Thursday 6 March 2014

Friday, 7 March 2014


Tougher rules for overseas-based borrowers

Steven Joyce | Revenue
The Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No. 3), introduced in August 2013, passed its final stages in Parliament today. The new legislation includes tougher measures to deal with student loan borrowers who persistently refuse to make repayments and introduces higher repayment obligations for overseas-based borrowers to assist them to pay off their loans sooner. ... 
The Education Minister has faced hard questions from concerned parents and teachers at her first public meeting this year. More than one hundred people turned out to hear Hekia Parata at the Henderson Bowling Club in West Auckland last night.

Truants detracting from others' study

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Secondary Principals' Association president Tom Parsons said an effective truancy service was wider than just getting teenagers back in theclassroom. "The under-achieving tail in New Zealand has one thing in common - attendance, or the lack of.
New Zealand universities have failed to rank among the world's most prestigious 100 institutions as rated by top international scholars.The Times Higher Education reputation rankings, released today, are based on the world's largest...
Radio New Zealand
The Royal Society of New Zealand did not short-list Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga's bid for the Tertiary Education Commission funding after next year. It's not yet known why Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga missed out. But the news has left the Maori Party shocked ...

Stop marginalising Maori research - Maori Party

Voxy
"The news about Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is the latest in what seems to be a widespread and systemic undermining of the Māori research sector. It seems to be at odds with Kā Hikitia the Māori Education Strategy; He Kai Kei Aku Ringa which talks about ...

Flavell: Māori Education Agenda is a Development Agenda

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The impetus for kōhanga reo was the impending loss of Māori language. Kura kaupapa Māori were set up when whānau saw that all the effort they put into kōhanga was lost when children started in mainstream schools, and in that cultural environment, the ...

New tertiary education strategy focus: Workplace skills

New Zealand Herald
Speaking at the Higher Education Summit in Auckland this morning, he set out six key priorities of the new strategy, which also include getting at-risk young people into careers, boosting achievement in Maori andPasifika communities, strengthening ...
Business focus for tertiary education strategy
Universities welcome Tertiary Education Strategy
New tertiary strategy targets key challenges

Business focus for tertiary education strategy

Radio New Zealand
Its first priority is delivering skills for industry, followed by getting at-risk young people into careers and improving the achievement of Maori andPasifika people. The Tertiary Education Union says the strategy is too narrow, but lobby group ...

Govt calls for overhaul of sex education

Respectful attitudes to sex would become a core part of sex education in schools under an overhaul recommended to the Government.The revamp would aim to broaden the subject beyond a narrow focus on the physical mechanics of sex...

Push for more schools to teach Chinese

With Massey University Chinese language lecturer Dr Rosemary Haddon.

Ministry advice may have misled minister

The Ministry of Education must re-do its analysis of submissions on proposed changes to university and wānanga councils to make sure its advice to the minister was correct says TEU national president Lesley Francey In...

Schools Pay Cost of Failed Novopay

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“New Zealand First believes that the Minister's words are a deliberate attempt to soften up the education sector for single base pay structures supplemented by bonus pay allocated on National Standards and National Certificate of Educational ...

Research Funding Should "Support Academic Freedom

Academic Freedom Aotearoa supports the minister’s desire to place "a higher value on research that meets user needs", but we are concerned that those who offer "research funds and contract research" will have their needs met ...

Kohanga sacking divides board

waateanews.com
A rift has formed in Te Kohanga Reo National Trust as it tries to deal with allegations about misspending at its commercial subsidiary. The Education Ministry is considering a report from auditors Ernst and Young, which was ordered after Maori ...

Medical education makes leap forward

New Zealand Doctor Online
These competencies will be built on in the doctor's second year with the acquisition of new skills including those relevant to future vocational training.' 'So for example, at the end of their first year we want these young doctors to be able to ...

Adoption of Creative Commons policies by NZ schools

Next week, a range of teachers, principals, government officials and copyright experts are getting together to discuss how New Zealand teachers can legally share and reuse teaching resources.

New head for School of Science at Waikato University

Professor Chad Hewitt is the University of Waikato’s new Head of the School of Science, and is looking forward to the challenge of bringing together the existing three science departments under one umbrella.

Waiariki names its first associate professors

Waiariki Institute of Technology has two associate professors – the first time this title has been bestowed on staff at the Rotorua-based institute. Dr Craig Morley and Dr Clarke Raymond were awarded their new titles in recognition of their significant ...

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