Peter Hughes announced as the new Secretary of Education
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NZ education compares well with OECD:
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Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata today welcomed the OECD’s latest education report, saying the findings show New Zealand continues to deliver a world-class education.
Education at a Glance 2013 compares education in 34 OECD and eight other countries, using data from 2010 and 2011.
According to the report, New Zealand is: ...
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Standardised assessment of learning poses dangers | TEU - Tertiary ...:
The international assessment of student learning outcomes in higher education is wrought with difficulties and problems, Education International.
Dropout rate at lowest but still a concern
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Principals attribute the improvement to a Ministry of Education crackdown on early leavers, and to the bedding-in of NCEA - though fewer job opportunities for teenagers may also help account for it. Boys are still more likely to drop out of school at ...
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Finding learning issues early could prevent crime
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A Palmerston North education psychologist is advocating in-school screening to pick up learning problems at a young age - claiming knock-on benefits for crime and welfare rates. But she says the buck should pass to the state as many ... The trained ...
Catholic primary schools to merge
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The merger comes after St Paul's in Dallington was red-zoned because of earthquake damage. The new school will be named St Francis of Assisi Catholic School. Catholic Education Office manager Mike Nolan said the new school would receive a $6 million ...
Push for on-site preschools:
NZ education compares well with OECD:
Steven Joyce | Education
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata today welcomed the OECD’s latest education report, saying the findings show New Zealand continues to deliver a world-class education.
Education at a Glance 2013 compares education in 34 OECD and eight other countries, using data from 2010 and 2011.
According to the report, New Zealand is: ...
read more
Standardised assessment of learning poses dangers | TEU - Tertiary ...:
The international assessment of student learning outcomes in higher education is wrought with difficulties and problems, Education International.
Dropout rate at lowest but still a concern
Stuff.co.nz
Principals attribute the improvement to a Ministry of Education crackdown on early leavers, and to the bedding-in of NCEA - though fewer job opportunities for teenagers may also help account for it. Boys are still more likely to drop out of school at ...
and more »
Finding learning issues early could prevent crime
Stuff.co.nz
A Palmerston North education psychologist is advocating in-school screening to pick up learning problems at a young age - claiming knock-on benefits for crime and welfare rates. But she says the buck should pass to the state as many ... The trained ...
Catholic primary schools to merge
Stuff.co.nz
The merger comes after St Paul's in Dallington was red-zoned because of earthquake damage. The new school will be named St Francis of Assisi Catholic School. Catholic Education Office manager Mike Nolan said the new school would receive a $6 million ...
Push for on-site preschools:
Parents should have the option to drop their 4-year-old off at school, says a principal who is set to open a preschool on his school's grounds.Next month, North Canterbury's Amberley School opens a preschool, thanks to a partnership...
Waikato childcare centres feel pressure to raise fees
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The Government committed an extra $172.5 million to early childhood education over four years in its latest Budget last month. Early Childhood Council chief executive Peter Reynolds said most of the extra money was targeted for Maori, Pasifika, and ...
Flooding puts pupils' health at risk
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When Porirua College began its redevelopment in 2008, Ministry of Education contractors connected new stormwater pipes to the Porirua City Council network on Driver Cres, council waste and water services manager Chris Hopman said. Council pipes ...
Waikato childcare centres feel pressure to raise fees
Stuff.co.nz
The Government committed an extra $172.5 million to early childhood education over four years in its latest Budget last month. Early Childhood Council chief executive Peter Reynolds said most of the extra money was targeted for Maori, Pasifika, and ...
Flooding puts pupils' health at risk
Stuff.co.nz
When Porirua College began its redevelopment in 2008, Ministry of Education contractors connected new stormwater pipes to the Porirua City Council network on Driver Cres, council waste and water services manager Chris Hopman said. Council pipes ...
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