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Recent headlines . . .
Education expert criticises league tables
NATIONAL - Professor Brian Caldwell has called on parents and teachers to prevent students from sitting tests that would provide information for school league tables. 'Comparisons of schools, no matter how you adjust them, don't give an accurate reflection of how one school performs in comparison to another,' he said.
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Swine flu at schools
VIC - Twelve schools in Victoria have reported students with swine flu. Three schools, Clifton Hill Primary School, Thornbury High School and Mill Park Secondary College, have been closed.
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Youth allowance reforms
NATIONAL - Education Minister Julia Gillard has stood by the overhaul of youth allowance and is tightening the definition of the 'independent category'.
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Paperless classroom
QLD - AB Patterson College is trialing a paperless classroom, to help make maths more 'relevant and engaging'.
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Principals face cyber bullies
SA - South Australian principals have been given extra powers to prevent cyber bullying, inside and outside of the classroom.
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Parents asked to pay levy
SA - A letter has been sent to the parents of children at Adelaide Catholic schools asking them to pay an annual levy of between $15 and $40 per student.
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Heater safety issue
NSW - NSW public schools will continue to be fitted with gas heaters that have failed World Health Organisation tests. Director-General of the Department of Education, Michael Coutts-Trotter, has said NSW Health has advised the heaters are safe.
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University intake discussion
SA - University leaders have agreed that South Australia will have to 'work hard' to improve the number of residents with a tertiary education.
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Opinion . . .
League table issue
NATIONAL - This editorial in 'The Australian' looks at the publication of school league tables, holding teachers accountable for results and the public's right to know information on a schools performance.
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Good news . . .
Student wins art award
VIC - Rania Tabet has been awarded the People's Choice award at the NGV Top Arts 2008 exhibition.
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International
New Zealand invests in education
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand budget has allocated $1.68 billion in the budget to 'improve frontline education'.
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A Nigerian education
NIGERIA - This article looks at the history of education in Nigeria and the private sector.
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14 15 July, 2009
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