Vic: New think tank to lead reform in public schools

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2000
Vic: New think tank to lead reform in public schools

Victorian Education Minister MARY DELAHUNTY says the state government will set up a
think-tank on how to boost learning standards in public schools.

Ms DELAHUNTY says the Innovations Council will help government schools develop partnerships
with each other and with industry and universities.

The council will monitor the quality of public schooling, and provide creative solutions
to long-standing problems of poor literacy, numeracy and retention.

It will also devise a e-learning strategy.

The council is among a number of recommendations in a report on public education to
be released by Ms DELAHUNTY today.

The report also recommends improved public reporting on school performance and a commonwealth-state
agreement to ensure an adequate supply of qualified teachers.

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