NAPLAN tests cancelled due to virus

NAPLAN is cancelled for 2020. The country’s education ministers have announced the nationwide skills test for students in years three, five, seven and will not proceed due to coronavirus. The test window was scheduled to be held from March 12-22. The decision was made at today’s national cabinet meeting of federal, state and territory leaders.… Read More »

Designing your perfect balcony space

Apartment living is an emerging Australian dream, with more residents forgoing the traditional home and backyard in favour of a modern, connected lifestyle within a cosmopolitan locale. This new era of urban living has encouraged many to get creative and truly personalise their space. The next wave is all about finding new and inventive ways… Read More »

ACT Health goes live with Miya Precision at two hospitals

Healthcare software solutions provider Alcidion announced that ACT Health, the public health agency of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), recently went live with Miya Precision at two campuses – Canberra Hospital and The University of Canberra Hospital. Miya Precision is a health analytics tool powered by AI. The graphical dashboard will ensure clinicians are aware… Read More »

Disruptive School Closings Raise Questions of Equity

Scott Brown, police officer, Streetsboro, OH. William Schaffner, MD, professor of infectious diseases, Vanderbilt University. Valerie Lehmann, junior, University of Maryland, College Park. Daniel A. Domenech, PhD, executive director, the School Superintendents Association. Caitlin Rivers, PhD, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Streetsboro City Schools: “School Is Closed for All Students Effective 3/13/2020-4/3/2020… Read More »