<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Teachers&#039; Alliance &#187; boycott</title> <atom:link href="http://www.teachers-alliance.org/tag/boycott/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.teachers-alliance.org</link> <description>For a dynamic and strong AEU</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:23:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Call to boycott NAPLAN and stop the Government’s misinformation campaign</title><link>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/26/call-to-boycott-naplan-and-stop-the-government%e2%80%99s-misinformation-campaign/</link> <comments>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/26/call-to-boycott-naplan-and-stop-the-government%e2%80%99s-misinformation-campaign/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:37:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Curtis</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unionism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boycott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[naplan]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teachers-alliance.org/?p=148</guid> <description><![CDATA[The National conference of the Australian Education Union announced that it will call on members to boycott the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). This is because NAPLAN results are being used as the primary indicator of school performance. The corporate media has, and will use this information to develop crude league tables of winners and losers. The Deputy PM Gillard has said that this is not the intention of the government, meanwhile she refuses to ensure that these media interests will not construct such league tables.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/26/call-to-boycott-naplan-and-stop-the-government%e2%80%99s-misinformation-campaign/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boycott is the only answer to Gillard’s intransigence on league tables</title><link>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/22/boycott-is-the-only-answer-to-gillard%e2%80%99s-intransigence-on-league-tables/</link> <comments>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/22/boycott-is-the-only-answer-to-gillard%e2%80%99s-intransigence-on-league-tables/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:02:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unionism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boycott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[naplan]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teachers-alliance.org/?p=97</guid> <description><![CDATA[Save Our Schools today called on parents to support the planned teachers’ boycott of the national literacy and numeracy tests this year. SOS National Convenor, Trevor Cobbold, said that parents should consider withdrawing their children from the tests.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/22/boycott-is-the-only-answer-to-gillard%e2%80%99s-intransigence-on-league-tables/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Teachers face pay being docked over tests boycott</title><link>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/22/teachers-face-pay-being-docked-over-tests-boycott/</link> <comments>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/22/teachers-face-pay-being-docked-over-tests-boycott/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:18:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boycott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[naplan]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teachers-alliance.org/?p=91</guid> <description><![CDATA[PUBLIC school teachers face sanctions and penalties, including docked pay, with a planned boycott of national literacy and numeracy tests likely to be deemed illegal under federal workplace laws.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teachers-alliance.org/2010/01/22/teachers-face-pay-being-docked-over-tests-boycott/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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