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Recent headlines . . .
Boarding school disappointment
NT - The Aboriginal community in the
East Arnhem Land region is disappointed at how long it is
taking for the federal government to build a boarding school
for indigenous children in the area.
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Student overcrowding safety risk
NATIONAL - Some international students
are living in overcrowded student housing that has the potential
to be dangerous.
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newspaper report
'Independent' public schools announced
WA - The WA Government has announced
its first 34 'independent' public schools. The schools are
meant to provide principals with more flexibility and responsibility.
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newspaper report
More complaints about school buildings?
NATIONAL - The number of building complaints
surrounding the Federal Government's school stimulus spending
may have been underestimated.
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newspaper report
Dust storm sweeps across schools
NSW - Sydney schools were disrupted due
to the red dust storm that swept across NSW, despite the
fact that all public schools were kept open.
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newspaper report
International education review
NATIONAL - A review being compiled by
former Liberal MP Bruce Baird, on Australia's international
education industry, may help change laws governing the industry.
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newspaper report
Air your grievances
NATIONAL - International students are
able to voice their problems with Australian education providers
through a paper being compiled by the National Union of
Students.
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newspaper report
Truancy problem
NSW - The ABC has reported that state
MP for Barwon, Kevin Humphries, has said that to improve
the school truancy situation the government needs to take
a more 'comprehensive' approach..
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Opinion . . .
Tutorial class sizes harming education
SA - Students from the University of
Adelaide has said their quality of education is being harmed
by the number of students in tutorials.
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Good news . . .
Fran's first words
NSW - Intellectually disabled student,
Fran Borrego, has heard himself 'speak' for the first time
using his school's touch screen interactive whiteboard.
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newspaper report
International
Girls school targeted for attack
PAKISTAN - A girls school has been blown
up near Pakistan, by suspected Islamist militants. The article
states that Al-Qaida and Taliban militants frequently target
girls schools due to the belief women should not be educated.
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newspaper report
Speech to challenge
reform beliefs
USA - A speech by Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, will
challenge beliefs about education reform to make way for
new federal education legislation to be implemented in 2010.
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newspaper report
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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