Teacher strike to Industrial Commission
Tasmania's post-year-10 teachers should know by this afternoon whether they will be allowed to pursue industrial action against the Government's changes to the sector.
View ArticleAEU backs retention push
The Tasmanian branch of the Australian Education Union says it supports a federal push to keep young people at school longer.
View ArticleTeachers' union to fight Industrial Commission ruling
Tasmanian teachers are resisting pressure to drop a planned boycott of national literacy and numeracy testing.
View ArticleUncertain future for Hobart high school
There are fears that declining numbers could force a Hobart high school to close.
View ArticleNew path for vocational teachers
Tasmania's Polytechnic teachers now have the opportunity to get a formal teaching qualification.
View ArticleMixed response to teacher bonus plan
The Tasmanian Principal's Association has hesitantly welcomed funding for a national teacher bonus scheme.
View ArticleTasmania wide creative school
The School of Visual and Performing Arts in Launceston has hosted Summer Schools for the past five years. This year they are joined by Hobart's School of Art and The Conservatorium of Music, all part...
View ArticleEducation Woes
Fed up with poor working conditions, teacher assistants threaten to walk off the job.
View ArticleInternational students in Tasmania
Each year around 10 000 students from around the globe make the choice to study in Tasmania. Why come to the island state, and what are the challenges once they arrive? In the first of this year's...
View ArticleAg education money falls short of expectations
Funding for education under the Federal Government's National Food Plan has fallen well short of expectations.
View ArticleWhat does Tasmania get with Gonski?
Tasmania has signed up to the Gonski school reforms, now being called the Better Schools Plan. What does that mean for your child's education?
View ArticleTasmanian uni course goes worldwide
The University of Tasmania is offering its first MOOC, a Massive Open Online Course, offering Tasmanian expertise to the world.
View ArticleFour decades of Family Planning Tasmania
Family Planning Tasmania first opened its doors in 1972. Now a new book charts the work of FPT over four decades, and the state's social changes.
View ArticleUTAS could split under pressure of federal funding cuts
The University of Tasmania is not only feeling the pressure of reduced funding, it is facing the prospect of having competitors set up in its own backyard: Hobart's Macquarie Point.
View ArticleAward to showcase Tasmanian rural women in agriculture
Olives, hazelnuts, ornamental plants, farm schools and farm business management are the areas of expertise of the finalists in this year's Tasmanian Rural Women's Award.
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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