Wednesday 19 February 2014

Thursday, 20 February 2014



Red tape strangles | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South ...

Education Minister Hekia Parata recently set up a task force on regulations affecting school performance to investigate regulations that may distract or hinder schools from focusing on raising achievement for young people.

School lawyers blame ministry in Asperger's expulsion

Legal action taken against a school which expelled a teenager with Asperger's should be directed against the Ministry of Education for not providing the school with adequate funding, lawyers for the school argue.The 14-year-old,...

Martin Thrupp: Being middle class gives students edge to excel

My daughter goes to university this week having been one of those secondary school all-rounders who also achieves stellar academic results. She is one of New Zealand's latest Top Subject Scholars and will soon attend an awards ceremony... 

Charter school in full swing

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Vanguard has seven registered teachers for core NCEA subjects and three unregistered staff who take courses like physical training and engineering. It caters for 108 students in year 11 and year 12, and plans to expand next year to include year 13 ...

Schools start year with free access to ultrafast broadband

One hundred and 50 schools are now connected to the government's ultrafast internet network for schools.

Demand rises for drug dogs at schools

Stuff.co.nz
Drug detection dogs are being used by Canterbury schools to find illegal substances drugs and send a zero tolerance message to students. Risk Management Group (RMG) South Island consultant Richard White said he had conducted drug detection raids ...

Student allowance numbers dive | Otago Daily Times Online News ... 

 A more than 20% drop in the number of Dunedin students receiving the student allowance shows Government changes to entitlements are beginning to bite, opponents of the changes say.

Toi Akorangi enriches students education

Māori Television
Toi Akorangi is the Māori name given to one of the world's most successful music and social development program
mes known as El Sistema. It has been nearly a year now since the programme was introduced to schools in Whangarei. Mother from Ngāti Hine ..

Michael Jones joins with Unitec for Maori and Pacific youth

Voxy
"We had always identified Unitec as an ideal partner for us. Their focus on West and Central Auckland, and commitment to engaging Pacific andMaori youth aligns perfectly with our philosophy," says Jones. "Education is the doorway to get into work, so ...

ACT Party praises Northland charter school

3News NZ
These Charter Schools are a disgusting waste of tax payer funds, I saw a story recently that highlighted that some of these schools are receiving payments from National that are the equivalent of 40K per pupil... that's 6 times the amount of funding ...

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