Victoria's plan to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes. Victoria has now released a draft literacy and numeracy plan for community consultation. The paper sets out a ten year vision for the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments to work together to: value good teaching and ensure the best teachers possible in all schools; build a culture of improvement in schools; and direct…
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Guatemala City Sinkhole Location Found in Google Earth. A giant sinkhole (over 300 feet deep) swallowed homes and killed at least two teenagers early Friday. The disaster has been reported in the news (see MSNBC story) and apparently was caused by a clogged sewer main. There were recently rains in the area, and residents in the area had been feeling…
Victorian global projects. Expressions of interest for funding are available for Victorian teachers developing projects at their schools. Expressions of interest close March 2. [School Education Headlines]
Sounds of Australia: the national registry of recorded sound. The NFSA has established this public registry of significant recordings that all Australians can participate in the creation of, which will grow each year, celebrating Australia's culture and history through sound. [Creative Economy : Topic Articles]
The Age Newspaper reports today: VICTORIAN teachers could soon be given greater rewards for top performance, with the Bracks Government opening the door to a new national deal for merit-based pay. In an interview with The Age, State Education Minister John Lenders also confirmed the potentially divisive issue would form part of enterprise bargaining talks with teachers, who are seeking…
Australia Has Detailed Roads in Google Earth. At last! After months of waiting, Google has migrated the detailed road maps they had in Google Maps into the Google Earth layer for roads. A week or two ago, we had a clue this was coming when some GEB readers pointed out the driving directions were available for Australia - just no…
Accidental Porn Catches Unwary. Like any 12-year-old, a sex-tech columnist can stumble across porn when she's not looking for it. In Sex Drive Daily. [Wired News: Top Stories]
Elite schools dominate uni places. Theage.com.au - Fri Feb 16, 08:15 pm GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
No more money for Murray-Darling, warns Costello. Abc.net.au - Sun Feb 18, 10:06 am GMT [News4Sites - Australia Economy]