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VET REVIEW
VET Review report completed
Tas Govt media release, 30 Apr 2012
VET: Vocational Education and TrainingVET Review independent consultant Virginia Simmons handed her report to education minister Nick McKim this evening.
Mr McKim said he intends to release the report after a Cabinet decision is made...

TASMANIAN TEACHERS, OUTDOOR ED
$50,000 prize for adventure ed teacher
The Mercury, 30 Apr 2012
Camping in the Tasmanian wilderness
Tasmanian outdoor education teacher Andrew Hughes is the Bryce Courtenay and Penguin Books "Power of One Australian Hero" for 2012...
- Andrew Hughes' expeditionclass.com website

ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS
Assessments and bonuses a boost to teaching profession
The Punch (opinion), 28 Apr 2012
Teachers should accept Peter Garrett's assessment and bonus scheme if they want standards and pay levels of the profession to rise, writes David Penberthy...

ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS
Unanswered questions about assessment plan
The Mercury, 28 Apr 2012
AITSL website: Australian Teacher Performance and Development FrameworkThe detail of how the federal government's proposed teacher assessment process would work has not been provided, AEU Tasmanian president Terry Polglase says.
And parents representative Jenny Eddington asks whether the bonuses would be a once off for teachers ...

SOCIAL WORKERS
Northern Tas needs social workers, too
The Examiner, 28 Apr 2012
The provision of an additional six social workers for schools in the South has prompted CPSU general secretary Tom Lynch to say that Northern schools need more social workers as well ...

ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS
McKim welcomes release of teacher performance draft
Tas Govt media release, 27 Apr 2012
AITSL website: Australian Teacher Performance and Development FrameworkEducation minister Nick McKim says the federal government's draft framework for assessing teacher performance will complement existing processes in Tasmania...

AITSL website: Australian Teacher Performance and Development FrameworkASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS
Bonus and performance assessment plan may burden teachers
news.com.au, 27 Apr 2012
Peter Garrett: Federal Minister for School EducationThe federal government proposal to assess the performance of all teachers annually, with some receiving bonuses, could create extra work for teachers that takes them away from teaching, the Queensland Teachers Union warns...
- Annual performance goals for every Australian teacher (media release, 27 April 2012, from Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education)

SOCIAL WORKERS
Six social workers coming
Tas Govt media release, 27 Apr 2012
Six social workers with a total full-time equivalent of 3.9 will commence in southern Tasmania within the next week, the Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, said today in response to criticism from the CPSU of the large number of current social worker vacancies in schools...

NAPLAN
NAPLAN Toolkit available from Monday
Tas Govt media release, 27 Apr 2012
NAPLAN: National Assessment Program - Literacy and NumeracyA toolkit that will allow teachers to analyse students' NAPLAN data and identify areas where their literacy and numeracy skills need improvement was launched today by education minister Nick McKim...

SCHOOL ZONE ROAD SAFETY
School zoneWarning for school zone drivers today
The Mercury, 27 Apr 2012
Police will be in and around school zones today to target speeding, drink-driving and illegal parking...

ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS
Teacher appraisal plan to be released today
SMH, 27 Apr 2012
AITSL: Australian Institute for Teaching and School LeadershipA plan for teachers to be formally observed and to provide evidence of student outcomes under the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework will be released today...
- Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (Performance and Development page)

NAPLAN
Parents' NAPLAN revolt urged
SMH, 27 Apr 2012
NAPLAN: National Assessment Program - Literacy and NumeracyA campaign encouraging parents to "Say no to NAPLAN" by withdrawing their children from next month's tests will be launched on Monday by a group representing Australia's literacy educators and consultants...
- Literacy Educators Coalition

Building signTASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Port Sorell school well under way
The Advocate, 26 Apr 2012
The new $10 million Port Sorell Primary School should be ready for students by February next year....

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Cradle Coast training centre facility opened
The Advocate, 27 Apr 2012
A $1.6 million expansion of the cooking facility at the trade training centre located at Burnie's Marist Regional College was opened yesterday...

Building renovationsCATHOLIC SCHOOLS
St Brigid's refurbished
The Advocate, 27 Apr 2012
Wynyard's St Brigid's Catholic School's $2.125 million renovations and new buildings were opened yesterday...

TEACHER BONUS SCHEME
Bonus scheme harmful
National Times, 25 Apr 2012
The federal government's teacher bonus scheme is divisive in rewarding only a few teachers when a collaborative approach in schools is essential, writes Kevin Donnelly of the Education Standards Institute...

VET FEES
Warning of huge rise in TAFE fees
The Advocate, 26 Apr 2012
Advanced VET diploma course fees could rise from a maximum of $990 to almost $5,000 in 2013 without government action over COAG reforms, warns AEU TAFE Division president Rex Calvert...

VET
No wine hereViticulture course shock
The Mercury, 26 Apr 2012
The Skills Institute has made the decision to terminate the viticulture training course...

MALE TEACHERS
Primary schools lack men
There are not enough men in primary schoolsThe Australian, 25 Apr 2012
Fear of litigation and low pay were responsible for the lack of male role models in primary school classrooms, the Australian Primary Principals Association says ...

2013 TERM DATES
McKim affirms four-term year for next year
The Mercury, 25 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledEducation minister Nick McKim has vowed that a four-term school year will go ahead in 2013 regardless of the outcome at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission of the dispute between the Department of Education and the Australian Education Union...

2013 TERM DATES
Independent schools independent over dates
The Examiner, 24 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledTony Crehan, the executive director of the association of non-government schools, Independent Schools Tasmania, says it is up to each independent school whether they move to a four-term year but most were expected to do so...

EXTENDING HIGH SCHOOLS TO YEAR 12
Ferguson details Libs' policy on years 7-12
Michael Ferguson, 24 Apr 2012
In a detailed statement, Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson has outlined the Liberals' policy of "extending all Tasmanian high schools to year 12 within a decade of gaining office"...

2013 TERM DATES
Non-govt to go it alone, parents give deadline
ABC News, 24 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledCatholic schools say they and independent schools will go ahead with four terms next year regardless of any decision of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission.
Meanwhile, the Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends organisation says the decision on term dates for government schools has to be made by the end of the current term...

2013 TERM DATES
McKim delayed term dates decision, says Ferguson
Michael Ferguson website, 24 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledOpposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says that education minister Nick McKim took as long as two months to make a decision on the four-term year last year but is now blaming the AEU for the delay...

SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY
Funds for 22 schools to have local power
Tas Govt media release, 24 Apr 2012
Tasmanian schools are being encouraged to increase the local decision-making power of principals, parents and the community by becoming "Plus Schools" through the Federal government's Empowering Local Schools initiative...
- Empowering Local Schools website

CAREERS IN COMPUTING
Tas computing careers encouraged
Tas Govt media release, 24 Apr 2012
IT's Your CareerA program to make Tasmanian students, schools and employers aware of further study options for those who might wish to pursue information technology careers was launched today by the Minister for Economic Development, David O'Byrne...
- IT's Your Career website

2013 TERM DATES
Term dates dispute causing inconvenience
The Mercury, 24 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledThe unresolved dispute between the AEU and the Department of Education over next year's term dates is making it difficult for people to make travel plans and preventing parents from planning annual leave and meeting Family Court parenting plans...

2013 TERM DATES
Industrial relations principle holding back term dates
The Examiner, 24 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledThe Department of Education is seeking to use the normal power of Ministerial Direction to set term date holidays for next year but AEU president Terry Polglase says that bypassing due process or negotiation over what amounts to a change in working conditions would set a dangerous precedent for all public sector employees...

LEGAL LIABILITY
Legal papers served after tennis accident
Courier Mail, 24 Apr 2012
Tennis ball accident led to legal papers being servedLegal action of the kind that has followed a 13-year-old girl's eye being bruised by a tennis ball hit by her friend could prompt schools to restrict sporting activities and could force up insurance costs which would further reduce sporting opportunities...

2013 TERM DATES
2013 term dates yet to be set
Tas Govt media release, 23 Apr 2012
School term dates for 2013 are not yet settledThe issue between the Department of Education and the AEU over the dates for next year's four-term school year is not settled yet and will come before the Tasmanian Industrial Commission this Thursday, Deputy Secretary Andrew Finch said today...

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITIONS
Search on for principals
ABC News, 23 Apr 2012
The search is underway for 31 people to fill principal positionsThe Department of Education hopes to complete the search for 31 new principals by the beginning of term 2 but admits it will be hard to fill so  many principal positions at the one time...

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITIONS
Waiting for principals
The Mercury, 23 Apr 2012
As many as 31 Tasmanian government schools are waiting for the position of principal to be filled...

Student exhibiting signs of ADHDSTUDENT SUPPORT
Apparent ADHD due in fact to poor sleep?
SMH, 23 Apr 2012
Some diagnoses of ADHD in children may be incorrect, with symptoms being due to undiagnosed sleep disorders causing lack of sleep, research shows...

STUDENT SUPPORT
ADHD students benefit from personal challenge
SMH, 23 Apr 2012
Research shows that students with ADHD improve their school performance if they focus on their personal best rather than on comparing themselves with others..

PRIVATE SCHOOL FEES
Catholic school fee increases not so great
The Examiner, 23 Apr 2012
Budget cuts will not result in claimed 10-14 per cent fee increases by Catholic schools, education minister Nick McKim says...

Digtial learning activityCOMPUTERS AND ENGLISH LESSONS
Computers integrated into English lesson activities
SMH, 23 Apr 2012
Adapting to the digital age has meant big changes for the way English lessons operate...

READING SKILLS
National reading campaign launched
SMH, 23 Apr 2012
With 46 percent of Australians over 15 lacking minimum literacy skills, a national campaign to promote a culture of reading has been launched by libraries...

TEACHER NUMBERS
Teacher numbers drop
The Mercury, 22 Apr 2012
The number of government teachers in Tasmania has been reduced, leaving schools less flexible to adapt to changes during the year...

COMPUTER MALWARE ALERT
Quick check will detect DNS-changer malware
SMH, 21 Apr 2012
The FBI is warning computer users about the dns-changer malware.Malware installed on a number of computers is due to cut off their access to the Internet on 9 July.
The FBI recommends people do the quick check from dcwg.org to find out if they are infected...

 If you don't trust the link above, you can type www.fbi.gov in your browser, search for dns-changer, then click on "FBI - Check to See if Your Computer is Using Rogue DNS".

CLOUD COMPUTING
Google cloud storage service next week?
news.com.au, 21 Apr 2012
The Google Drive link photographed on a Google employee's screenAn accidental leak appears to confirm that Google is about to launch a cloud storage service called "Drive" in which users would have a virtual drive accessible from anywhere...

TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Wynyard webcast
The Advocate, 21 Apr 2012
A webcast featuring Wynyard High School students and the story of artist Albert Namatjira is expected to be available on the school website from Monday...

TEACHER SALARIES
Victorian strikes?
news.com.au, 20 Apr 2012
Victorian teachers may commence industrial action over wages in June...

EDUCATION MINISTER
McKim in WA
Tas Govt media release, 19 Apr 2012
Education minister Nick McKim will meet other education ministers in Western Australia today...

Nick McKim MPSCHOOL CLOSURES
School closure policy now better than ever
Tas Govt media release, 18 Apr 2012
Education minister Nick McKim says the government's school viability policy now gives communities "a greater say than they ever had" and he points out that 30 schools had been closed by the Liberals when in government.
Mr McKim was responding to a call by the Opposition to explain what changes he would make to the Education Act to "lock in" school closures...

Michael Ferguson MPSCHOOL CLOSURES
Reveal school closure legislation, say Libs
Michael Ferguson website, 18 Apr 2012
Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson has claimed the government intends to "lock in" forced closures of schools through legislation and has called on education minister Nick McKim to provide the details of those changes...

SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Green Star for Jordan River Senior School
Green Building Council Australia, 17 Apr 2012
Two buildings at the new Jordan River Learning Federation Senior School have received Green Star ratings for their environmentally sustainable qualities...

SCHOOL ZONE ROAD SAFETY
Double school zone points, say Greens
The Mercury, 18 Apr 2012
As a report from Western Australia shows that doubling the number of demerit points for speeding on certain days is effective, doubling the number for speeding within school zones should be tried in Tasmania, Opposition infrastructure spokesperson Tim Morris says...
- Media release from Tim Morris MP: Call for double demerit trial in school zones [doc]
- Report from Western Australia: Double Demerits Evaluation 2009 [pdf]

ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Slouch hat - click for the Mercury storyStudents researched Anzac relatives
The Mercury, 17 Apr 2012
Two of the Tasmanian student winners of the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize have told how they researched the participation of their own relatives in World War 1...

SCHOOL ZONE ROAD SAFETY
Extra school zone demerit points needed
The Mercury, 17 Apr 2012
Pedestrian Council of Australia CEO Harold Scruby says the government needs to increase the number of demerit points for offences committed within school zones, but DIER says that doubling the number on its own appears to make little difference...

ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Tas students off to Anzacs' battlefields
40th Battalion soldiers - click for 40th Battalion website
Tas Govt media release, 16 Apr 2012
Six Tasmanian students and two teachers leave for France and Belgium tomorrow to honour the Tasmanian World War 1 soldiers who were part of the 40th Battalion...
- DoE Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize page
- Read the essays written by the six student winners

- 40th Battalion website

RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
Relationships, not punishment
SMH, 16 Apr 2012
Restorative practices have proved to be a success for a group of schools in the Geelong area...

GONSKI, SCHOOL FEES
Fee rises from Gonski
SMH, 16 Apr 2012
School funding changes arising from the Gonski report could lead to school fee increases for many private schools...

HERITAGE WEEK
Tas activities planned for Heritage Week
Tas Govt media release, 13 Apr 2012
A number of Tasmanian museums will hold events for Australian Heritage Week commencing Saturday, 14 April, the Director of Arts Tasmania, Katherine Hough, said today...
- For details see Australian Heritage Week events

Nick McKimEDUCATION MINISTER
McKim staying put as Brown quits
ABC News, 13 Apr 2012
Education minister and Greens leader Nick McKim says he will not be seeking to take up the Senate seat that will become available following today's resignation announcement by Senator Bob Brown...

ARRANGED MARRIAGES
Forced marriage role for teachers
The Australian, 12 Apr 2012
Human rights groups say teachers have an important part to play in preventing arranged marriages...

NAPLAN
Call for assessment of NAPLAN position
The Examiner, 12 Apr 2012
NAPLAN: National Assessment Program - Literacy and NumeracyWith this year's national literacy and numeracy assessments looming, Tasmanian AEU president Terry Polglase warns of the amount of time and resources being devoted to the tests...

NAPLAN, MYSCHOOL, LEAGUE TABLES
League tables need margin of error info
The Telegraph, 11 Apr 2012
My SchoolThe omission of information about the margin of error makes meaningless much of the information in the league tables of Australian schools published by the Weekend Australian, writes Maralyn Parker ...
See Weekend Australian league tables of almost 10,000 Australian schools

CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change, TasmaniaLocal Tas climate profiles released
Tas Govt media release, 11 Apr 2012
Past, current and projected elements of climate for Tasmania's local government areas have been released by the Minister for Climate Change, Cassy O'Connor...
- See Local government area climate profiles (part of the Tasmanian Climate Change Office site, Tas Dept of Premier and Cabinet)

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Call for gambling education
news.com.au, 11 Apr 2012
A Clubs Australia submission calls for responsible gambling education and awareness to be included in the national curriculum...

SCHOOL SECURITY
Vandals hit SVC
The Mercury, 11 Apr 2012
Vandals have ridden mini motorcycles through classrooms at the St Virgil's College Claremont campus...

VIDEO GAME ADDICTION
No Tas game addicts - or are they not being treated?
The Mercury, 11 Apr 2012
Computer addiction is a powerful force but the Tasmanian branch of a rehabilitation service for young people says it has not had to deal with computer game addicts yet...

World of WarcraftVIDEO GAME ADDICTION
Rehab for teen video game addicts
Herald-Sun, 10 Apr 2012
Addiction to video games such as World of Warcraft is causing problems for teenagers and their parents...
- How does video game addiction affect school performance? (TeachingMatters, 19/3/08)
- Video game addiction linked to psychological, school problems (EmaxHealth, 18/1/11)

GONSKI REVIEW
$70m Tas Gonski cost?
The Examiner, 9 Apr 2012
The Australian Education Union's Tasmanian president, Terry Polglase, estimates the Tasmanian government's annual share of the cost of implementing the Gonski school funding recommendations would be $70 million, but education minister Nick McKim says discussions are still ongoing at a national level...

SCHOOL HOURS
Call for extra time at school
The Examiner, 9 Apr 2012
Replacing homework for Tasmanian rural students with five more hours of school per week could improve literacy and numeracy but could also cause transport problems...

OPEN PLAN SCHOOLS
Open plan debate opens up yet again
Daily telegraph, 8 Apr 2012
About 100 students have left the Catholic schools in a Sydney diocese following the introduction a year ago of open plan classrooms of up to 200 students...

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Teachers revolting in self-management trials
SMH, 8 Apr 2012
Teachers in a number of the NSW schools taking part in trials to give principals more control over their schools have voted against the trials...

SOCIAL NETWORKING AND TEACHERS
Online abuse for 42pc
The Examiner, 8 Apr 2012
A British teaching union has found that 42 per cent of teachers have been a victim of online abuse by students or parents...

GONSKI REVIEW
Gonski road map on way
The Examiner, 7 Apr 2012
Education ministers will prepare a road map on school funding changes before any discussion of dollar amounts arising from the Gonski review can occur...

Weather alert
6 Apr 2012
A rain band that includes  lightning strikes has begun to cross northern and central Tasmania and is heading towards the east coast.
- See
Weatherzone rain/lightning radar
(Be prepared to disconnect your computer from electricity and telephone.)

Colin Pettit, Department of Education Secretary (Photo: ABC)EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Tas Education Secretary reflects on first year
ABC website (blog), 27 Mar 2012
The head of the Department of Education, Colin Pettit, looks back on his first year as Secretary in this audio recording from Ryk Goddard's ABC Breakfast program...

COMPUTER SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS
Students have to fix own computer problems
Illawarra Mercury, 6 Apr 2012
Students at a NSW school take their own laptops and tablets to school, and are responsible for obtaining their own technical support by using a telephone in the library...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Parents could be hit by bus bill
The Examiner, 5 Apr 2012
The review of student transport policies that is to occur before any schools are closed could leave parents paying more in bus fares for the freedom to send their children beyond the nearest school...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
School catchments and the right to choose
Michael Ferguson website, 4 Apr 2012
With a review of school catchment policies to occur before any schools are closed, education minister Nick McKim needs to say whether he supports the "parents' right" to choose a school, Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Detail closure legislation, says Ferguson
Michael Ferguson website, 4 Apr 2012
Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson has called on education minister Nick McKim to provide details of any legislation that would force school closures to occur.
He says the Liberals would not support such legislation...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Literacy and numeracy paying for delay
ABC News, 4 Apr 2012
The education budget savings that would have come from closing schools under the original timeline are now to come from other areas, the Premier, Lara Giddings, says...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Incentives designed for surrender without a fight
The Australian, 4 Apr 2012
Tasmania's government has delayed school closures until after the next state election, offering incentives for parents to surrender without a fight...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Fairbrother slams closures delay
The Examiner, 4 Apr 2012
The chairman of the School Viability Reference Group, Royce Fairbrother, is disappointed the government has delayed the deadline for schools to be closed..

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Northern parents relieved
The Examiner, 4 Apr 2012
Parents of children at a number of Northern schools are relieved that school closures will be delayed until the end of 2015...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Support for closures policy
The Mercury, 4 Apr 2012
Although there is widespread support for the decision to adopt the Fairbrother school viability report's recommendations and to delay closures, school closures are likely to be an issue at the next State election...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Happy at Warrane
The Mercury, 4 Apr 2012
A Warrane Primary parent has welcomed the reprieve provided by the decision to delay school closures...

MY UNIVERSITY
Tas Uni rates well on new My University site
The Mercury, 3 Apr 2012
At least when staff to student ratios are compared, the University of Tasmania rates well in relation to other universities on the federal government's new "My University" website....
- My University website

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Closures shelved until after next State election
The Mercury, 3 Apr 2012
No Tasmanian government school will be forced to close before the end of 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, said today...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Delay until after election is cynical decision
Michael Ferguson website, 3 Apr 2012
Adopting the recommendations of the Fairbrother report on school closures but delaying forced closures until after the next election is a cynical decision, Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Viability report accepted
Tas Govt media release, 3 Apr 2012
All eight recommendations of the School Viability Reference Group report had been accepted by State Cabinet, the Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, said today.
A package of incentives to encourage schools to amalgamate will be developed, and reviews of the student transport system and school catchment and enrolment policies will be undertaken...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
No closures till the end of 2015
ABC News, 3 Apr 2012
No schools will close before the end of 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, announced today...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
McKim announces Cabinet's decision on school closures
ABC Radio 12.52pm, 3 Apr 2012
The Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, is currently announcing the government's response to the Fairbrother school viability report, following a decision by Cabinet.
Apparently, Cabinet has accepted all eight recommendations of the report, no school being recommended for closure before June 2014 and no school actually closing before the end of 2015.

EXTENDING HIGH SCHOOLS TO YEAR 12
Parents want details of year 12 extension
The Examiner, 3 Apr 2012
Although parents are split over the idea of extending high schools to include years 11 and 12, they would like more information about it, a survey by Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends shows...

TASMANIAN TEACHERS
Former Hagley principal looks back
The Examiner, 3 Apr 2012
Retired principal of the Hagley Farm Primary School Peter Kearney has been involved in educational innovation...

BUILDING SKILLS
Students' building auctioned
Tas Govt media release, 2 Apr 2012
A mobile apartment built by Year 10 youthBUILD students from Clarence, Ogilvie, New Norfolk, Rose Bay and Geilston Bay high schools and Years 11 and 12 Claremont College students was auctioned today...

SCHOOL ZONE ROAD SAFETY
School zone signs should be working now
The Advocate, 2 Apr 2012
Electronic school zone signs are expected to be working properly this afternoon, following rectification of the problem causing them not to adjust to the end of daylight saving this morning...

SCHOOL ZONE ROAD SAFETY
Alert over school zone signs
ABC Radio, 2 Apr 2012
As electronic school zone signs appear not to have adjusted to the end of daylight saving they will not be operating as expected this morning if technicians are unable to overcome the problem in time.

STUDENT SUPPORT
Tasmania acknowledges Autism Day
Tas Govt media release, 1 Apr 2012
The Minister for Human Services, Cassy O'Connor, has urged people to acknowledge World Autism Awareness Day tomorrow by wearing blue clothing...

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Suspicion over local management reasons
SMH, 1 Apr 2012
It is dawning on a number of NSW principals that the government's kind act of giving them greater control over their school budgets could in fact be a way to hide overall cost-cutting and to transfer Education Department administrative work to the schools...

 

 

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