Tasmanian Times
Education
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838Four-term Tassie … as TAFE enrolments tipped to drop
Tasmania’s public school system will switch to a four-term school year from 2013. The Education Minister Nick McKim says he has accepted...
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The Harry Holgate Book or a Wikipedia indulgence … ?
Information about former Tasmanian Premier Harry Holgate is scarce. He was born in Maitland, New South Wales in 1933 and died of...
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Spending on schools is part of Tasmania’s budgetary problem …
When I wrote, the day after last month’s State Budget, that the Government’s track record in delivering on commitments to reduce spending...
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How they targetted the schools to close
WHAT had seemed heaven sent for 20 small Tasmanian schools – $13.5 million in federal stimulus upgrades, seemingly locking in their survival...
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Well Done Tasmanian Communities
What a great result for community action, in yesterday’s reversal by the Governent and Minister of Education Nick McKim. And an affirmation...
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Schools saved. I got it wrong, says Nick McKim, but I listened
Tasmania’s Education Minister Nick McKim has just announced he is no longer closing any schools. Cabinet made the decision today. Mr McKim...
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Saving the education budget
In early April I read an article in The Oz by Noel Pearson. In it he reflected on the role of principals...
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Brown steps into schools debate
The Australian Greens Leader, Bob Brown, appears to be at odds with his Tasmanian counterpart over the timeframe for deciding school closures....
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Saving Our Schools
The idea of closing small country and suburban schools, as a quick band-aid to our current financial woes, is a bad one....
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Community outrage at tower double-up
Sandy Bay residents, already concerned at the proposed Optus mobile phone tower on Woolworths, are shocked to discover that the site may...
