Category Archives: Education

Smoking in pregnancy linked to ADHD kids

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

Date: 11/05/12 Author: Janelle Miles, Medical Reporter Source: The Courier Mail, p. 15 Synopsis:    Children of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are twice as likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the most common mental health disorder in children, a … Continue reading →

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Stop the violence; Teachers demand end to fear

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

Date: 11/05/12 Authors: Tanya Chilcott and Andrew MacDonald Source: The Courier Mail, pp. 1-2 Synopsis:   Teachers and principals have stepped up calls for help to deal with rising child mental health and behavioural issues as student violence continues to cause … Continue reading →

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Case Study – Disability : Mother’s prayer for a helping hand

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

Date: 09/05/12 Author: Stephen Lunn Source: The Australian, p. 4 Synopsis:    Gloria Bearne, one of hundreds of thousands of Australians desperate for a National Disability Insurance Scheme, lies awake most nights worrying about what will happen to her son if … Continue reading →

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Fund honours tragic teen

Posted on 20 April 2012 by

Date:  20.04.2012 Source:  The Courier Mail Reporter: Brooke Baskin Synopsis:   The Declan Crouch Fund has recently been launched by Ruth Crouch in memory of her late son Declan who took his life in March last year. The fund seeks to promote … Continue reading →

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Website chronicles Pennsylvania’s history as center of disability rights movement

Posted on 27 March 2012 by

Date:  14/03/2012 Reporter:  Maiken Scott Source:  NewsWorks Article Link:  http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/35385-website-chronicles-pennsylvanias-history-as-center-of-disability-rights-movement Synopsis:   A new website called “Visionary Voices” (http://disabilities.temple.edu/voices/), created by Temple’s Institute on Disabilities, chronicles Pennsyvania’s history as the centre of the disability rights movement. Audrey Coccia’s story is featured … Continue reading →

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New Funding system for disabled pupils welcomed

Posted on 27 March 2012 by

Date: 27.03.12 Reporter: Anna Patty Source: Sydney Morning Herald Article Link:  http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/new-funding-system-for-disabled-pupils-welcomed-20120326-1vunn.html Synopsis: The NSW state government will be implementing a new system for distributing funding for children with disabilities. At present 12% of children in public schools have a disability … Continue reading →

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Disability advocate used pain to help others

Posted on 26 March 2012 by

Date: 23/02/2012 Reporter: Jim Simpson Source: Sydney Morning Herald – Article link:  http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/disability-advocate-used-pain-to-help-others-20120222-1tnyu.html Synopsis:    Kim Walker had a traumatic and institutionalised childhood  but turned her deprivation to the benefit of other by becoming a leading advocate for the rights of … Continue reading →

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Working Towards Peace of Mind

Posted on 19 March 2012 by

Date: 09/03/2012 Source: The Sydney Morning Herald  Reporter: James Adonis Article Link:   http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/blogs/work-in-progress/working-towards-peace-of-mind-20120308-1unha.html Synopsis: A recent report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has discovered that 45 per cent of people will suffer from a mental illness at some stage … Continue reading →

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Next Steps For School Funding Reform

Posted on 19 March 2012 by

Date: 09/03/2012 Source: Media Release; the Hon Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education and Early Childhood and Youth Article Link: http://www.ministers.deewr.gov.au/garrett/next-steps-school-funding-reform Synopsis: A new Ministerial Schools Funding Reference Group has been established to advise the Gillard government on the next … Continue reading →

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Disadvantaged kids need support

Posted on 27 February 2012 by

Date: 21/02/2012 Source: Courier Mail, p 12 Reporters: Anna Caldwell and Tanya Chilcott Synopsis: The Gonski review of federal education funding has recommended extra funding for students with a disability in addition to a general increase in per-student funds. The … Continue reading →

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