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An exercise in subterfuge
The final Taskforce Report on the BER continued to minimise responsibility to the Gillard Government while wasting an opportunity to refocus on student education need. Register to read full story...Mass higher education or massive decline in standards?
The government’s mandate for equity and participation in higher education requires a more comprehensive approach says Paul Kelly writing in The Australian. Register to read full story...
Cuckoo flies the union nest
Inevitable teacher union split highlights deeper divisions revolving around funding issues for schools. Register to read full story...2011 Budget outcome - it could turn ugly
Education cuts in the Budget hide a larger, looming shadow overhanging the independent school sector, namely school affordability for future student enrolments. Register to read full story...Teaching for the long haul
Developing teacher passion requires long term goals rather than short term bonus payments. Register to read full story...Welcome to NAPLAN 2011
NAPLAN testing perpetuates the same limitations facing students who are not academically gifted while teachers are mere pawns in this bureaucratic chess game. Register to read full story...PM back on familiar education patch with salary bonus
Teacher bonus payment – a long term perspective to counter more immediate government problems? Register to read full story...Bullying bites more than the bottom line
A successful damages claim for bullying at one Sydney school raises serious consequences for all schools over and above any monetary payout to the plaintiff. Register to read full story...Misguided, misdirected and misconstrued
Levy proposal seeks to enshrine independent school sector funding by taxing well-off families. Register to read full story...Minister Garrett on MySchool 2.0
Minister Garrett provides clear confirmation that school recurrent funding policies will change. Independent schools be warned. Register to read full story...A board or overboard?
All governments should be closely examining new administrative processes for school governance. The rush to supposed operational modernity may be far more complex than many politicians realise. Register to read full story...So much for political integrity
Federal and state politicians continue their dalliance with sound educational reform. Register to read full story...Pathways to funding despair
The Coalition finds a voice to challenge the intentions of MySchool 2.0 but fails to provide tangible and achievable suggestions to address overall school funding needs. Register to read full story...Playing the numbers game with quality teachers
New York’s teachers are succumbing to statistical evaluations that fail to adequately measure classroom teaching performance. What is Australia's response to the Joel Klein measurement implementation given the federal government's former glowing espousal of Klein's school reforms?
MySchool further politicises schooling
MySchool 2.0 provides funding information to condemn school sectors and divide schools along resource and capital infrastructure determinants. Register to read full story...MySchool 2.0 – no more, no less
MySchool 2.0 merely confirms public perceptions regarding comparative levels of recurrent income for school sectors. Register to read full story...Popularity politics
Decentralised control of public school procurement programs may sound electorally appealing but its application faces significant implementation issues. Register to read full story...BER blues continue
The Australian newspaper continues to reveal endemic mismanagement and enormous financial waste with the BER. Register to read full story...Singing from the same song sheet
Separate comments on recurrent funding highlight individualism and sector biases regarding school funding policy. Register to read full story...Flood levy implications could inundate independent schools
Independent schools may be targeted for funding reductions by a federal government strapped to finance necessary redevelopment costs arising from the recent floods in the eastern states. 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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