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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
It is pleasing to see the long-running dispute between the State Government and the Australian Education Union finally resolved.Both parties have welcomed the outcome, which awards a 15.75pc pay increase over four years.In this case at least, the Industrial Relations Commission has successfully negotiated the minefield of competing arguments and…
February 11 2010, 11:36am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
School data useful for parents
After an early technical glitch yesterday the Federal Government's controversial My Schools website finally went live.The site is easy to navigate. It publishes performance data that shows national testing results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.These results have always been made available to parents for their own children.Until now…
January 28 2010, 11:28am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
My School website and ‘league tables’
The Federal Government’s controversial My School website was launched today. After an initial hiccup, when the site was down this morning, I managed to access it around 10am. The My School website has been developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). The website provides detailed information about…
January 28 2010, 3:27am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
James and Margaret (age six next week) will be changing schools in 2010. We’re not unhappy with their current school (Suttontown), just with a decision of the principal regarding their class for next year. South Australia is unique, in our experience, for allowing children to start school during the year.…
December 12 2009, 1:44am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Gillard should accept responsibility
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has confirmed that mandatory government signs at schools promoting the stimulus package funding constitute "electoral matter" and require authorisation.It's an embarrassing outcome for Education Minister Julia Gillard, who last week denied the claim in media interviews.In a statement yesterday, the AEC said it has examined…
September 7 2009, 11:50am | Comments »
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I posted to ozcomments.com
Let’s pretend they don’t exist
I think it’s a fairly new trend that Labor Senators are making announcements regarding government grants in Coalition electorates. I’ve noticed in the safe Liberal seat of Barker (SA) that little-known Labor Senator Dana Wortley is the bearer of good news when it comes to hand-outs from the Dear Leader.…
August 31 2009, 6:03pm | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
A letter arrived from the high school today. It was dated August 10, so it should have arrived earlier, but we don’t check the box more than twice a week and they had the wrong number in the address. Parents don’t like letters from schools. Normally it’s a bill, or…
August 21 2009, 1:33am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Drastic action needed on bullying
Bullying is rampant in South Australian schools.The fact there is a problem needs to be acknowledged before a solution can be found.Whenever a tragic outcome is reported, such as the death this week of 13-year-old James Roney, principals and politicians become defensive and point to the various strategies they have…
August 19 2009, 11:00am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
The Federal Government should restore the Youth Allowance for university students.As part of the budget crackdown on "middle class welfare" the allowance of $371.40 a fortnight was stripped from students deemed financially independent of their families.While the intent of the budget was positive overall, the outcome in this case is…
May 28 2009, 1:45pm | Comments »
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