Tag: Education
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]
$800m school computers funding 'reflects Govt mismanagement'
The role of Federal Government funding in education has dominated a rowdy day in Parliament.[MORE]
$60 million dollar boost for NT schools
The NT Government expects to get millions in extra federal funding to improve primary school performance.[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]
Quilpie's St Finbarr's to close after 57 years
A boarding house at a school in Queensland's south-west will close this weekend after 57 years of operation. [MORE]
Vic Uni staff vote to take industrial action
Victoria University staff have voted to take industrial action following the announcement of redundancies.[MORE]
Guam educator pushes more tertiary study
A leading educator in Guam says public school authorities must work with local tertiary institutions, to increase the number of high school students who enrol in post-secondary education.[MORE]
States to put health high on COAG agenda
State and territory leaders will push more more health funding at today's COAG meeting.[MORE]
Police hunt man after primary school camp assault
Police are looking for a man after four primary school students were assaulted at a camp on the Sunshine Coast.[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]
COAG talks: Rees demands $2.5b for health
The New South Wales Premier, Nathan Rees, is expecting a billion dollar boost from the Commonwealth at tomorrow's Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra.[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]
Student squatters rally for affordable housing
University of Melbourne gives student squatters 5:00pm deadline to move out.[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]
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]
DOCS took wrong girl from school
A DOCS worker mistakenly took the wrong girl out of a school in Sydney's west.[MORE]
Uni takes on student binge drinking culture
The University of Canberra has decided to tackle the binge-drinking culture amongst its students after research found high levels of dangerous alcohol use.[MORE]
