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 TASMANIAN
EDUCATION
2015 good year for education, says education minister
The Mercury (opinion by Jeremy Rockliff), 31 Dec 2015
The foundations of long-term improvements in Tasmania's
education system were set in 2015, education minister Jeremy
Rockliff writes...
EDUCATION
POLICY
Schools need a market solution
 The Mercury (opinion by Kevin Donnelly), 30 Dec 2015
Educational performance would be
raised by giving schools more autonomy and by adopting a
market-driven approach as exemplified by the Catholic and
independent schools, a researcher at the Australian Catholic
University says...
EDUCATION
FUNDING
Change in tack, or is Gonski sunk?
SMH, 29 Dec 2015
 The Federal Government will not fund
the final two years of Gonski reforms but will instead negotiate
with the states for fresh education funding deals from 2018, education
minister Simon Birmingham says...
Nothing has changed, Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education
and Training, 29 Dec 2015
Gonski kill-off
confirmed, Kate Ellis, Opposition education spokesperson, 29 Dec
2015
Parents should be alarmed, says AEU, The Examiner, 29 Dec 2015
No change in education funding, say governments, The Mercury, 29
Dec 2015
YEAR IN
REVIEW
What happened in 2015?
The Conversation (opinion by Claire Shaw), 29 Dec 2015
 The Conversation's education editor lists the main
education announcements and developments of 2015, and ranks the
year's most popular education articles...
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Tracker
Race leader Comanche has
taken line honours (ABC News, 10.45pm, 28 Dec
2015).
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TASMANIAN
EDUCATION SYSTEM
How to improve education in Tasmania
The Mercury (opinion), 26 Dec 2015
 Rather than merely tinker with Tasmania's education
system we should make fundamental changes by addressing the need for
enhanced teacher training, refocusing the priorities of UTAS,
redirecting financial resources to schools most in need and
encouraging the use of specialist teachers through school
clustering, suggests former education minister Terry Aulich...
 EARLY
CHILDHOOD
The Santa issue
The Conversation (opinion by Rachael Sharman), 23 Dec 2015
When to tell children about Santa
is discussed by a psychology lecturer who appears to hold strong
doubts about his existence...
EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION
Jenny Gale new DoE Secretary
Tas Govt media release, 22 Dec 2015
 Former Tasmanian principal, education administrator and
current head of education minister Jeremy Rockliff's office Ms
Jenny Gale is to be the new Secretary of the Tasmanian Department of
Education...
Call for transparency over
appointment,
Andrea Dawkins, Greens education spokesperson, 23 Dec 2015
Transparency call unwarranted, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 23 Dec 2015
 TCE
Tassie's top TCE achievers
Tas Govt media release, 21 Dec 2015
The top three TCE achievers in each
of Tasmania's three regions have been congratulated by education
minister Jeremy Rockliff...
 MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness trial yields benefits
ABC News, 18 Dec 2015
A Canberra school's
trial of mindfulness relaxation has provided 'enormous benefits',
the principal says...
CYBERBULLYING
Cyberbullying continues during the school holidays
ABC News, 18 Dec 2015
 With schools closed for the holidays, where can parents
obtain assistance to deal with cyber bullies?...
GEOGRAPHY
Arabic calligraphy task sparks furore
Washington Post, 18 Dec 2015
 A US school district closed all its schools in response
to the community anger that occurred when a geography teacher asked
students to try their hand at Arabic calligraphy by copying the
Islamic declaration of faith...
 TASMANIAN
PRINCIPALS
Principal retires
The Examiner, 16 Dec 2015
The principal of Norwood Primary School,
Kelly Heathcote, is retiring after 38 years in education...
LITERACY
15-year-olds' reading failure explained
The Conversation (opinion by Misty Adoniou), 15 Dec 2015
 The poor reading and
writing skills of 15-year-olds can not be fixed by shaming their
schools on the My School website nor by asserting the importance of
phonics, but by ensuring young successful readers continue to read
and discuss a variety of appropriate texts well into their teens, an
associate professor argues...
 ASTRONOMY
Meteor shower tonight
ABC News, 14 Dec 2015
The annual meteor shower is
expected after 10pm tonight (Monday), peaking at 2.30am tomorrow,
although people in northern Australia will see a better display than
those in the southern states...
 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
World climate change deal reached
ABC News, 13 Dec 2015
A global agreement to limit
temperature rises to no more than 2 degrees Celsius has been reached
in Paris...
 SCIENCE AND MATHS TEACHERS
More maths and science specialists
Tas Govt media release, 11 Dec 2015
The 2015 debut program of training specialist maths and
science teachers will be extended to 2016, the Minister for
Education and Training, Jeremy Rockliff, said today..
TASMANIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Education system the problem
The Examiner, 9 Dec 2015
Tasmania's education system needs major reform if the
State's economy is to improve, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry and the Tasmanian Council of Social Service say in their
inaugural Tasmania Report prepared by
economist Saul Eslake...
Tasmania Report 2015 [pdf], TCCI
Learn more, work more, The Mercury, 9 Dec 2015
Government's response to Tasmania Report, Tas Govt
media release, 9 Dec 2015
Report presents multiple challenges, Cassy O'Connor, Greens
leader, 9 Dec 2015
Eslake's call for more extensions to Years 11 and 12, The
Examiner [includes video], 9 Dec 2015
COMPUTING SKILLS
$51m boost for computer education
innovation.gov.au, 7 Dec 2015
 The Australian Government's
injection of $1.1 billion into science and innovation includes $51
million over five years to promote computer education activities
such as online computer challenges for Years 5 and 7 students,
summer schools, coding competitions, teacher support and bringing
professionals into the classroom...
Billion-dollar innovation scheme, ABC News, 7 Dec 2015
STUDENT
COMPETITIONS
Taroona High dominates film awards
The Mercury, 3 Dec 2015
 Taroona High School students have won five of the 11 MyState
Student Film Festival awards. Other winners came from Table Cape
Primary, Newstead College, Sacred Heart College, Launceston College
and Devonport High..
Newstead College students
shine,
The Examiner, 4 Dec 2015
CHILD AND
FAMILY CENTRES
More staff for CFCs
Tas Govt media release, 3 Dec 2015
 An extra staff member is to be allocated to each Child
and Family Centre from next year, education minister Jeremy Rockliff
said today...
Additional CFC staffing welcomed, Andrea Dawkins, Greens
education spokesperson, 25 Nov 2015
Additional CFC resources welcomed, Michelle O'Byrne, Opposition
education spokesperson, 3 Dec 2015
TEACHING PROFESSION
Attacks on principals and teachers escalate
The Mercury, 3 Dec 2015
 One third of Tasmanian principals have been threatened
with violence and actual physical violence against principals and
assistant principals increased from 27 to 42 per cent between 2011
and 2015, a report by the Australian Catholic University shows ...
NAPLAN
NAPLAN testing reveals some improvement
Aust Govt media release, 2 Dec 2015
 The 2015 NAPLAN National Report
shows some areas of literacy and numeracy have improved, and that
there were fewer cheating incidents this year...
Literacy, numeracy skills
stagnating, SMH, 2 Dec 2015
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