<a href="http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/02/fresh-turns-to-stale.html">http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/02/fresh-turns-to-stale.html</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 4, 2008 11:54 PM, <<a href="mailto:stephen@melbpc.org.au">stephen@melbpc.org.au</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">The Hon Julia Gillard MP<br>Minister for Education<br><br>04 February, 2008 Media Release<br>
<br><<a href="http://mediacentre.dewr.gov.au/mediacentre/MinisterGillard/Releases/DeliveringaDigitalEducationRevolution.htm" target="_blank">http://mediacentre.dewr.gov.au/mediacentre/MinisterGillard/Releases/Delive<br>
ringaDigitalEducationRevolution.htm</a>><br><br>Delivering a Digital Education Revolution<br><br>The Minister for Education has today written to all Australian secondary<br>school principals inviting their participation in the Rudd Government's $1<br>
billion Digital Education Revolution.<br><br>The Digital Education Revolution will dramatically change classroom<br>education by ensuring that all students in years 9 to 12 have access to<br>information and communication technology.<br>
<br>The Rudd Government believes that every Australian child deserves a world<br>class education.<br><br>To be able to compete globally, Australia needs a world class education<br>system.<br><br>This includes investing in our school infrastructure – including computers<br>
in schools and trade training centres, investing in our teachers and<br>establishing a national curriculum.<br><br>The first $100 million of the National Secondary School Computer Fund will<br>be directed to the schools most in need by June 2008.<br>
<br>The Rudd Government will also invest $100 million over four years as a<br>contribution to the provision of high-speed fibre-to-the-premises<br>broadband connections to schools.<br><br>To identify the needy schools a preliminary audit is being undertaken by<br>
state and territory government education departments, the Associations of<br>Independent Schools and the Catholic Education Offices.<br><br>The audit will identify the existing number of computers in each school to<br>facilitate the commencement of the application process for the neediest<br>
schools in early March, with applications closing in early April 2008.<br><br>Applications for the second round will be open to all Australian secondary<br>schools in July 2008.<br><br>The Minister encourages all secondary schools to participate in the survey<br>
and to apply for funding when the application processes open.<br><br>Further information on the Digital Education Revolution, including the<br>National Secondary School Computer Fund, is available at:<br><a href="http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/" target="_blank">http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/</a><br>
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