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Recent headlines . . .
No school, no service program
NT – A new program, ‘No school, no service’ is being launched in Alice Springs that encourages businesses not to serve children under 15 during school hours.
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Revealing computer study
NATIONAL – Duke University’s Jacob Vigdor has conducted a study on what effect a computer has on a student’s education.
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Liberals plan to put a hold on Learners
TAS – The Tasmanian Liberals want to stop students with high absenteeism rates, suspensions or expulsion from applying for their learner’s permit.
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Union president criticises voucher system
NATIONAL – Australian Education Union president Angelo Gavrielatos has criticised the concept of education vouchers. ‘It would represent the absolute commodification of education and ignores the whole notion of schooling,’ he told AAP.
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Minister travels to India to send safety message
NATIONAL – Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, is visiting India in part to reassure Indians about the safety of studying in Australia.
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‘Gag’ allegations
VIC – This article looks at the issue that has developed about the reported ‘gag’ on school principals in computer funding contracts.
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Stimulus program price rise
SA – The price of the Federal Government’s ‘Building the Education Revolution’ may increase due to a skills shortage.
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IRC may step in to pay dispute
QLD – The Queensland State Government has asked the Industrial Relations Commission to stop teachers from conducting rolling strikes and classroom work bans. The teachers are striking to improve pay.
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Opinion . . .
In favour of the school voucher system...
NATIONAL - Research fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, Julie Novak, writes in favour of a school voucher system.
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Good news . . .
School life after the bushfires
VIC – Marysville Primary School students, whose school was destroyed in the February bushfires, are continuing their daily school routine.
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International
Education equity
USA – President Barack Obama has made a courageous speech on inequity in education in the USA.
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Teacher selected for space adventure
USA - Eighth-grade science teacher, Steve Heck, has been chosen to go on a sub-orbital flight into space.
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ACEL Noticeboard
Supporting Pregnant Teens & Young Parents Symposium
On the 4th and 5th of August there is a unique networking opportunity for state and federal government departments (education, health, communities, child safety, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander policy, women’s policy) as well as community agencies and organisations, youth programs, and schools conducting support programs for pregnant and parenting students to participate in workshops and discussions about:
- The experiences of diverse groups of pregnant & parenting teenagers
- Sharing models of support
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Highlighting what’s working well
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Identifying gaps in service delivery
More information and registration details can be found at:
http://www.awe.asn.au/
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