Qld: Commission to rule on teachers' test boycott

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2010
Qld: Commission to rule on teachers' test boycott

Queensland teachers are awaiting a ruling by the industrial umpire on their planned
boycott of national numeracy and literacy tests.

The Teachers' Union has asked its members not to supervise next month's NAPLAN tests
over concerns the results will be used to compile league tables on the federal government's
My School website.

Education department representatives and the union met with the Queensland Industrial
Relations Commission's deputy president yesterday to try to resolve the dispute.

The commission's decision is due about 2pm (AEST) today.

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KEYWORD: SCHOOLS QLD (BRISBANE)

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