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A league table by any other name
HSC ‘league tables' highlight schools achieving the state’s most creditable academic results but fail to address a school’s overall academic performance for all students. Register to read full story...Control: thy name is 'Canberra'
Minister Gillard has outlined stifling requirements for higher education’s compliance to Canberra's operating directives. It cannot be long before the independent school sector is also afflicted with similar micro-management. Register to read full story...Creating education division - US style
US charter school expansion has created bitterness within public schools which feel they are becoming second rate institutions in the rush to improve schooling standards. Human nature foreshadows similar challenges to changes in resourcing Australian schools. Register to read full story...Menzies’ child: Howard’s waif
Leadership infighting has effectively consigned the Liberal Party as the federal opposition following the 2010 and potentially the 2013 elections. The inescapable reality of the Rudd Government’s political domination needs to be addressed by leaders of the independent school sector. Register to read full story...Education partnering – USA style
The US administration is making every effort to improve schooling outcomes in maths, science and technology. Its implementation strategy, coupled with comprehensive partnering associations with leading US organisations, provides a blueprint for similar education improvement in Australia. Register to read full story...Invective over ‘league table’ news line
Newspaper readers highlight the inadequacy – and hypocrisy – of The Sydney Morning Herald’s response to the Government's schools’ website proposal and resulting league table reporting. Register to read full story...Media trivialisation out of education reform
Constructive comment regarding the Government’s schools’ website initiative takes a back seat as certain newspapers push the legislative boundary regarding publishing school’s NAPLAN results. Register to read full story...Schools’ website hardly a big hit with principals
School principals raised issues with the Minister regarding the Government’s proposed national schools’ website. While such substantive statistical data will provide resourcing justification for government its practical usefulness for parents will be more difficult to justify and quantify. Register to read full story...Faith rewarded or faith retarded?
Critics of recurrent funding to faith-based schools will ensure this funding issue remains on the political agenda leading into the 2010 federal election. Register to read full story...Linking Telstra to the education node
Government intervention in the telecommunication industry raises an interesting private sector question: could legislation's 'dead hand' be similarly imposed on the independent school sector? Register to read full story...Every family enrols in stimulus dance school to pay the BER piper
BER primary school allocations represent a cost to all families based on interest payments from fiscal deficit outlays. Future debt repayment needs to be addressed but don’t worry the Government has that national impost under control. Or does it? Register to read full story...Pep talk from the top
Many US school children returning for the 2009/10 academic year listened to President Obama exhort them to concentrate on their studies and persevere through any learning set back. Not all students or families were encouraged – or even listened to – the President’s exhortation. Should Prime Minister Rudd adopt a similar strategy for education engagement? Register to read full story...Is Facebook losing face?
Increased commercialisation may seriously compromise public social networking websites. Unabashed public access may have expanded user contact opportunities but it has also generated scepticism that personal details are becoming more public than private. Register to read full story...Butterfly effect demeans critical journalism on BER management
The Australian newspaper softens its former critical analysis of the Government’s BER program with less than commendable journalism towards its stimulus outcomes. Expect more hedonistic political platitudes when parliament resumes in Canberra. Register to read full story...Schooling cost blowout sustains political mantra
Balancing a massive education stimulus package is proving problematic for the Federal Government. Assurances that various allocation amounts have been adequately budgeted is another matter entirely. Register to read full story...Signs of the times
School signage is not the only worrying sign facing the Federal Opposition in attempting to land a political blow on the highly marketed image of the Rudd Government regarding education reform and school infrastructure investment. Register to read full story...US Government dictates education race
US draft legislation to allocate $4.3 billion in new public school funding will create significant control over educational reform. It is highly likely equivalent grant strategies are being considered by the Rudd Government. Register to read full story...BER transparency: The education emperor’s new clothes?
Hubris and arrogance create similar apparel for a government that fails to acknowledge normal and understandable administrative difficulties with the roll out of its school BER funding allocations. Register to read full story...Tough love = No love
International education ‘experts’ claim all knowledge regarding the inequity of reporting on school results and comparative student outcomes. The non-government school sector will be caught up in government ‘transparency’ issues. Register to read full story...Animals and children adept at handling politicians
School students raise pertinent questions with politicians regarding government education reform measures. Are any other education groups prepared to challenge political sensationalism? Register to read full story...Enrolment and Pre-enrolment made electronic and easy!
Now there's a better way to handle enrolment procedures. On-line. New EziEnrol is a web based program which plugs into your school's website.
Prospective parents log on, fill in the details, pay the enrolment fee and you get all the data electronically.
First developed for The King's School, EziEnrol takes all the basic data you need and has the ability to be tailored to ask the questions you want.
For a free demonstration call Geoff Holt 0400394307 or email holt@ezisuite.com
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