Peter McMahon, writing in the On line Opinion presents an intriguing position that... The radical impact of new information technologies and the rise of the global crises (global warming, peak oil and the like) are forcing a new kind of politics into being. He suggests [as many of us would agree] that twenty-first century society will be defined by the…
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An ongoing, recurring and avoidable national disgrace.... Children are among the highest users of a government-funded program for the homeless, a report says. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report shows of the almost 160,000 people who accessed government-funded accommodation last year, 43 per cent were children. The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) is a shared responsibility of…
A G M 2006 The Board of Directors of the Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network Inc. [CRLLEN] wishes to advise that its Annual General Meeting for 2006 will be held between 07:00am – 9:30am on Monday May 15th at the beautiful FLOWERDALE ESTATE, on the Broadford-Flowerdale Road, Strath Creek. www.flowerdaleestate.com.au As was the theme of last year’s meeting,…
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its report on data collected in 2004. The report states that in August 2004, there were 9,615 schools in Australia of which 6,938 were government schools and 2,677 were non-government schools. Link: Schools in Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics Report
School children moving interstate will now be better supported by a nationally agreed system for transferring student information from one school to another. All state and territory education departments and the non-government schools sector have agreed to implement the Interstate Student Data Transfer Note (ISDTN) from January 2006. This national system will enhance the ability of the student's new school…
The Year Book is the "flagship" publication of the Australian Bureau of Statistics and provides a comprehensive and detailed annual statistical review about Australia. Included are education and training statistics for each sector and an article on school student's mathematics and science literacy. Link: Year Book Australia 2006 Now Available
A major intitiative in online education 'CensusAtSchool' has now been launched. The program, which will involve students from Years 5 to 12, is free, voluntary and open to all Australian schools. It basically involves students from around the country taking part in their own census. The questionnaire response data will then be released back to teachers and students providing real,…
The world education database is designed to offer educators, administrators and schools a single source to locate and disseminate educational material globally. It includes over 220,000 schools in 158 countries, and Ministries and Authorities in 147 countries. Link: World Education Database.
Two museums are at work on a project to create one of the largest free databases of masterwork photography anywhere on the Web. By RANDY KENNEDY. Link: Amassing a Treasury of Photography.