Live chat: Education Minister Hekia Parata
Stuff.co.nzThis year also saw the final decisions for 19 schools in Christchurch - some were merged and others closed. National Standards results were released publicly for the second year and the government's new Charter Schools programme also hit the headlines.
Kindergarten teachers to protest around NZ today
Kindergarten teachers around the country will protest today against ongoing cuts to funding in their sector.The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) said a rally outside Education Minister's Porirua office at 7.30am would launch...Education system 'past use-by date' says Waikato principal
Stuff.co.nzNew Zealand's education system is "past its use-by date" and it is time to have a public debate about its future, a Waikato principal says. The comments come after New Zealand's education rankings plummeted in all core subjects, according to a new ...
Let's talk about NZ's education system
Stuff.co.nzNew Zealand's education system is ''past its use-by date'' and it's time to have a public debate about its future, a Waikato principal says. The comments come after New Zealand's education rankings plummeted in all core subjects, according to a new ...
OECD report points to need to resource all schools
waateanews.comGreen MP Catherine Delahunty says the latest OECD educationrankings shows the government is on the wrong track with its charter schools, especially when it comes to addressing Maoriunderachievement. The Greens held a forum at parliament yesterday ...
Editorial: Best teaching will require political will
New Zealand HeraldThankfully, that, by and large, has not been the case with this country's sharp drop in international education rankings in an OECD survey that assesses the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old pupils in mathematics, reading and science in 65 countries ...
Where's the Accountability?
Claims that a Northland charter school that has received $1.6 million of public money has bought 81 hectares of farmland need immediate investigation, NZEI Te Riu Roa said today. A second round of charter school applications, due to start shortly, ...Researcher of Maori children with special needs honoured
Radio New ZealandThe title recognises those who've made significant contributions to Matauranga Maori - Maori Education - and includes a taonga and $1500. Dr Bevan-Brown says a highlight of her more than 30-year-long career has been talking to tamariki and their whanau ...
Charter-school trust spent Govt money on farmland, MP reveals
New Zealand HeraldEducation Minister Hekia Parata has requested a full briefing from her officials after revelations in Parliament that a trust in Northland spent Government money buying 81ha of farmland for a charter school it will be opening next year. New Zealand ...
David Hill: All praise to the nation's schools
In the aftermath of the Roast Busters revelations, voices muttered that our schools aren't teaching sexual morality.Now we hear that our 15-year-olds have slid down the international rankings in maths, science and reading. Teachers...School to open in prefab buildings
Stuff.co.nzNZ First deputy leader Tracey Martin claimed in Parliament today that the Nga Parirau Matauranga Trust, the sponsor of one of Northland's two charter schools, had bought a Northland farm only for building plans to be scuttled by the discovery of human ..
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