Understanding NCEA
Elizabeth McKinley is an Associate Professor of Education at Auckland University and director of the Starpath Project for Tertiary Participation and Success. She and Dr Irena Madjar have released a second edition of their book Understanding NCEA, which is a guide for college students and their parents on navigating through the secondary school qualification system.Staff and students oppose plans to cuts
Tertiary students and staff say they will fight government plans to cut their statutory right to a place on the governing councils of universities and wananga.NZ universities: how ours rate
New Zealand's sole representative on an international list of the top 200 universities has slipped, rankings show.The University of Auckland slipped three places to 164 in Times Higher Education World University rankings, the full...Charter cash better spent on state schools - poll
A narrow majority of New Zealanders oppose the opening of five charter schools next year and feel the funding would be better spent on state schools, a Herald -DigiPoll survey has found.The new partnership schools, or charter schools,...Substance of Tertiary Education Strategy at risk
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Today's release of the National Government's draft Tertiary Education Strategy for 2014-2019 is at risk of being sidelined by Minister Steven Joyce's unilateral move to shut down the representative model currently in place for University Councils, says ...
Launch of Draft Tertiary Education Strategy
Scoop.co.nz (press release)More young people are now moving from school to degree level study – from 13,600 students in 2007 to 16,500 in 2012, including more Māori and Pasifika. And more young people are completing level 4 qualifications by age 25 – from 40% of 25 year-olds in ...
Tertiary education proposals welcomed by Chamber
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Wellington's business community will welcome the stronger links with tertiary educationproviders proposed in the Government's Draft Tertiary Education Strategy announced today, says Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce CEO Raewyn Bleakley ...
Principal to pay ERA costs for failed case
A Northland school principal who unsuccessfully appealed his sacking for failure to prevent the sexual abuse of pupils must pay $15,000 towards the costs of his failed employment case.Professional development pounded out of existence
The most effective system intervention to raise student achievement has been privatised, restructured and pounded out of existence, says PPTA president Angela Roberts.Tertiary strategy could have been so much better
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“One of the priorities of the strategy is improving adult literacy and numeracy. It will be interesting to see if Mr Joyce can achieve that while his Government continues to cut funding to ACE programmes. “The consultation closes on 15 November so I ...
University Outraged at Student Protesters
Campus Life, a service division within the University are outraged at students engaged in political protest. After a political rally in the Quad students marched through the University grounds and have occupied the Campus Life offices.
“The government is attacking student representation on university councils,” said OUSA President Francisco in response to the release of the Review of the Legislative Settings for University Governance today.
Student body: Plans don't make the grade
Sunday Star Times"The number of Maori students have increased at this university, making it even more important these gains are sustained with Māori and student voices in governance." Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the current models of governance do not ...
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