Vol 17. Number 4, May 2008

• DG's View with Director-General Rachel Hunter
  State schools play a vital role in Queensland communities. With State Education Week (May 26 to 30) fast approaching, it's an opportune time to reflect on what makes our state schools, individually and collectively, so special.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/marketing/publication/edviews/html/art-2008-04-01.html
• Schools test readiness for national exams
  From Torres Strait to the south-east corner, schools throughout Queensland are preparing for the first national literacy and numeracy tests in May.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/marketing/publication/edviews/html/art-2008-04-02.html
• Leading by example
  It's a case of do as I do, not as I say, for Minister for Education and Training Rod Welford.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/marketing/publication/edviews/html/art-2008-04-03.html
• Happy helping others
  With National Volunteer Week from May 12 to 18, Education Views editor SIMON RADICH spoke with staff at Milpera State High School, where up to 85 volunteers each week are helping teachers give immigrant students and students of refugee backgrounds a better start in life.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/marketing/publication/edviews/html/art-2008-04-04.html
• State Education Week
  Relatives often travel the road to musical success together - from the Bee Gees and the Jackson 5, to the Good Charlotte twins and Queensland's own state school stars, Lisa and Jess Origliasso of The Veronicas. Now a new set of siblings will take centre stage in a spectacular celebration of State Education Week. REBECCA PERRY reports.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/marketing/publication/edviews/html/art-2008-04-05.html