QLD - Over 10,000 drivers were caught speeding in school zones between May 2007 and 30 April 2008.

NSW - The 'Sydney Morning Herald' has reported that the NSW Government is hoping to purchase a large quantity of durable laptops for around $500 each.

NATIONAL - A report by the University of Technology Sydney has said that withholding welfare payments from parents of Aboriginal students who do not attend school is n 'extraordinarily expensive and inevitably ineffective short cut'.

NATIONAL - Education Minister Julia Gillard has spoken to 'The Age' newspaper, defending her plan to publish details about the performance of individual schools. 'It's naive to think that people don't compare schools', she said.

QLD - The five best government school teachers in Queensland will each receive $25,000 reward and 'special leave' on full pay for almost two months.