Tag: Education
Universities handing out emergency food to struggling students
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Universities are now resorting to handing out emergency food aid to desperate students.[MORE]
ABC Learning may keep mum on financial results
Child care provider ABC Learning has refused to comment on reports that it may be at risk of breaching its bank loan requirements.[MORE]
Rudd to education unions: get with the times
Kevin Rudd tells unions to 'arrive in the 21st century' and back his education reforms.[MORE]
Public school system accountable: McGowan
Western Australia's Education Minister, Mark McGowan, says the public school system is already accountable.[MORE]
Brumby cool on school league tables
Victorian Premier John Brumby says the proposal to rank schools is contentious.[MORE]
Union unimpressed by Rudd's school rehash
The New South Wales Teachers Federation has criticised the Federal Government's latest plans to improve school standards.[MORE]
Gillard defiant on school reform plans
Julia Gillard hits the airwaves to defend controversial new school reforms.[MORE]
Welfare cuts tougher than Cape York trials: Pearson
Cape York Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson says the Federal Government's plan to strip Centrelink payments from parents whose children skip school is tougher than the welfare trials currently underway in Queensland.[MORE]
Liberals accuse Labor of plagiarising school policy
The Liberal Party has accused Labor of panicking and plagiarising its policies on new schools.[MORE]
Minister blames parent threats for school cartwheels ban
Qld Education Minister Rod Welford has linked parental threats of legal action to school banning cartwheels.[MORE]
Rudd announces report cards for schools
The PM says states and territories will be asked to provide information on schools' performances from next year.[MORE]
Labor unveils billion dollar school package
The Premier Alan Carpenter has unveiled Labor's total spending commitment on schools over the next four years.[MORE]
Schools asked to dob in truants to Centrelink
Schools will be asked to report truant children to Centrelink under the Government's proposed new law on welfare payments.[MORE]
Far north forums spotlight Indigenous education
Cape York residents are being urged to attend public forums about Indigenous education in the region today.[MORE]
School age to stay unchanged
The Tasmanian Government has ruled out changing the entry age for boys to start school.[MORE]
Public schools could lose 1,000 teachers by 2012: union
A review of the Federal Government's Budget shows that continued cuts to funding for public schools could lead to the loss of 1,000 teachers by 2012.[MORE]
School urged to rethink cartwheels ban
Aust's peak gymnastics body has urged a Qld primary school to reconsider a student cartwheels ban. [MORE]
Therese Rein launches Indigenous Literacy Day
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's wife has helped launch Indigenous Literacy Day at a special function at the Lodge in Canberra.[MORE]
Premier gives a TAFE training guarantee
Victorian Premier John Brumby has given a training guarantee that anyone who wants to upgrade their skills will be able to do so under a major overhaul of the TAFE system in the State.[MORE]
Govt urged to rethink school start age law
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Tas parents are lobbying the Govt to allow them to hold their children back from starting school. [MORE]
AMSA calls for greater medical teaching in rural areas
The Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) says there has been an increasing number of medical students in recent years, but they are not taking jobs in the areas of highest need.[MORE]
University style loans for Vic TAFE
Every worker who wants to upgrade their skills will be guaranteed a place at a Victorian TAFE under an overhaul of the system announced this morning by the Victorian Government.[MORE]
Premier 'surprised' about school cartwheels ban
Qld Premier Anna Bligh says she is surprised a Qld primary school has banned students from doing cartwheels.[MORE]
Primary school bans cartwheels, handstands
A North Queensland primary school has banned cartwheels and handstands in the playground.[MORE]
Glut of medical graduates 'face training bottleneck'
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A "glut" of young doctors seeking hospital internships has become a national problem.[MORE]
