Thursday, 22 August 2013

Education Ministry responds to inquiry

Voxy
The acting Secretary for Education, Peter Hughes, says he accepts in full all of the findings and recommendations of the Ministerial Inquiry that relate to the Ministry. Mr Hughes says he is already acting on the issues identified in the report. "The ...

Turei: Govt ignored warning

New Zealand Herald
"The Ministry of Education told Paula Bennett that the primary concern was that there wasn't enough provision for early childhood education for 3 year olds, and that the key barrier for Maori, Pasifika and lower-socioeconomic families was suitable ...

Stronger focus on Waikato's Maori pupils

Waikato Times
The Ministry of Education has identified Waikato as a focus for lifting achievement amongMaori learners as they make up 30 per cent of the region's 18-year-olds, compared with the national average of 21 per cent. Ministry staff will present a strategy ...

Reading on the cheap

Stuff.co.nz
A reading programme developed in a garage is working better than the one recommended by the Ministry of Education, Massey University says. A new report byeducation experts Professor James Chapman and Professor Bill Tunmer blasts the Government's ...

$3m school project begins

Stuff.co.nz
A $3 million development has kicked off at Craighead, with construction of the school'snew boarding house beginning yesterday. With that hefty price tag the project is a massive undertaking. It will increase the boarding capacity from 112 to 140, and ...

Another Maori language app on its way

Radio New Zealand
It's the latest in a string of Maori language apps put out by tertiary education institutes, including Victoria and Auckland universities. Mr Black says the immersion app will be in a games format, aimed at quality reo and narratives to link mokopuna ...

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