[LINK] Rudd's vow, but cost of computers to hit states

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Tom Worthington wrote:
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> But this may be politically unpalatable, as parents would then have to 
> pay for any needed child minding services for their children themselves, 
> rather than using school teachers as cheap baby sitters.
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That said, Truancy seems to be a problem in NSW.
> 
> Parents to be jailed in truancy crackdown
> 
> By Simon Benson
> 
> April 01, 2008 02:15pm
> Article from: The Daily Telegraph
> 
> PARENTS who repeatedly fail to ensure their children attend school will face jail time as part of a crackdown on truancy.
> 
> For the first time, powers will be granted to the New South Wales Department of Education to ask for court orders forcing parents to enrol their children at school. 
<http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23466348-2,00.html>

The other aspect of Digital Education is to offer a wider choice of learning.
Students at a particular school could be enrolled in courses elsewhere such as
TAFE or subjects not available in smaller schools, or to remote students.

Marghanita
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