Tag: Schools
TAFE pay offer below schools offer
TAFE staff get a 13pc pay rise offer, less than SA public teachers have been offered.[MORE]
Govt a 'bully-boy' on private school funding bill: Fielding
Family First Senator Steve Fielding says the Government is being a "bully" over its private school funding bill.[MORE]
Catholic school teachers to stop work
Teachers at up to 600 Catholic schools around New South Wales will hold stop work meetings on Tuesday in support of a 5 per cent pay rise claim.[MORE]
$800m school computers funding 'reflects Govt mismanagement'
The role of Federal Government funding in education has dominated a rowdy day in Parliament.[MORE]
School performance rules to start next year: Gillard
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says parents will know much more about their children's schools from next year.[MORE]
Oppn to block $28b school funding bill
The Opposition is threatening to block parts of the Government's $28 billion school funding bill.[MORE]
Gillard denies school computers cost blow-out
The Federal Government has denied it has mismanaged its computers in schools program.[MORE]
Students to get laptops next year
The New South Wales Government says it will begin rolling out laptop computers for every public school student from years nine to 12 from next year.[MORE]
Govt defends computer funding boost
The Federal Government has defended almost doubling the money it is spending on its computers in schools program.[MORE]
COAG schools spending welcome but not enough: union
The Queensland Teachers Union has described the move to spend more than $45 billion on education over the next four years as too little, too late.[MORE]
ACT handed $15m for computers in schools roll out
The ACT has been handed an extra $15 million to help it roll out the Federal Government's computers in schools program.[MORE]
Scrymgour not 'pussy footing' on bilingual schools
Marion Scrymgour has defended her decision to scrap the bilingual program in NT schools.[MORE]
$800k sweetener lures NSW back to school computer program
The Federal Government's decision to lift funding for school computers by $800,000 has lured NSW back into the program.[MORE]
Surplus raided for computers in schools: Opposition
The Federal Opposition says the Government has raided the surplus to fund its promise to put more computers in schools.[MORE]
Police raid school, find no intruder
Special Operations Police in bulletproof vests surrounded a school after reports there was an intruder, believed to be armed with a gun, inside. [MORE]
Govt more than doubles cash for school computers
The Federal Government will boost funding for its computers in schools program after complaints from the states and territories that the scheme was under-funded.[MORE]
Parents urged to register for super schools
The South Australian Government says parents should register their interest in its so-called super schools now, so their children do not miss out.[MORE]
Man charged over schoolies smash
A man has been charged over a traffic accident during schoolies celebrations on the Queensland Gold Coast last night.[MORE]
Tear gas blamed for school health scare
The Army has apologised after tear gas drifted onto school properties during a training exercise in Brisbane.[MORE]
Safety fears delay school wind farm plan
A Monaro school will have to wait a little longer before it can install its own mini-wind farm.[MORE]
DOCS took wrong girl from school
A DOCS worker mistakenly took the wrong girl out of a school in Sydney's west.[MORE]
School closures, mergers announced
The South Australian Government says population changes are behind a plan to close two schools and merge others.[MORE]
Critics come to the aid of the (education) revolution
Why has Julia Gillard, with her apparent commitment to evidence-based policy, adopted Joel Klein as a guru and NYC as a model?[MORE]
Performance-based pay boosts education quality: expert
A US education reformer visiting Australia says governments should pay teachers more to take on the most challenging situations.[MORE]
Barbecue blamed for Gold Coast school scare
Investigators believe a health scare at a school on Queensland's Gold Coast was sparked by a barbecue.[MORE]
