Mayor tells parents to shoulder burden
PARENTS in Walgett needed to take more responsibility for their children’s school, the town’s mayor said.
Education
Principal rises to the challenge
RICHARD Rule had been retired for a few years when he was approached to act as a principal at Walgett in far northwest NSW.
No plans to remove student services fee
WHILE Tony Abbott says he has no plans to revoke compulsory student services fees, experts say he would struggle anyway.
Uni services fees not priority: Abbott
TONY Abbott says he has no plans to revoke compulsory university student services fees, in a clear sign to colleagues.
Disgust at indigenous schools
NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says the school system is failing Aborigines.
Year 12 grads falling short of target
A RECORD number of Australians completed Year 12 last year, but it’s not enough, a report by the COAG Reform Council reveals.
Schools in limbo on funding
INDEPENDENT schools will have to wait at least two more months before they know the level of government funding they will receive next year.
Review curriculum before all is lost
ENGLISH teaching is in a parlous state.
Transgender suit sparks school review
A POSSIBLE anti-discrimination lawsuit by a transgender child’s parent has opened the door to schools introducing unisex toilets.
Teachers not a Left-Right battle
THE new minister can show that lasting change comes from the sensible centre.
Foreign pupil charge delayed
WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett yesterday has modified and delayed his plan to charge foreign workers $4000 a year per child.
Drop in Cape York school days
ATTENDANCE at schools in Cape York has fallen since the introduction of Noel Pearson’s education reforms three years ago.
Fears over ‘trashy’ English curriculum
STUDENTS will create an artwork from trash, play the logo quiz, and watch YouTube videos in their high school English class.
Premier ‘in loop’ on abuse cover-up
A FORMER minister has used parliamentary privilege to accuse Premier Jay Weatherill of being part of a mystery email chain.
Kids find how far words can take them
THE kids from the Yakanarra community school in the remote Kimberley have just become authors in two languages.
Parents urged to read before kids talk
NEW Australian research has confirmed the value of reading and talking to young children long before they can hold a conversation.
School literacy, learning stagnates
LITERACY and numeracy skills among high school students have failed to improve over the past five years.
High schools failing to improve: tests
PRIMARY schools have generally boosted their students’ achievements since 2008 but high schools seem to be stagnating, new tests show.
Author rejects Abbott ‘politicisation’
THE lead writer of the national geography syllabus yesterday defended the Australian Curriculum.
School debate not left or right
A PREFERENCE for rigour is not a conservative plot.
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