Tuesday 3 September 2013

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Learning Media To Be Wound Up

The Board of Learning Media has agreed with the Government that the company does not have a viable on-going business. Accordingly the company is to be wound down through a managed process. Projects currently underway will be delivered as scheduled and transition arrangements put in place for longer-term work programmes to ensure continuity.


Public Achievement Information to support your child’s education

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today released information providing a clear picture of how all parts of the pre-school and school system are performing and supporting each other at a local level. “We recognise for all parents their children’s success at school is a high priority. The information being released allows parents and communities to have a fuller picture of how their children are doing at school. It gives them valuable data to help them get behind their schools to help children to reach their educational potential,” says Ms Parata. ... 
Nikki Kaye | Education Associate 
Education Minister Nikki Kaye says a change to the way education property is disposed of will free up money to reinvest in new school property faster. ... 


R&D Student Grants to grow our future innovators

Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation 
Nearly 300 future innovators will get the opportunity to work in some of New Zealand’s top commercial R&D facilities, thanks to new grants allocated today by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce. $3.5 million worth of R&D Student Grants have been allocated to successful R&D active businesses enabling them to employ students with science, technology, engineering, design, or marketing degrees. ... 


Drive to boost early Maori literacy

Radio New Zealand
Maori literacy achievement must be boosted from early childhood and primary school level so the education system is not having to catch up all the time, the Government says. It has released detailed breakdowns of the performances of all schools ... 


Wananga has high hopes for combined campus

Radio New Zealand
Wananga deputy chief executive Wiremu Doherty says it will improve gains already made in terms of Maori participation in tertiary education within the region, and the providers will be able to balance the shortfalls of the others. The wananga's roll is ... 


Literacy programmes win

Stuff.co.nz
"It is recognition of the creativity and dedication of our tutors and students who work together to make our programmes a success. "Learning is a key means for adults to become empowered to fully participate in our ever-changing world." The awards were ... 


Public Achievement Information supports children's education

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Individual school information – including student achievement and financial information – has also been released alongside aggregated National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori data for each territorial authority. “This is a good starting ... 
The Government is continuing its disastrous and unfair education policies with today’s release of further ropey and misguided National Standards data.

Government gets F for failure in education

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It's time for the Government to put its money where its mouth is, and to stop robbing the early childhood sector to pay for charter schools and expensive roads which will do more harm than good. “If it really cared about meeting its own targets it ...

Campus smoking ban a drag

Stuff.co.nz
Campus smoking ban a drag for some students. DEENA COSTER ... Another student, who did not want to be identified, said she would decide when she wanted to quit smoking and would not be put off the habit just because a ban was imposed. Witt tutor Will ...

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