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Storytime speaks up for literacy
4:00 AM | ``ALL I really want is a quiet place to sleep,'' yelled The Very Cranky Bear. His crankiness was embraced by twins Bonnie and Oliver Tiernan 3, and older brother Oscar, 6, of West Launceston, at the National Simultaneous Storytime session at Launceston LINC yesterday.
23 May 12 | Brooks High School is checking student attendance four times a day to combat students skipping class.  | CommentsComments (17)
Education gap growing: Gonski
22 May 12 | SYDNEY _ The gap between Australia's top and bottom students is growing as national education standards slip, says the author of a review into school funding.
Bracknell parents not impressed with school incentive
19 May 12 | THE state government's financial incentive to encourage school amalgamations and closures received a cool reception at Bracknell yesterday.
Breaking away from still life art class
19 May 12 | TWO hours to cut, two minutes to spray. That is the mantra of artist and Launceston College head of art Ben Miller who is behind the new stencil art workshop that is being offered through the winter LearnXpress adult education program.
Thousands of small feet to walk safely
18 May 12 | West Launceston Primary School children will join thousands of students around Australia today and take part in the Walk Safely to School Day.
18 May 12 | THE decision to move to four school terms in 2013 has left more questions unanswered than answered, according to the Australian Education Union state branch.   | CommentsComments (1)
Clumsy gunman takes a hit and runs
17 May 12 | A pub patron allegedly pulled a gun on another man and then dropped it when he was punched in the mouth at a Ravenswood hotel yesterday afternoon.
Four-term school year in 2013: McKim
17 May 12 | Tasmania is a step closer to moving to a four-term school year following a ruling from the Tasmanian Industrial Commission yesterday.   | CommentsComments (16)
Education spared from harsh budget
15 May 12 | Education cuts in the budget are expected to be limited because Tasmania received additional federal funding.
Children brush up for three days of national testing
14 May 12 | DIAMYND Berkovic, 8, and Georgie Cunningham and Coupar Pryke, both 9, will sit their first NAPLAN test tomorrow morning.
12 May 12 | EDUCATION Minister Nick McKim has described Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's budget response proposed policy to increase the study of foreign languages in schools as a ``bit rich''.
Uni aiming to cut arts schools
10 May 12 | The University of Tasmania's Faculty of Arts hopes to cut its 10 schools around the state into three broader bodies with multiple disciplines to save about $2 million a year.   | CommentsComments (4)
Aquaculture boost for Northern schools
09 May 12 | A $990,000 aquaculture trade training centre will be built at St Patrick's College in time for the start of the 2013 school year.
Outdoor school activity 'failings' updated
09 May 12 | Outdoor education guidelines for schools are reviewed and updated constantly in conjunction with experts in the field according to the Education Department's legal services unit manager, Katharine O'Donnell said.
St Michael's buys back support school
09 May 12 | ST MICHAEL'S Association is on its way to providing more homes and learning opportunities for its clients after battling bureaucratic red tape for 12 years.
New book examines environmental progress
09 May 12 | A COLLABORATIVE effort of five universities, six catchment organisations, four state and federal environmental organisations and the CSIRO have produced a book examining the importance of social science in tracking environmental progress.
Rush on new school kid bonus
07 May 12 | CANBERRA - The federal government will rush legislation through Parliament this week so 1.3 million low-income families receive a school kids bonus payment next month.   | CommentsComments (2)
05 May 12 | TASMANIAN parents can expect to find out in about two weeks if their children will be moving to a four-term school year.
Children to be the teachers in caring for environment
05 May 12 | IN A reversal of roles, children will soon be educating their parents about sustainability and caring for the environment, according to a Queensland academic.
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