NSW - The NSW Business Chamber has suggested staggering school starting times, to help parents coordinate the pick-up and drop-off of their children at school, and to help ease traffic congestion.

NATIONAL - 'The Australian' has reported that some of Australia's poorest-performing schools have received less funding than some of the nation's most elite private schools.

NATIONAL - Jim Davies, president of the South Australian Secondary Principals Association, has said schools will need full-time IT technicians to help deal with technology issues arising from the Rudd government's education revolution.

NATIONAL - The Group of Eight Review has revealed that students are losing interest in maths and science in primary schools. It also showed that there is a decline in the number of students who choose to enrol in Year 12 advanced maths subjects.

NATIONAL - The Australian Council of Heads of Mathematical Sciences has said maths needs to be a 'national priority' for Australia.