Tasmanian Times
Education
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1.1KSchool ‘reform’ undermines intelligence
By a niggardly, narrow focus on the mechanics of illuminating children’s minds, we’re selling them and our nation short in terms of...
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How to squash an economy
*Pic: The buck stops here … Peter Gutwein, centre, and Premier Will Hodgman, left, in Parliament … The state government is slashing...
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STATE: Education; Will’s Music Report. The RHH
Over the past few weeks, parents like me have been asking the Government to listen to them about their concerns for their...
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Hopefully we can start to deal with this matter …
There may be a flaw in the criteria set out in the commission which I think should be stated publicly. Grooming is...
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STATE EDUCATION, Will Hodgman: You are failing Tassie’s children. Letter from a 12-y-o …
Premier fails maths test On average, every school in Tasmania will lose 2 teachers but we are told that to offset this...
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The Erica Bell Foundation winners …
• Excellence in Tasmania’s creative and academic endeavours honoured in memory of Dr Erica Bell • Judges wowed by Tassie writing talent...
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Opposition to education cuts grows
Approximately 200 people attended a snap rally at Parliament House in support of public school teachers and in opposition to proposed funding...
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Jeremy Rockliff, anti-government student organiser
Today the Minister for Education, Jeremy Rockliff, should make a brief addition to his official CV: ‘anti-government student organiser.’ A week or...
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Parents rally against cuts to state school staffing
Parents will gather this Thursday from 12.30pm on the lawns of Parliament House to voice their opposition to the proposed cuts to...
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They are failing us miserably …
Last Friday I had the privilege of watching children from northern Tasmania’s public schools play at the annual Esk Band Extravaganza, and...
