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'Concerning' gas heater to be replaced
NSW - The controversial unflued gas heaters
in NSW schools are now being replaced by the NSW Government.
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newspaper report
School receives 'iconic' library
NATIONAL - Students at Our Lady of the
Immaculate Conception School are thrilled with their new
school library, courtesy of the Building the Education Revolution
scheme.
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newspaper report
Ultranet plan tweaked
VIC - Part of the 'Ultranet' plan has
had to be scrapped due to concerns students will chat online
using the 'eXpress landing page' feature.
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This is your life
SA - Education Minister Jay Weatherill
has said a data tracking system is planned to keep tabs
on the education, health and welfare of South Australian
students.
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newspaper report
University funding 'vital'
NATIONAL - DR Glenn Withers, head of
Universities Australia, has said that higher education needs
to be a funding priority. 'Universities contribute mightily
to the economy and that's sometimes not appreciated,' he
said.
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newspaper report
Student teacher sent back down under
NATIONAL - An Australian student on a
gap-year in Aberdeen in Scotland has been sent home after
allegedly using a social networking site in an 'inappropriate'
manner.
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newspaper report
Structure disappointment
TAS - The chair of The Academy and Polytechnic
boards, Kim Boyer, has said she is disappointed with the
decision to restructure the system.
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newspaper report
Bus collision
VIC - A school bus and a car have collided
on the Frankston Freeway. No children were injured, while
two people in the car had minor injuries.
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newspaper report
Opinion . . .
Letters from the public
NSW - These letters to 'The Sydney Morning
Herald' look at the Catholic church's response to the St
James Ethics Centre program.
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newspaper report
Good news . . .
Old school discovery
USA - Teacher Michelle Eugenio has found
a Colonial-era document in a stack of outdated textbooks
at Peabody's Center School.
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newspaper report
International
Teaching the future's religious leaders
- all of them
USA - The Claremont School of Theology
is trying a new approach for teaching religion, by cross-training
Muslim, Christian and Jewish students together.
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newspaper report
Teachers fail own subjects
THAILAND - Many Thai high school teachers
are failing exams on the same subjects they teach.
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newspaper report
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