Web 2 Cool for school. Some interesting new websites to consider using in schools. Including OpenOffice, Zoho, Google Office, NoteCentric, NoteMesh and Notely. [School Education Headlines]
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Federal government releases Skilling Australia discussion paper. The Federal Government has issued a discussion paper about their increased investment in training to bring about a reduction in skills shortages across Australia. Issues include: a shift to a demand-driven training system; a projected increase in the number of Australians with higher level skills; an explanation of the Productivity Places Program; the…
The Parent-Teacher Talk Gains a New Participant. Student-led conferences are gaining ground at elementary and middle schools nationwide, in part because of the rapidly shifting demographics at public schools. [NYT > Education]
Bush broadband. Even if the fibre optic network were built, it wouldn't have done much to improve broadband access for country dwellers, as the network was only targeted at households in the major cities. But next generation technology is coming to the bush, Sheryle Bagwell reports for Radio National Breakfast. [Creative Economy : Topic Articles]
Premier opens Wallan SC. The Premier of Victoria, The Honourable Steve Bracks, officially opened Wallan Secondary College, today Tuesday the 24th of October, at a Ceremony held on the college grounds. Principal of Wallan Secondary College, Ms. Wendy Caramarco warmly welcomed almost 100 invited guests, parents and community members, along with the entire class of 2007. Opening the proceedings, Kellie…
Two years' preschool reduces failure. Providing two years of quality preschool education, fast becoming the norm in many European countries, can almost halve the number of children at risk of failing later on at school. But Australia's fragmented childcare policy, which differs from state to state and is beset by problems of carer supply and quality, is leaving the nation…
Report on Government Services 2007: Education. The focus of the education section of this report is on performance information - equity, effectiveness and efficiency - for government funded education school and Vocational Education and Training in Australia. A Children's services report is available in Part F. The review provides information on the effectiveness and efficiency of Commonwealth, State and Territory…
Skills for a nation: Chapter 4: Early childhood, pre-school and primary school education. Chapter 4 of 'Skills for a nation: a blueprint for improving education and training 2007-2017' states that early years of a child's learning makes a significant difference to the way they develop and go on to learn throughout their lives. Key ACCI proposals are: governments implement policies…
Google Election. Google has entered the political fray in Australia with a site collecting information for the 2007 Australian election. Did I miss something? Nothing has been called. It might be 2008. Anyhow, there are some nice tools including some maps of the political landscape. Now which political parties will end up bidding for the adsense? [CoreEcon]