Community ‘abandoned’ as school closes
THE chairman of Watarru in South Australia’s remote Aboriginal lands says the community feels abandoned by the state government.
Education
‘Vandals’ dump core uni subjects
ALL economics study at the University of Western Sydney will be dumped except for one introductory course for business students.
Research chief rejects criticism
THE head of the Australian Research Council has accused Andrew Robb of picking on projects without understanding the detail.
Plea for private-sector VET aid
CAMPBELL Newman will today call on the private sector to help with the overhaul of vocational training.
Environment trumps people
A NEW syllabus being promoted by Bill Gates is in tune with the misanthropic zeitgeist.
Abuse ‘routine’ in bush schoolrooms
A CRIMINOLOGY professor has played down his claims that a teacher had given students sticks to ward off sexual abuse.
Scots hand up for indigenous kids
FORMER advertising executive Jonny Samengo has a bigger job funding school fees than most private school parents.
Nod to new uni in Melbourne’s west
A COALITION government would encourage a new university in western Melbourne.
Inside-out way to Bard hooks kids
JONOTHAN Neelands is on a global mission to transform the teaching of Shakespeare in schools.
$37m push for overseas study
TERTIARY Education Minister signals opportunity for students to build lifelong professional networks and friendships.
Asian vision ‘will cost us billions’
REALISING the education ambitions contained in Julia Gillard’s Asia white paper could cost billions of dollars.
Learning new tongue tied to funding
SCHOOL pupils have been promised the opportunity to pursue one of four Asian priority languages from primary school through to high school.
Language, military initiatives welcome
MEASURES to ensure Japanese is offered to all Australian students are included in the government’s Asian Century white paper.
Kids’ bridge over cultural divide
AN inspirational program is bearing the weight of the white paper’s objective that every Australian school will partner with at least one in Asia.
Coalition to dump school bonus: Hockey
SHADOW treasurer Joe Hockey says a coalition government would dump the Schoolkids Bonus if elected.
Emerson to lead ‘Asian century ministry’
CRAIG Emerson will be appointed to a new ministry of “Asian Century policy” as part of an ambitious plan of regional engagement.
Music in the classroom nourishes minds
CHILDREN learning to play an instrument or to sing score better in disciplines such as maths.
‘Nanny state’ school web rules panned
CIVIL libertarians have ridiculed Labor’s new regulations that ban South Australian schools from naming students in publications on the internet.
School suicide program challenged
THE principal of a school where a student took her own life is concerned the focus of a federal support program is misdirected.
Plan for Asian tertiary ties
JULIA Gillard’s Australia in the Asian Century white paper is expected to recommend closer links with Asian universities.
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