Education News
February 2013
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Seizing the potential uni life offers
28 February 2013
We hear of the mixed emotions young children experience in their first days at primary school, but starting at university can be just as daunting for many.
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Class size, Gonski and schools funding: what are the facts?
26 February 2013
The Gonski reforms to school funding are front and centre in this election year. But despite their prominence, much of the plan – including who will pay – is yet to be decided.
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Youth face snakes and ladders on the path to full-time employment
25 February 2013
Getting a job is a major concern for young Australians. Last year’s National Survey of Young Australians showed a large rise in the proportion of young people valuing getting a job, from 16 per in 2010 to 22.7 per cent in 2011.
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Karate kids: should we be worried about martial arts in pre-schools?
21 February 2013
When you think of martial arts, you probably think of bare fists and bloodied faces, not a four year-old in a child care centre.
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Religious instruction has no place in our public schools
20 February 2013
The policy of Special Religious Instruction or Special Religious Education currently enacted through differing state education statutes across Australia, is an outdated and flawed model of segregated, unaccountable and unprofessional religious instruction
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