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From ABC News
ACT Education Minister Andrew Barr has faced tough questioning in a Budget estimates committee about the Government’s plans to close up to 39 schools.
Mr Barr’s Labor colleagues were among those putting the Minister under scrutiny.
In justifying the closures, Mr Barr told the estimates committee the community generally accepted there was a need for […]

From ABC News
Education Minister Andrew Barr has rejected ACT Opposition claims he has mislead parents about school closures in Rivett.
The Opposition says Mr Barr told parents at a public meeting that students at Rivett Primary will be able to go to any other school in Weston Creek.
But a spokesperson from Mr Barr’s office says that […]

From Canberra Times - Elizabeth Bellamy
The ACT Government has been accused of artificially inflating the cost of running some schools on its “hit list” by including disabled students in special-needs units in its calculations.
There are 1667 students with disabilities at public schools, with 1327 of these in mainstream schools, each costing an estimated $20,440 last […]

Thursday 29th June 2006- Public Forum, Towards 2020 Proposal, with
Minister for Education Andrew Barr.
Location: Caroline Chisholm High School is on Hambidge Crescent, CHISHOLM ACT 2905, Telephone: 62057277.
This meeting will be held in the gymnasium,which is located at the “back” of the school. Parking is available at the front of the school off Hambidge Crescent. Apparently […]

From the ABC
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says he is sorry the decision to close schools across Canberra has caused so much anger in the community.
The Government plans to close 39 schools in the ACT over the next three years as part of an overhaul of the education system.
In the past fortnight, several school communities […]

On the 27th June 2006 the Minister of Education Andrew Barr will meet with Tharwa Primary P & C President Emily Haesler, Tharwa Preschool P& C President Trish Brown, and Tharwa School Board Chairman Karim Haddad. This meeting was granted 2 weeks ago by the Minister after many requests for an individual school session seeking […]