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EDUCATION
Fix this textJournal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation
Fix this textAgreement No. PP255003 00104
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Fix this textCurriculum committees 13
Fix this textMarch 29, 2010 Vol 91 No 3
Fix this textPrincipals fear the worst
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Fix this textSurvey results reinforce campaign to stop misuse of national test results.
Fix this textBob Lipscombe
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Fix this textA survey of over 1000 principals
Fix this textconducted by the Australian Edu-
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Fix this textthe damaging impact of school
Fix this textleague tables on students, teach-
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Fix this textstrengthen the call for the Federal
Fix this textGovernment to take action to stop
Fix this textthe publication ofleague tables.
Fix this textConducted between February
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Fix this textIn schools that were identified in
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Fix this textearlier this year, the responses were
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Fix this textIn a result that is likely to cause
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Fix this textWhen announcing the results
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Fix this textTeachers Federation) supported
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Fix this texta curious move last month the Aus-
Fix this texttralian Curriculum, Assessment and
Fix this textReporting Authority (ACARA) took
Fix this textaction against a private company that
Fix this textsold league tables online. The 854-page
Fix this textpublication, Australia School Ranking,
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Fix this textIn the lead-up to April 12
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Fix this textFederation Representatives in all schools have been provided with a
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Fix this textthe issues of concern. The kit contains material to be used to inform and
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Fix this textThe kit also has a 12-minute DVD that addresses many of the reasons
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Fix this textTAFE settlement
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Fix this textBob Lipscombe and Joan
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Fix this textFollowing membership support for
Fix this texta proposed settlement of the TAFE
Fix this textdispute expressed at over 40 meet-
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Fix this textThese changes to the implementa-
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Fix this textThe remaining matters of concern
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Fix this textBob Lipscombe is the President and
Fix this textJoan Lemaire is the Senior Vice
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