NAPLAN tests reveals faith in state primary schools
15/9/09: STATE [QLD] primary schools in high socio-economic areas triumphed over their private school counterparts in this year's national tests, showing parents still have faith in the Government system.
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Students don't make the grade
12/9/09: ALMOST one in 10 Australian students are failing to reach the most basic standards in reading, writing and maths, with the Federal Government conceding it will take years to stop thousands of students from falling through the cracks. Read the full article...
Indigenous students struggling in remote schools
12/9/09: Only about 10 per cent of Indigenous year nine students in very remote schools meet national standards for reading and writing in English, according to the Northern Territory Education Department. Read the full article...
Forgotten fields of dreams
11/9/09: At a time of record demand for those with the right qualifications — with about six job vacancies for every new graduate — agriculture is suffering from a severe image problem. Read the full article...
One in 10 students 'falling through cracks'
11/9/09: THE Federal Government has vowed to lift education standards after national benchmarking showed 10 per cent of school students were still falling through cracks in the system. Read the full article...
Former teacher keen to shape new curriculum
10/9/09: THE agency charged with delivering the Federal Government's national curriculum and schools transparency agenda is to be led by a former geography teacher who has helped transform school systems on five continents. Read the full article...
Schools lag in study allocation, says report
9/9/09: AUSTRALIAN schools devote less classroom time to reading, writing and literature, maths and the learning of foreign languages than other developed countries, according to an international report card of education systems released last night. Read the full article...
Graduates to learn on their feet
9/9/09: Based on a model found in 10 other countries, the Teach for Australia scheme recruits high-achieving graduates from any field of study who commit to two years' teaching in a government school after six weeks' training. Read the full article...
