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A new literacy curriculum for Australia

Rudd steers Aussie boat back to basics

March 2, 2010 John

Some news in from Australia: Kevin Rudd seems to have done a John Major in promulgating a ‘back to basics’ approach to education.It all sounds very laudable. The aim has partly been to get the different states to agree a national curriculum, partly so that pupils moving between states will still be following the same… Continue reading Rudd steers Aussie boat back to basics

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