Dean Foley says when jobs, grants and contracts keep circling the same small group, people stop debating policy and start debating trust.
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Denise’s Desk: Stop Ranking Our Schools! Why League Tables Harm Students and Communities
Denise McHugh writes that NAPLAN league tables have a real human cost – and we deserve better.
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Next to amazing – Armidale’s production of “Next to Normal”
Jack Arnold is full of praise for the recent ADMS performance of “Next to Normal”
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‘Make the platforms safer’: what young people really think about the social media ban
From next Wednesday, thousands of young Australians under 16 will lose access to their accounts across ten social media platforms, as the teen social media ban takes effect.
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Denise’s Desk: NSW Educational Pathways program is delivering exactly what young people need
Denise McHugh says the Educational Pathways Program shows that when we invest in vocational pathways early, students thrive.
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Ensemble Apsley sheer joy
Richard Maddox says move over Australian Chamber Orchestra – there’s a new kid on the block.
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Stop trying to rip up the Armidale mall
RK Crosby has a different idea on what’s wrong with the Armidale mall, and it isn’t a lack of cars.
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New England can’t accept being one of NSW’s worst places for domestic violence
Dean Foley writes that in the New England, we don’t need a campaign to remind us that violence is a problem.
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Denise’s Desk: It’s Time to Give Our Community Preschool Teachers the Pay They Deserve
Denise McHugh writes that we need to be ensuring community preschool teachers are paid on par with primary teachers.
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Merits of Regional Rail Renewal vs a Rail Trail: Failures of Decision-Making in New England
Train advocate Siri Gamage says we are stuck between a rock and a hard place: dependent on governments to meet our transport needs, yet repeatedly let down by their inaction.