My Schools site draws fire
Illawarra parent and teacher organisations have expressed concern the information on the My Schools website is too focused on test results.
View ArticleTAFE teachers walk off the job
Teachers at Illawarra TAFE are walking off the job today just halfway through their first week of the semester.
View ArticleStudents suffer in cold classrooms
Students in southern NSW are having to endure freezing learning conditions as teachers refuse to switch on unflued gas heaters which they claim are a health hazard.
View ArticleThe 'dig ya dinner' organic school garden
Nestled in the hub of industrial Cringila, primary school students have created an award winning organic garden. The 'Living Classroom' combines permaculture with environmental education and the kids...
View ArticleBehind the Dendroglyph man
South Coast artist and trainer Warwick Keen explores some memories that may have shaped his path and artistry.
View ArticleOne head is better than two, says principal
The head of two south coast schools says technology will help him overcome the challenge of the campuses being 60 kilometres apart.
View ArticleSouth Coast public school kids unable to opt out of scripture classes
The Department of Education has conceded a number of students in south coast schools have no choice but to sit in scripture classes, despite their objections.
View ArticleFederal Government defends its decision to extend funding to the school...
The federal Education Minister Peter Garrett has defended a decision to extend funding to the school chaplaincy program.
View ArticleACT and NSW Catholic teachers to hold three-hour strike over enterprise...
Catholic school teachers from 38 schools in the Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese will strike either this morning or tomorrow morning.
View ArticleLow literacy levels among Indigenous children, young adults 'appalling',...
An Indigenous educator and elder in the NSW Southern Highlands is appalled by the number of local Indigenous children and adults who can't read or write.
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