Parata's U-turn on charter school creationism
3News NZMrs Parata said primary charter schools must meet National Standards requirements. Secondary schools will be committed to "better public service targets" through NCEA. The Government said it wants parents to have the opportunity to find the education ...
Creationism on charter schools agenda
MSN NZ NewsState-funded charter schools will be able to teach creationism, Education Minister Hekia Parata says, after earlier denying they would be able to. Unveiling details of the first five charter schools on Tuesday, including two of which plan to have some ...
Jane Gilbert: It's what students do with knowledge that really matters
In her article Let's Bring Knowledge Back into Schools , Dr Elizabeth Rata is right to raise the issue of the role knowledge should play in the school curriculum. However, in the spirit of contestation she advocates, I would like...Editorial: Charter trial success will be money well spent
Small parties do not get much credit for the occasional policy they are able to put into practice. The governing party tends to take over the policy and make it its own. Charter schools may be an exception. The policy is firmly grounded...Whangaruru charter school aiming for 85% pass rate
Radio New Zealand
One of the new charter schools targeting Maori says it will reach the Government's goal of getting a high number of students to graduate. Te Kura ... She says the school's definition of success doesn't stop with Ministry of Education measurements of ...
Picking a university
Stuff.co.nzFor many, it's the first decision of their adult lives. Which university should you choose? What do New Zealand's eight universities have to offer? From the Scarfie studentville of Otago to the cosmopolitan campus of Auckland, SIOBHAN DOWNES looks at ...
Building a future for special needs
Auckland stuff.co.nzThe resulting building is well-insulated with high ceilings and light airy spaces. "The next development is the school grounds and classrooms and we are getting really excited about that," Mr McKeown says. Ad Feedback. - © Fairfax NZ News. | Saved Stories
US university roadshow in Auckland
Representatives of nearly 40 United States universities will be in Auckland this weekend to talk to Kiwi students keen to study there.New Storytelling Initiative Livens Up Learning
A Kiwi mother has come up a with a new storytelling initiative which is attracting huge interest from schools and kindergartens throughout New Zealand.Popular Maths Writer to Speak In Wellington
The author of numerous books which have popularised mathematics to general audiences around the world will give a public lecture at Victoria University in early October.
Students studying the new Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science degree at Manukau Institute of Technology are benefitting from a relationship the institute has with the Warriors.
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