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Recent headlines . . .
Student income support plans in jeopardy
NATIONAL - Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard's plans for Youth Allowance have been put in doubt.
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New rules for school funding
NATIONAL - Any changes to school building projects must be approved by the federal education department, under new guidelines for the Building the Education Revolution project.
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Schools must post sign for funding
NATIONAL - The new guidelines for the Building the Revolution project include a requirement that will see schools 'required to affix a roadside sign [...] in front of the school for projects being funded'. The article also notes that most state schools double as registered polling places for elections.
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Funding redirection
NATIONAL - Changes to the school stimulus plan will see $178 million of funding for secondary schools redirected to primary schools.
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League table protest
QLD - Teacher and parent groups have protested at Rosehill Racecourse over plans to allow the publication of school league tables.
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Bottled water ban
VIC - Eltham North Primary School has banned commercially bottled water in an effort to improve the environment.
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Disabled students attendance restricted
NSW - Researchers have found some school principals are limiting the attendance of disabled students to match the hours a teachers aide or appropriate assistance is available.
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Secondary students get laptops
NSW - NSW students have started to receive laptops as part of the Federal Government's Digital Education Revolution.
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Local school may not merge
NSW - Mitta residents have voted for Mitta school council to reconsider the idea of keeping the Mitta primary school open, after parents at Eskdale and Mitta primary schools voted to merge two the schools.
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Opinion . . .
VCA worries
VIC - This opinion piece looks at the concerns surrounding the amalgamation of the Victorian College of the Arts with Melbourne University.
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Good news . . .
Danish student welcomed to Ipswich school
QLD - Host student Caroline Groenlund, from Denmark, has spoken about why she chose to study in Australia.
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International
School meal vital for struggling students
KENYA - The meal provided by school to Kenyan students is sometimes the only meal which the student has all day.
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Latino students facing education challenge
USA - A report released by the National Women's Law Center has shown that 41 per cent of female Latino students fail to graduate on time with a standard high school diploma.
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ACEL Noticeboard
How can corporate Australia support our schools?
Business Class: How Can Corporate Australia Support Our Schools? is to be held at Melbourne’s iconic NGV International on October 20 and will feature a panel of leading figures from some of the most influential and respected organisations operating in the Australian education landscape today.
The panel put in place by Spheres of Influence to debate the issue of how corporate Australia can support our schools features:
Prof. Brian J Caldwell, Managing Director, Educational Transformations; Adam Smith, CEO, Foundation for Young Australians; Dr Steve Holden, Managing Editor, Teacher Magazine; Jenny Lewis, CEO, Australian Council of Educational Leaders, and Rupert Macgregor, Executive Director, Australian Council of State School Organisations.
‘The aim is to disseminate the major issues on the subject of corporate Australia’s involvement in education and create some tangible outcomes to help shape the future of a subject that is gaining an increasing amount of attention and has a significant bearing on the future education of Australia’s children and young people,’ said Patrizia Torelli, Managing Director, Spheres of Influence International.
The event comes at a time when the answer to the question of corporate Australia’s role in supporting our schools is yet to be answered by Government. Speaking recently on the
topic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education The Hon Julia Gillard MP said: ‘Clearly, we [The Rudd Government] believe the engagement of corporate Australia with schools has to be on the basis of making a genuine difference, not on the basis of product promotion [...]. But I do believe that corporate Australia can play a role in supporting our schools.’
It is critical that in the next few months the education sector takes steps to develop a concerted viewpoint on how corporate Australia can support our schools and Business Class provides a significant opportunity to foster dialogue on the subject.
Spheres of Influence aims to produce tangible outcomes with which to move forward and ensure Australia is a world leader in the responsible and mutually beneficial engagement of the corporate world with schools.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting: http://www.sofiibusinessclass.eventbrite.com/
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