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Recent headlines . . .
Cultural reconnection
QLD - The 'Which way? This Way!' program
is helping indigenous students reconnect with their cultural
roots to help solve modern day problems.
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High tech physical education
NSW - Mosman High School is using the
Nintendo Wii game, Wii Sports, during physical education
classes, to allow students to play virtual sports. The Education
Department has reportedly backed the decision.
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Online bullying to worsen: expert
NATIONAL - Expert on bullying prevention,
Professor Donna Cross, has said that the issue of cyber
bullying will worsen as technology improves. 'Teachers are
very vulnerable. They need to make sure they have their
privacy settings on and they should be alert and do regular
checks on the Internet,' she said.
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Abbott calls for inquiry into school spending
NATIONAL - Opposition Leader Tony Abbott
has written to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calling for an
inquiry into the spending of the Building the Education
Revolution funding.
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Budgets pushed by builders
SA - Independent cost assessor, Davis
Langdon, has found that some builders in South Australia
are quoting up to 20 per cent over budget for projects in
the Rudd Government's school building scheme.
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Coping with disappointment
NSW - Students who have missed out on
school leadership roles or parts in a school play have been
sent home with notes, that aim to help them deal with disappointment
and become more resilient.
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Higher education debt in the billions
NATIONAL - This article in the 'Herald
Sun' looks at education debt accumulated by Australian students.
One student has reportedly accrued $377,000 of debt after
enroling in multiple courses.
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Work and education a crucial mix
NATIONAL - Vic King is a 65-year-old
who has used education to extend his working career. 'I
thought I might as well go the whole hog and get all the
skills,' he said.
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Opinion . . .
'Last hired, first fired': does it really
work?
USA - Teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron
analyses whether firing the most recently hired teachers
in times of economic uncertainty, instead of considering
all staff members old and new, is best for students.
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Good news . . .
From the ashes comes art
VIC - Students from Bunyip, Garfield
and Nar Nar Goon primary schools are using art to explore
their feelings surrounding the Black Saturday bushfires.
Student artwork is being showcased at the Cardinia Shire
Council.
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newspaper report
International
Tutoring program bringing old and young
together
USA - Elderly tutors and young students
are benefiting from each other in a program that trains
volunteers over 55 to tutor and mentor elementary school
students. Minnie Broady, a 62-year-old volunteer said, 'Some
of the children are a challenge, but it has been a great
help to me.'
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newspaper report
Billion dollar competition
USA - States across the US are competing
for $3.4 billion of funding in the Race to the Top Fund
competition. Delaware and Tennessee were the first two states
allocated funding in round one of the competition.
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'De-politicise' schools: academics
UK - A group of leading academics have
written an open letter that calls on politicians to 'de-politicise'
schools. 'What happens in classrooms should no longer be
micro-managed by government, irrespective of who wins the
election,' the letter states.
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newspaper report
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