Corruption exposed in SA school system
CORRUPTION within the SA Education Department uncovered in a government review has prompted the opposition to call for urgent action.
Education
Federal funding fails examination
HAVING the commonwealth exit the education scene would produce real savings.
Health, education, IR must face reform
FEDERAL changes should be assessed in terms of risk and reward. Many areas are best left to the states.
Writing wrongs of education policy
STUDENTS are leaving school without adequate writing skills.
Funds deadline leaves laptops in limbo
AT Melbourne’s Mount Alexander College, students have embraced the laptops provided under the Digital Education Revolution Scheme.
States’ outcry over payments delay
THE Gillard government’s commitment to installing computers in schools is being questioned after it failed to meet a scheduled payment to states.
Education, NDIS come before poll: PM
JULIA Gillard says she has two major items to implement in 2013 before going to an election – introducing the NDIS and further major education reforms.
Long road to equal education
TIMES have changed in the way indigenous students are taught.
Lawyers on song for indigenous kids
BANKING lawyer Campbell Hudson began his Aboriginal journey two years ago after a chance encounter with tour operator Reg Ramsden.
State to recruit smarter teachers
TEACHERS in NSW will be drawn from school leavers in the top 10 per cent in key subjects.
Bishop blames union for shortfall
Julie Bishop says that improving literacy and numeracy at all levels of the schools system was her passion and a top priority.
Unis told to raise bar for teachers
UNIVERSITIES relying on training teachers for income should “put the national interest first” by cutting enrolments of poor-quality students.
Language ‘crisis’ exaggerated
NEW census analysis reveals that the “crisis” in Aboriginal languages is overstated, debunking the notion that mother tongues are dying out.
A decade of lost action on literacy
LITERACY researchers slammed as “a national disgrace” almost a decade of government inaction on the poor teaching of reading.
Turning kids into proficient readers
IT takes some kids longer to catch on than others and this method makes sure no one is left behind.
Cash to get kids ready for school
A PROGRAM that prepares disadvantaged children for school will be expanded, offering more than 4000 children assistance.
Excellence is our right: Mundine
THE national literacy and numeracy test results prove the education system is failing indigenous children, says Warren Mundine.
Reforms failing to close schools gap
EFFORTS to close the gap in education for indigenous students have stalled, reflecting the slow progress in lifting literacy and numeracy skills.
Private schools dominate uni offers
PRIVATE schools still dominate university offers in Victoria despite the Gillard government’s massive increase in places.
Queensland bridges NAPLAN gap
STUDENTS in Queensland have recorded the biggest improvement in literacy and numeracy skills over the past two years, but all other states have slowed.
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