Recommendations for future of Dalwood children's centre
The New South Wales Government has released the recommendations on the future of a Sydney-based school for rural children with learning difficulties.
View ArticleParents' group backs learning scheme changes
The New South Wales Parents' Council says there is merit in the changes to services for rural children with learning difficulties which are due to start next year.
View ArticleWhat's an EVO-city?
Seven regional centres in New South Wales are offering a new life to disaffected Sydneysiders.
View ArticleLingering concerns about school's future
Campaigners fighting to save a Sydney-based school for children with learning difficulties say their concerns about access remain unanswered two months after a report into its future was released.
View ArticleSchool building nears completion
A boarding school for indigenous students near Brewarrina will be ready for the start of first term next year.
View ArticleTeaching degrees for remote communities
Charles Sturt University (CSU) is making its education courses more accessible to indigenous people living in western communities.
View ArticleSchool agreement to help indigenous students
The Dubbo College says it plans to build on its record number of indigenous students sitting the Higher School Certificate, which starts this morning.
View ArticleConcerns about application process for new look Dalwood Assessment Centre
There are concerns that some children may miss out on a place at a Sydney-based school for students with severe learning difficulties because there are less than two weeks left to apply.
View ArticleNSW Coalition urged to support reinstating former Dalwood Assessment Centre
The New South Wales Opposition is being asked to reinstate a former support program for rural children with severe learning difficulties.
View ArticleYouth Allowance Bill to be re-introduced
Proposed changes to the criteria for Independent Youth Allowance are expected to be raised in the first sitting of federal parliament which resumes today.
View ArticleNSW Coalition's promise to restore Dalwood Assessment Centre
The Nationals are vowing to reinstate the former model of a Sydney-based school for rural children with severe learning difficulties, if elected to government.
View ArticlePlans to reinstate old Dalwood program
The new State Government plans to reinstate a Sydney-based four week intensive program for rural students with severe learning difficulties.
View ArticleYouth Allowance disucssions in Dubbo
Students in the state's Central West are being encouraged to voice their opinion on changes to the Youth Allowance eligibility criteria.
View ArticleHigh schools offer carrots to agriculture students
High schools in the Central West are working with Charles Sturt University (CSU) to attract young people into agriculture.
View ArticleRural Report Western Plains and Central West August 5th, 2011
Merriman Shearing School graduation
View ArticleICPA in live export debate
The Federal Council of the Isolated Children's Parents' Association has become involved in the debate over the suspension of live exports of cattle to Indonesia.
View ArticleMaking the school bus trip safer for rural children
It's a daily ritual for many rural children, waiting for the bus at the end of the dirt road to take them to school.
View ArticleA local hidden treasure
Local woman Kate Davis has been recognised on the New South Wales Hidden Treasures Honour Roll.
View ArticleJobs coordinator focuses on far west
The new education, skills and jobs coordinator for far western New South Wales says she will be doing a lot more than just writing a plan.
View ArticleAustralian Volunteers Make a Difference
The founding volunteer teacher at the Chumkriel Language School in Cambodia has travelled to Dubbo to visit the Rotary Club that made his school a possibility.
View ArticleTeachers fear Gonski delay
Teachers in central western New South Wales say regional public schools would be better off if the funding changes recommended by the Gonski report are implemented.
View ArticleSchools to become community hubs
The state government is planning a radical overhaul of schools in regional areas, to improve outcomes for Aboriginal students.
View ArticleP & C supports government overhaul of western schools
The Parents and Citizens Federation says turning eight western schools into community hubs will encourage more parents to be more involved in their children's education.
View ArticleHow a language transformed a town
One community in central west New South Wales has come up with a radical solution to reviving the Wiradjuri language - and it's yielding some astonishing results.
View ArticleIsolated parents call for tutoring allowance
There are calls for parents in remote areas to be paid a subsidy to help deliver education programs to their children.
View ArticleWestern Plains Central West Rural Report, Wednesday, August 29, 2012
NSW Farmers tell state government to stop sitting on their hands, Landholders are being encouraged to have their say on how weeds of national significance are managed, Central West high school...
View ArticleDubbo's Education Resource Centre goes back to school
Dubbo's new Educational Resource Centre is open for business.
View ArticleComparing boarding school options in the bush
Country parents and teachers meet to work out what the best options are for their children's education.
View ArticleGetting technical with robots
It's all hands on deck for the Dubbo teachers who are learning the basics of robotic programming to take back into the classroom.
View ArticleOpportunity knocks for Indigenous students
Cantacare Wilcannia/Forbes has been named the provider for the Dubbo Opportunity Hub.
View ArticleCalls for inquiry into marketing ploys of training companies
The Federal Member for Parkes is calling for an inquiry into government accredited education providers using incentives to solicit disadvantaged Coonamble residents
View ArticleConnected Communities: Education Minister Adrian Piccoli promised 'bold...
The NSW Government announced the Connected Communities program in May 2012 to support students in regional, rural and remote schools in the state with high Aboriginal populations.
View ArticleWalgett's battle with school violence takes heavy toll on NSW town
Footage of teenagers fighting inside a Walgett classroom highlights concerns about escalating violence at a school in the north-west NSW community.
View ArticleFuture of Walgett Community College looks promising, says Walgett Shire Council
Two senior principals have been hired as part of efforts to improve Walgett Community College.
View ArticleNo cuts to TAFE in Bourke
TAFE says it has identified a possible site for its campus in Bourke after structural problems forced its administrative areas to move.
View ArticleConnected Communities program failing to improve academic outcomes for...
A multi-million-dollar program has failed to improve academic outcomes for Aboriginal students, a New South Wales Government report finds.
View ArticleTAFE's institutes structure could be scrapped, as union slams report...
The New South Wales Skills Minister says he is considering scrapping TAFE's structure of separate institutions in different geographic areas.
View ArticleYoung rural doctor Rosie Nielsen credits early School of the Air education...
Dr Rosie Nielsen says her School of the Air education on the family property at Bourke was a sound underpinning to her medical studies.
View ArticleAutistic and artistic: Father and son's shared story fostered through an...
When conventional education did not work for their son, a couple in country New South Wales chose farm-based, creative-led learning through distance education.
View Article'Shakespeare intended it be performed': The key to helping children...
Learning how to hurl Shakespearean insults is all part of the script for this year's batch of teachers taking part in Bell Shakespeare's mentorship program, which helps educators make the Bard's work...
View ArticleHow remote education is coping after a decade of political instability
Researchers say a revolving door of Prime Ministers and Governments has led to poor outcomes in remote education. Despite this, mentors and teachers on the ground are going above and beyond to keep...
View ArticleInternational students groups call for action on cheating to get into...
International student associations call for more regulation of overseas migration agents as they reveal cheating on English tests required for Australian universities can be common practice.
View ArticleWalgett Shire Council seeks funding for a 'last resort' bus at troubled school
The Walgett Shire Council voted this week to approach the NSW Department of Education regarding funding options for a 'last resort' bus service to take children from a trouble-plagued school to study...
View ArticleClimate change, drugs and mental health regional youth speak out about the...
Climate change, drugs and mental health what do the next generation think are the most pressing issues facing regional Australians?
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