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November 2007 news articles

 

meet the new ministry

29 NOVEMBER 2007

Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd has announced that the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), The Hon Julia Gillard MP, will become the new Australian Government Minister for Education. Read more here...

 

The education revolution begins

27 NOVEMBER 2007

In a bid to begin implementing Labor policies, Prime Minister-elect, Mr Kevin Rudd, has asked his Labor MPs to visit one government and one non-government school within their electorate. Read more here...

 

Non-traditional courses more popular

19 NOVEMBER 2007

According to a list obtained by The Herald Sun, which details the top ten course preferences for 2008 from five Victorian universities, less school leavers are applying for long-established university courses such as engineering and marketing. Instead, students are applying for non-traditional courses such as computer game development and fashion design. Read more here...

 

THE ALP RELEASES ITS SCHOOL BROADBAND AND
                  COMPUTER PLAN

16 NOVEMBER 2007

At the ALP’s campaign launch on 14 November, Mr Kevin Rudd outlined a plan ‘to turn every secondary school in to a digital school’. Read more here...

 

THE COALITION OFFERS TAX REBATES FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES

16 NOVEMBER 2007

The Coalition has outlined a plan to offer parents $6.3 billion in tax rebates over four years to meet the costs of their children’s education. Read more here...

 

Labor's school broadband and computer plan welcomed

14 november 2007

The Chief Executive of the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, Michelle Green, has welcomed the Labor Party’s election commitment to provide Australian schools with fast broadband connection and more computers for students. Read more here...

 

TAX REBATE FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES WELCOMED

12 November 2007

The Chief Executive of the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, Michelle Green, has stated that the Coalition’s election announcement of a tax rebate for education expenses will be welcomed by parents who choose to invest family income in the education of their children. Read more here...

 

Electronic speed signs for schools

8 November 2007

The Victorian Premier John Brumby has announced that the Victorian Government will allocate $13.6 million to install electronic speed signs near 200 schools across Victoria. Read more here...