Extra teachers for special schools
Tasmania's special schools have received a funding boost.
View ArticleRegional development and school closures
Economic Development Minister David O'Byrne does not see the impending school closures as an impediment to regional development. He argues that regional economies need to be seen in the statewide...
View ArticleUnion fights maritime college changes
There are concerns the international reputation of the Australian Maritime College in northern Tasmania will be damaged if it loses one of its three centres.
View ArticlePremier tight-lipped on Gonski plan
Tasmania's Premier Lara Giddings says she will not be rushed into signing up to the federal school funding deal. The Prime Minister is urging the states and territories to back the Gonski plan after...
View ArticleFood Plants international - Food on Friday
Food Plants International is an organisation set up to research and document edible plants from around the world to overcome hunger and malnutrition especially in children.
View ArticleNational school agriculture program on the chopping block
Australia's only national program aimed at getting young people into agriculture has had its national headquarters axed, and has a very uncertain future.
View ArticleHagley primary school raises flag for farm studies
The Hagley Farm School in northern Tasmania is more than 50 kilometres from the nearest coast, but it's being set up as the first 'lighthouse school' in Australia.
View ArticleWork for the Dole IT training program closes due to lack of participants
A program in Launceston training unemployed people in information technology winds up at the end of the week due to a lack of participants, leaving not-for-profit organisations without free help.
View Article'Gifted kids are being ignored. They don't exist': Is the education system...
Education experts say Australian education policies favour poor performing students at the expense of the most gifted.
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