Thursday, 18 July 2013

Education Ministry to develop maths strategy

The Ministry of Education is developing a maths strategy to raise poor performance by primary school children. 

Take back bad pupils, schools told

More than 100 schools that kicked out students for bad behaviour, including arson, physical assaults and drug use, have been made to re-enrol the same students again.From 2003 to 2012 there were 163 incidences where a school was... 

Treasury misses the point of tertiary education

Treasury's bizarre working paper Private Returns to Tertiary Education , which it released yesterday, seems to argue that New Zealand should move from emulating equitable and economically successful countries like Sweden, Norway or Japan, to copy Portugal, ... 

Get Back to Basics Minister

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
New Zealand First says the latest Year 8 National Standards data on math and writing achievements reinforces that the close to 20 million dollars spent to date has been an exercise in data gathering rather than improving learning outcomes for our kids. 

Primary schools need counsellors, says head

Counsellors are needed in primary schools to help teachers deal with children being prescribed anti-depressants and threatening self-harm, experts say. 

Media kicked out of education hui

Radio New Zealand
The media were kicked out of a hui about Maori education in Auckland on Wednesday morning at the Education Minister's request. More than 60 tribal education providers were expected at the conference, held by iwi education advocates, Nga Kaikokiri ... 

The Power of Technology gives Kiwi Youth a Voice

More than 60 young New Zealanders from over 20 schools are set to uncover their talents, increase their technology skills and learn from some of New Zealand’s best technology brains, at this week’s High Tech Youth Meet Up. 

Kardashians are bad role models, says principal

Raising girls to be more like the Hunger Games heroine and less like one of the Kardashians would help teens survive the "growing culture of violence, excessive drinking and early sexualisation", a principal says. 

KidsCan scheme a boost for school

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Principal Stephanie Thompson says they are deciding on the best way to use the first shipment of food. It will likely be taken on school trips and some supplies will be kept inclassrooms. "If someone hasn't got quite enough you can give them a little ...