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Recent headlines . . .
Education Foundation concerns
TAS - Four of the six members of the Tasmanian Education Foundation board have resigned, leaving the future of the foundation in doubt.
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Organisation wants to give out 20,000 laptops
NATIONAL - The One Laptop Per Child organisation is working to give 20,000 laptops to primary and early secondary school students in remote regions of Australia.
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Asbestos worries opposition
QLD - Opposition education spokesman, Bruce Flegg, has raised concerns about asbestos at Chapel Hill State School.
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Audit reveals the big issues for UQ
QLD - An audit of the University of Queensland by the Australian Universities Quality Agency has found that there are concerns about first-year student drop-out rates and a perception among students that plagiarism is 'rife'.
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Principal seeks compensation over email
NSW - School principal, Jenni Ryan, is suing father, Rajaratnam Premachandran, after he sent an email to other parents describing her as 'incompetent, dishonest and untrustworthy'.
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Former Liberal criticises school league table ban
NSW - Former NSW Liberal leader, Peter Debnam, has told 'The Australian' he will denounce the Coalition's ban on publishing school league tables.
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Police stop protest
TAS - School staff at Oatlands District High School contacted police to help control a student protest over the suspension of a classmate.
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Strikes on hold
QLD - Talks with the Industrial Relations Commission have led the Queensland Teachers' Union to announce that a series of rolling teachers strikes have been put on hold.
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Speak out on youth suicide
NATIONAL - Teachers and parents have been reminded that, in schools affected by suicide, silence is the most dangerous reaction in terms of creating a situation where copycat incidents may occur.
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Opinion . . .
Improve schooling to reach higher education target
NATIONAL - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Glyn Davis, has said schooling in disadvantaged areas needs to improve if the student enrolment target of 20 per cent from low SES groups is to be met by 2020.
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Good news . . .
Support small schools
QLD - Former student and mother of four, Melissa Looker, reminisces on the value of attending a small school.
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International
Australian International School on terrorist alert
INDONESIA - Parents, staff and students of the Australian International School in Jakarta have been put on alert after a recent bombing in Indonesia killed nine.
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Education spending falls
UK - According to budget figures, the total education budget is set to fall for the first time in two decades.
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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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