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December 2010
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Labor must keep its Education Promise despite Greens' Pressure 2 September 2010 In the event that a minority Labor Government is returned to power it must keep its election commitment to the non-government education sector despite any pressure from the Australian Greens, says Michelle Green, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Victoria. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here... (PDF) Labor Green alliance knife at the throat of non-government schools 1 September 2010 Parents who scrimp and save to send their children to a non-government school would be rightly alarmed by the fusion today between the Labor Party and the Greens, says Christopher Pyne, Shadow Minister for Education. Download Christopher Pyne's Media Release here... (PDF) Greens and Independents Education Policies Call Non-Government School Funding into Question 31 August 2010 The Coalition’s education spokesman, Mr Christopher Pyne, has argued that parents of students at non-government schools should be concerned about the Australian Greens’ education policies in light of the agreement that they signed to support the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Parliament. Read more here... Computing Studies Hours to be Reduced under National Curriculum 31 August 2010 The Australian newspaper has reported that the draft national curriculum for information and communications technology would reduce the contact hours for computer studies for many Australian students. Read more here... Volunteer Work to Contribute to University Students’ HECS Debts 19 August 2010 The Coalition has announced their plan to implement a pilot scheme that will provide university students with the opportunity to offset a portion of the HECS debt with volunteer work. Read more here... Labor to Introduce Financial Literacy in the Australian Curriculum 18 August 2010 The Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, has promised that the national mathematics curriculum will include a component that will require schools to teach children how to manage money. Read more here... Greens must Clarify Education Funding Policy 15 August 2010 Education is too important for there to be any confusion in election policies and the Australian Greens Party must tell voters where it stands on funding for non-government schools. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here (PDF)... Coalition’s Better Teaching Reward Fund Welcome 13 August 2010 The Coalition’s expanded and enhanced education policy announced today is welcome, particularly as it contains a commitment to provide financial recognition for quality teachers. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here (PDF)... VTAC to Explore Potential Future Changes to Admissions Policies 11 August 2010 The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) has released a discussion paper outlining key indicators which show that VTAC may need to reconsider its policies and procedures post 2012. Read more here... Labor Outlines National School Reform Plan 9 August 2010 The Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced a series of election promises, based around the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) National School Reform Plan. Read more here... Coalition to Expand Youth Allowance 8 August 2010 The Leader of the Australian Nationals, Mr Warren Truss, and the Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne, have announced that the Coalition would change the eligibility criteria for the Youth Allowance, to make it easier for students from regional areas to access the program. Read more here... ALP Announces Policy to Encourage Sporting Students to Stay in School 8 August 2010 The Australian Labor Party has released a policy to address truancy and student retention that would prevent students from participating in weekend sport if they failed to attend school. Read more here... Funding for Non-Government Schools Confirmed for 2013 4 August 2010 The Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, and the Minister for Education, Mr Simon Crean, have announced that they intend to extend the current funding quadrennium to the end of 2013 in order to provide schools with funding certainty. Read more here... Coalition Student Disability Funding is an Important First Step 30 July 2010 The Coalition’s election commitment of $314 million for students with disabilities is an important first step in overcoming an ongoing and long-term problem. Click here to read Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF). AEU Deliberately Distorting School Funding Discussion 28 July 2010 By releasing today another version of its McMorrow report, the Australian Education Union is again deliberately distorting discussion of funding education in Australia. Click here to read Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF). Give Schools the Power to Do Well 21 July 2010 Kevin Donnelly's article brings into question the prevailing thought that Independent schools are just for wealthy high achievers. Research from both here and abroad provides evidence to suggest a contrary view. Click here to read Kevin Donnelly's article. Coalition Promises to Extend Education Tax Refund to Include School Fees 21 July 2010 The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Tony Abbott, and the Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne have announced that, if elected, the Coalition would expand the Education Tax Refund, as well as increasing the rebate for eligible families. Read more here... 20 July 2010 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Education, Mr Simon Crean, have announced that, if re-elected, the Australian Labor Party would provide $3.1 million over two years to offer National Trade Cadetships for students in years 9 to 12. Read more here... Congratulations to Premier’s VCE Awards Winners 13 July 2010 Independent Schools Victoria today congratulated 184 high-performing students from Independent schools who received awards for all-round achievement in English, maths, foreign languages and other VCE studies. Click here to read the Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF)... Independent Schools Victoria Welcome Coalition Policy Independent Schools Victoria has welcomed the commitment by the Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne, that a Coalition Government would make no changes to current arrangements governing the management of federal funding for non-government school buildings. Click here to read the Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF)... Australian Government Releases Terms of Reference for Funding Review The new Federal Minister for Education, Mr Simon Crean, has released the final terms of reference for the Australian Government’s Review of School Funding. The terms of reference state that the purpose of the review will be to ‘provide recommendations to the Minister for Education on the future funding arrangements for schooling in Australia for the period beyond 2012. Read more here...
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