Thursday 20 March 2014

Friday, 21 March 2014

Ministry at odds with Trust

Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata and the Kohanga Reo National Trust are at odds over events leading to the Serious Fraud Office being asked to step in following claims about a misuse of funds by an arm of the organisation. Board spokesman Derek Fox said ...
TPO allegations `serious and specific'
Kohanga reo referred to fraud office
Kohanga Reo Trust cleared but confusion remains

Kohanga funds may be at risk

Radio New Zealand
The Education Minister is indicating government funding for Te Kohanga Reo Trust Board may at risk if it does not fully address allegations of mis-spending and restore public confidence. Hekia Parata has called in the Serious Fraud Office to ...

Editorial: Fraud office probe crucial in kohanga reo case

New Zealand Herald
So it is with the independent review of the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust. EY (Ernst & Young) was asked by the Ministry of Education "to assess the effectiveness of the financial internal controls over public funding received by the trust". But that ...

'Teachers need to feel valued'

Stuff.co.nz
What changes in New Zealand education would win your vote in this year's election? We asked Stuff Nation readers to share their views. Improving educational standards in New Zealand will only come about when there is better funding and more targeted ...

Rotorua aims to become NZ's 'e-learning' capital

Rotorua has embarked on a bold plan to equip all of its pupils with personal learning devices - connecting all of them to the internet and creating a New Zealand-first "e-learning community".The project, which aims to lift engagement...

Study finds wi-fi is safe in schools

Stuff.co.nz
Late last year Kapiti's Te Horo School turned off wi-fi in its juniorclassrooms after a survey of parents revealed concerns about radiation exposure. Damon Wyman, a parent of two children at Te Horo School, sparked the survey when he started ...

Fighting talk from Maori academics

waateanews.com
More than 100 of them attended a hastily-called workshop at Auckland University's Waipapa Marae yesterday to look at the state on Maoriresearch and assess options. Leonie Pihama from Waikato University says the Tertiary Education Commission needs to ...

High school appeals ruling over student with Asperger's

An Auckland high school which excluded a student with Asperger's after a dispute with a teacher is appealing against a judge's ruling to quash the expulsion.Green Bay High School principal Morag Hutchinson expelled the 14-year-old...

Kindergarten featured at regional Festivals of Education

Kindergarten will feature at the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury Festivals of Education being organised by the Ministry of Education. The Festivals of Education coincide with the OECD International Summit on the Teaching Profession hosted in ...

Farmers educate students

Stuff.co.nz
Young Farmers Association member Rosie Todhunter said the event was a success and she was happy to see so many young students from Motueka to Blenheim, interested in the primary industries. "They had fun challenges on the day - it was really hands on ...

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