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July 2008
April 2008
September 2008
November 2008
December 2008
Media Scan
December 2008
The Federal Government's pre-Christmas funding package for education and health services has been welcomed by rural lobby groups.
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November 2008
A research monograph from ACER on participation in science, mathematics and technology came out at the end of October. It can be accessed at http://www.acer.edu.au/research_reports/monographs.html
http://www.acer.edu.au/research_reports/monographs.html
September 2008
The OECD's Education at a Glance 2008 (525 page) report was released this week, and can be found at
http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_41266761_1_1_1_1,00.html
July 2008
According to an article in the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), "There is no glaring difference between the performance of students in urban and rural schools following the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in the English language (PPMSI), said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Razali Ismail."
April 2008
According to the media release released by the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, "Poor experiences in junior secondary maths classes are resulting in too few students taking up higher mathematics in later years, according to a new report released today by the Minister for Education."
