Insight for 16 February 2014 - Education Solving All Ills?
John Gerritsen considers the political spotlight on education and asks if it can do all that's being asked of it? NZCER Chief Researcher Cathy Wylie is among several who weigh in.Teaching no cure-all for kids
Radio New ZealandShe says many Maori parents have not had good education experiences, but involvement with a kura or kohanga reo can change that. "What's been so, I think, gratifying here, is seeing how many parents as a result of even the kohanga when we started that ...
Principal urges social welfare changes
Radio New ZealandA Hamilton-based Maori principal is urging politicians to overhaul social welfare policies and include both health and education ahead of this year's election. The problem of child poverty in New Zealand has been highlighted in several reports and studies.
School Board of Trustees in a sticky situation
Māori TelevisionThe new partnership school in Whangarei opens its doors this Saturday but only time will tell whether the education pathway set for its students is cut by the current debate in education over charter schools. Says Ms. Roberts, of her expected outcome ...
Govt's university council plan slammed
Otago Daily TimesTertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce announced this week the Government was proceeding with plans to reform university and wananga governance councils ''to create smaller, skills-based councils that can respond more quickly and strategically to the ...
Steven Joyce ignores student concerns over council changes
Indian Weekender
'The decision Steven Joyce has made today is an open display of hostility towards students and staff and has shown just how much contempt they have towards tertiary education,' says Cate Bell, President of AUSA. 'Last year AUSA raised a number of ...
'The decision Steven Joyce has made today is an open display of hostility towards students and staff and has shown just how much contempt they have towards tertiary education,' says Cate Bell, President of AUSA. 'Last year AUSA raised a number of ...
Editorial: Keep charter schools to the budget
What is going on with charter schools? Their justifying principle was fairly simple: they would receive funding for each pupil of no more or less than the state pays for each pupil in its own schools. Private enterprise, usually a...Charter school says it'll cope minus state school support
Whangarei's new charter school says it will get by without any help from state schools - if they insist on turning their backs on them.Stuart McNaughton : reading
Reading and literacy Director of the Woolf Fisher Research Centre at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education, who is about to be inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame.New Ministry bulletin for school leaders
The Ministry Bulletin for School Leaders He pitopito kōrero is our new central channel for school-related information.Less people in NZ studying languages
3News NZ
New Zealand students are dropping foreign languages at university level at a rate so high some languages are disappearing completely from theeducation system. Experts are warning that a country that only learns its own language could face big problems ...
Rural schools in the North Island are being given a helping hand to keep up with technology and match the education standards of their city-bred counterparts. In March, Variety – The Children's Charity will distribute equipment to schools on the ...
Police arrived at her husband's workplace in December last year and gave him a court summons. The woman said the tension at school made her feel sidelined from her daughter's education. School camp was approaching and "parents have to write a letter ...
Two leading academics and art practitioners have joined EIT ideaschool's permanent staff to add further weight to the education offered to visual arts and design students. Head of School Dr ... She also has a specialist knowledge of contemporary Maori art.
As a result of the investigation, Mr A's registration was suspended and he signed a voluntary agreement which required him to undergo a risk assessment to determine whether he could safely return to the classroom, the ombudsman's report said.
New Zealand students are dropping foreign languages at university level at a rate so high some languages are disappearing completely from theeducation system. Experts are warning that a country that only learns its own language could face big problems ...
Road trip delivers tech to rural schools
Techday NZRural schools in the North Island are being given a helping hand to keep up with technology and match the education standards of their city-bred counterparts. In March, Variety – The Children's Charity will distribute equipment to schools on the ...
Parents charged over 'truancy'
Stuff.co.nzPolice arrived at her husband's workplace in December last year and gave him a court summons. The woman said the tension at school made her feel sidelined from her daughter's education. School camp was approaching and "parents have to write a letter ...
Top creative's join Hawke's Bay's Ideaschool team
All About Hawke's BayTwo leading academics and art practitioners have joined EIT ideaschool's permanent staff to add further weight to the education offered to visual arts and design students. Head of School Dr ... She also has a specialist knowledge of contemporary Maori art.
Five-year probe into teacher
Stuff.co.nzAs a result of the investigation, Mr A's registration was suspended and he signed a voluntary agreement which required him to undergo a risk assessment to determine whether he could safely return to the classroom, the ombudsman's report said.
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