Going Beyond Bubbles... "What if civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks had given up her seat on the bus?" "Your roommate has the answer key to a test and has offered to share it with you. What do you do?" These philosophical queries are two of many possible questions that will appear as a supplement to the common application for admissions…
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Waterford Institute of Technology is one of just two Irish organisations selected to lead projects under the latest round of Minerva
Howard Gardner writes in the Harvard Crimson about the recent departure of Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and the challenge of leadership. Link: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=511534
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its report on data collected in 2004. The report states that in August 2004, there were 9,615 schools in Australia of which 6,938 were government schools and 2,677 were non-government schools. Link: Schools in Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics Report
Are well meaning parents robbing their children of the joys of childhood? 80% of voters in a poll developed by the Australian Scholarship Group believe parents are scheduling too many activities for their children. Are Parents Robbing Their Children of the Joys of Childhood?
All members of the LLEN should note the work of the Victorian Rural and Regional Services Development Committee and the Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee of the Parliament of Victoria. Over the past year the Central Ranges LLEN has given sworn evidence, made submissions to or assisted other groups to contribute to these three inquiries. On January 19th, 2006,…
School children moving interstate will now be better supported by a nationally agreed system for transferring student information from one school to another. All state and territory education departments and the non-government schools sector have agreed to implement the Interstate Student Data Transfer Note (ISDTN) from January 2006. This national system will enhance the ability of the student's new school…
The Commonwealth Learning Scholarships Programme was introduced to assist students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly those from rural and regional areas and Indigenous students, who are Australian citizens or holders of permanent humanitarian visas, with costs associated with higher education. There are two scholarships - one for educational costs and one for accommodation costs. Both are merit-based, non-repayable and target…
The Australian senior executive of 2020 will need very different skills to today’s business leaders, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group for Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA). Strong general management skills, as well as industry and functional training to develop specialist expertise are amongst the needs forecasted in this report. Link: Australian Executives of 2020 Will…