FED:Progress in literacy and numeracy rates

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-2011
FED:Progress in literacy and numeracy rates

Students' literacy and numeracy levels appear to be improving across the country ..

thanks to a 540 million dollar national investment.

Federal and state governments signed up to the Numeracy National partnership in 2009
.. which aims to boost literacy and numeracy skills particularly among primary school
students.

The COAG Reform Council's found more than 400-thousand students have since had access
to initiatives including coaches and tutors.

It's found Queensland and New South Wales have done best out of the program .. Tasmania
and the ACT have made progress in most areas .. but Victoria .. Western Australia .. South
Australia and the Northern Territory have only had limited success.

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KEYWORD: LITERACY (CANBERRA)

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