Program's Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results in Queensland as an 'appaling outcome'. This year's NAPLAN tests are about to commence.
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Good News . . .
Funding win for Eatons Hill State School
QLD - Eatons Hill State School is celebrating after having received $3 million in funding for a new school hall and expansion of the school library.
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International . . .
Relax...
UK - Students at Park Hill Junior School are learning new ways to deal with school stress, including mediation.
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Cafeteria open for all
UK - To help make ends meet, Wittersham Primary School's cafeteria is now serving food to members of the public as well as students.
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Abstinence only education may be scrapped
USA - President Barack Obama is planning to abandon abstinence only education in favour of a 'teen prevention initiative' to help prevent teen pregnancy.
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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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