Hekia Parata says partnership schools will raise aspirations
Teachers' unions say its absolute nonsense to put up charter schools as a model for helping disadvantaged students in poorer communities.
The Education Minister has announced the first five charter schools, with one to use a military training ethos and two to be Maori bilingual. The schools - effectively publicly funded private institutions - are in Northland and Auckland and will ...
... standards, and Novopay. "And finally, if it's educational success for Maori kids that the government is after, why not increase the funding for Kura Kaupapa Maori, which has proven to be the highest achieving school system Maori kids have ever had ...
“The schools have demonstrated they have the ability to work with their local communities and have the capability, capacity and drive to improve results for priority students includingMaori, Pasifika and those from low socio-economic backgrounds ...
The Greens are vowing to get rid of charter schools if they're part of the next government, while NZ First is warning that taxpayers could end up funding family businesses. The Government revealed details of the first five charter schools on Tuesday.
Nick Hyde, chief executive officer of Advance Training Centre, says it is the perfecteducation setting for young people who are disengaged from the schooling system, particularly Maori, Pasifika and low socio-economic students. "A lot of these kids ...
He Puna Marama Trust has a track record in education, running four early childhood centres, a residential hostel, and a leadership academy for 40 Maori high school boys. The Government announced on Tuesday that there will be five Partnership Schools, ...
Dr Toby Curtis, Head of Te Maru o Nga Kura-a-Iwi o Aotearoa, and Pem Bird, Chairman of Nga Ringa Raupa,the professional arm of Te Maru, have extended their congratulations and best wishes to those groups who have been selected to pioneer the new ...
The PPTA plans to fight the establishment of the newly announced charter schoolsevery step of the way, with a paper heading to the annual conference in Wellington which will explore how this will be done. PPTA junior vice president Hazel McIntosh said ...
"We had serious issues of child health and safety and gross under-achievement. We knew we had to seek solutions outside of the norm." The Quick60 literacy programme was put in place in 2009 and in the four years since then the school has gone from ...
All your traditional subjects, your numeracy and literacy, that's still very valid but we are in a new world," he says. "Most of our students ... "It'll have adults working alongside kids to dream big dreams and then working to turn them into reality ...
She says technology is a powerful tool for education. "I have two little boys in here and I couldn't get them writing but the minute I gave them those iPads they were away, they could get their ideas down." Mrs Wendzich says she can target the needs of ...
Parata lays out rules for new charter schools
The Government has promised that the first charter schools in New Zealand will have publicly released performance targets, a high proportion of registered teachers and will not be able to stray too far from the national curriculum...
Military, Maori among first charter schools
Radio New ZealandThe Education Minister has announced the first five charter schools, with one to use a military training ethos and two to be Maori bilingual. The schools - effectively publicly funded private institutions - are in Northland and Auckland and will ...
New charter schools for Maori in the North
Voxy... standards, and Novopay. "And finally, if it's educational success for Maori kids that the government is after, why not increase the funding for Kura Kaupapa Maori, which has proven to be the highest achieving school system Maori kids have ever had ...
Authorisation Board Welcomes First Partnership Schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“The schools have demonstrated they have the ability to work with their local communities and have the capability, capacity and drive to improve results for priority students includingMaori, Pasifika and those from low socio-economic backgrounds ...
Parties vow to fight charter schools
3News NZThe Greens are vowing to get rid of charter schools if they're part of the next government, while NZ First is warning that taxpayers could end up funding family businesses. The Government revealed details of the first five charter schools on Tuesday.
Charter schools won't teach creationism +AUDIO
Newstalk ZBNick Hyde, chief executive officer of Advance Training Centre, says it is the perfecteducation setting for young people who are disengaged from the schooling system, particularly Maori, Pasifika and low socio-economic students. "A lot of these kids ...
Judge us on qualifications - charter school
Radio New ZealandHe Puna Marama Trust has a track record in education, running four early childhood centres, a residential hostel, and a leadership academy for 40 Maori high school boys. The Government announced on Tuesday that there will be five Partnership Schools, ...
Charter school opponents say new schools will add nothing
Opponents of charter schools say the the publicly-funded but privately run schools will add nothing to the education system.A day to celebrate: Kura Hourua selected for charter schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Dr Toby Curtis, Head of Te Maru o Nga Kura-a-Iwi o Aotearoa, and Pem Bird, Chairman of Nga Ringa Raupa,the professional arm of Te Maru, have extended their congratulations and best wishes to those groups who have been selected to pioneer the new ...
PPTA may ask teachers not to apply for jobs at new charter schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The PPTA plans to fight the establishment of the newly announced charter schoolsevery step of the way, with a paper heading to the annual conference in Wellington which will explore how this will be done. PPTA junior vice president Hazel McIntosh said ...
School turns around
Auckland stuff.co.nz"We had serious issues of child health and safety and gross under-achievement. We knew we had to seek solutions outside of the norm." The Quick60 literacy programme was put in place in 2009 and in the four years since then the school has gone from ...
College about to go hi-tech
Auckland stuff.co.nzAll your traditional subjects, your numeracy and literacy, that's still very valid but we are in a new world," he says. "Most of our students ... "It'll have adults working alongside kids to dream big dreams and then working to turn them into reality ...
It's all about devices
Auckland stuff.co.nzShe says technology is a powerful tool for education. "I have two little boys in here and I couldn't get them writing but the minute I gave them those iPads they were away, they could get their ideas down." Mrs Wendzich says she can target the needs of ...
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