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COAG Outlines Education Reform Package 29 November 2008 At the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments on Saturday 29 November 2008, the Australian, state and territory governments agreed to implement an education reform package that included almost $46.4 billion from the Australian Government. For a breakdown of the education reform package, click here… Encourage Choice for the Better 29 November 2008 Canberra writer Angela Shanahan writes in an article published in The Australian that ‘the lesson that New York can teach [Education Minister Julia] Gillard is that a strong, viable, independent system of schools acts as a great benchmark.’ Ms Shanahan argues that parents want to have a choice in how their children are educated and that in Australia, parents already have that choice. Click here to read the article in full… Schools Assistance Bill Report Out 27 November 2008 The Senate Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations issued its report on the Schools Assistance Bill 2008 on 27 November 2008. Read more here... Youth Concerned about Body Image, Drugs and Personal Safety 26 November 2008 Mission Australia’s 2008 National Survey of Young Australians has found that body image, drugs, family conflict, suicide and personal safety were the top five concerns of young Australians. Read more here... New York Chancellor of Education calls for Education Reform 25 November 2008 The Chancellor of Education in New York, Mr Joel Klein, addressed the Leading Transformational Change in Schools Education Forum in Melbourne and stated that excuses for underperforming schools should stop. Read more here... National Curriculum Board Releases Further Details on Proposed Curriculum Changes 20 November 2008 The National Curriculum Board has released further details of the proposed Prep-Year 12 national curriculum in English, mathematics, science and history. Read more here... OECD Recommends Changes to Funding for Vocational Education 17 November 2008 A report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has argued that Australian governments should introduce funding vouchers for students undertaking vocational education and training. Read more here... Victorian Government to Ban Confectionery in Government Schools 16 November 2008 The Victorian Minister for Education, Ms Bronwyn Pike, has indicated that the Victorian Government will ban the sale of chocolates, lollies and other sugar-rich foods from canteens and vending machines in Victorian government schools. Read more here... Schools Assistance Bill Update 14 November 2008 Parents and schools have been contacting Members of Parliament to express their concern about the federal government’s Schools Assistance Bill. Click here to read the article in full... Schools' Senate Submission on School Funding Bill 7 November 2008 The Age Education Editor, Farrah Tomazin, writes that non-government schools have lodged submissions with the Senate inquiry into the Australian Government’s Schools Assistance Bill, warning that being required to publicly disclose information about all sources of income could do more harm than good. Click here to read the article in full... Parents of students at Victoria’s independent schools fear that the Bill will mean their schools will not be able to maintain quality educational services. They are being encouraged to raise their concerns with their federal Members of Parliament. Independent school principals and board representatives have endorsed a campaign by the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV) seeking amendments to the Bill. AISV has also lodged a submission with the Senate. AISV represents 216 schools with more than 116,000 students. All the submissions are on the Senate website... Australia's Bewildering Variety of Curriculum Frameworks 6 November 2008 The Principal of Mt Scopus Memorial College in Melbourne, Rabbi James Kennard, has published his views about the Federal Government’s national curriculum and the implications of the government’s Schools Assistance Bill in The Canberra Times. Click here to read the article in full... Schools, Families and Communities Working Together 5 November 2008 The Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced that every school and parents’ association across Australia is due to receive a copy of the new Family-School Partnership Framework. Read more here...
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