More indigenous student graduation
INDIGENOUS high school completion rates have greatly improved, both in absolute terms and compared with white Australians.
Education
In tune with the rhythms of learning
THE Queensland Music Festival facilitates a crucial component of the Cape York curriculum.
Catholics fear meddling under Gonski
THE nation’s peak Catholic education body has savaged Labor’s Gonski reforms, insisting the legislation be radically altered.
Labor hits back at Gonski critics
LABOR has rejected fresh criticism of its Gonski funding reforms by the Catholic school sector, saying the proposal would not limit the autonomy of the education provider.
Leadership lost as reforms loom
AT a time when the country’s education sector is facing funding reform, classrooms are bracing for an exodus of experienced teachers.
Lib state making sales pitch on Gonski
THE NSW government is briefing other states on the merits of the school funding reforms it signed with the Gillard government.
Coalition fee hike ‘likely’
A RISE in student contributions is on the cards if the Coalition wins the federal election, economist Bruce Chapman told a forum on Monday.
Gonski gets zilch, state goes local
THE Newman government will forge ahead with its own education reforms, refusing to allocate funds to support the commonwealth’s Gonski blueprint.
Nats to press for income support
THE Nationals are calling for changes to income support for regional students.
‘Make kids study maths, science’
MATHS and science should be made compulsory in the last two years of high school, according to a report comparing performance.
Gillard to punish Gonski hold-outs
JULIA Gillard will punish recalcitrant states that refuse to sign up to the government’s education reforms with lower funding for their schools.
New indigenous education target unveiled
A NEW Closing the Gap target has been unveiled by Julia Gillard to ensure indigenous children attend preschool or kindergarten.
Uni legislation put off until spring
THE government will hold off putting legislation on its university savings measures to parliament until after the election.
Million-dollar man ‘paid to do nothing’
EACH day for the past nine years, Peter Weygers has had a job to go to but he struggles to say what it is.
Newman puts Libs ahead of kids: PM
JULIA Gillard has hit back at Campbell Newman over his virtual rejection of Labor’s Gonski education funding changes.
Code of excellence breaks barriers
CANLEY Vale High School’s staff don’t dwell on the “highly disadvantaged” status of their students.
14,000 kids win in tablets rollout
NEARLY 14,000 Queensland secondary school students will be the recipients of the largest deployment of Windows 8 tablets in Australia.
A bigger say for parents
THE Coalition reveals its plans for schools.
Gonski bill to go before parliament
LABOR will attempt to legislate its Gonski school funding formulas this week in a take-it-or-leave-it move to force the reforms on reluctant states.
Newman joins Gonski revolt
CAMPBELL Newman has virtually ruled out the Queensland government’s agreement to the Gonski school funding reforms by the PM’s deadline of June 30.
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