Minister rejects claims on funding changes
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata has rejected claims that the Government is looking to fund schools according to student performance. “That is simply not true,” Ms Parata says. “I met with each of the unions and sector groups two weeks ago and clarified these matters with them directly. I am disappointed that despite this the NZEI has persisted with their claims. ...
Orientation for Maori and Pasifika Trades Training Students at Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec)
Tariana Turia | Tertiary Education, Skills and EmploymentRau rangatira ma, nga mata waka, nga karangaranga maha, tena koutou. Talofa lava, malo e lelei, kia orana, bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, namaste, malo ni, halo ola keta, mauri, fakatalofa atu. Ki a koutou hoki te mana whenua o tenei rohe, Te Ati Awa, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou. I want to thank Kura Moeahu and Waiwhetu Marae for the warmth of your welcome. It is always good to return to this marae, a marae which lives up to its name, Aroha ki te tangata. Thank you also to Reverend Nove Vailaau for opening our hui. ...
'Trust teachers to teach your children'
Stuff.co.nzWhat needs to happen in New Zealand education to win your vote this election? Mark Boon says policies need to focus on the kids. Since the current National Government introduced a policy on charter schools as part of its deal with the ACT Party, the ...
Performance-based funding slammed
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The funding review currently under way was the re-calculation of schooldeciles based on last year's Census, she said. Parata has instructed the ministry to explore new options that allowed, for example, for difference between schools to be taken into ...
She said the government didn't want to fund schools according to their raw results in national standards or NCEA, but on how much teachers had helped students to learn over six months or a year. She didn't explain how that might be achieved. On Monday ...
More concerns are being raised about the future of a research centre set up to promote Maori innovation and postgraduate study. The TertiaryEducation Commission has turned down an application from the Nga Pae o te Maramatanga for funding beyond ...
“They are scaremongering with bills such as the restructure of the Teachers' Council claiming it will help protect children from undesirables when any parent will see that this is a nonsense and they created Charter Schools with no method of tracking ...
“Once again the government seems to be following failed overseas experiments, particularly from the United States, where these policies have led to an increase in the number of charter schools and greater educational inequality. “We need more ...
Recent claims that Education Minister Hekia Parata is looking at ways to link school funding to National Standards has outraged parents in Pasifika communities, says New Zealand First Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Le'aufa'amulia Asenati ...
The funding review currently under way was the re-calculation of schooldeciles based on last year's Census, she said. Parata has instructed the ministry to explore new options that allowed, for example, for difference between schools to be taken into ...
Cunliffe climbs into school funding row
NZ CityShe said the government didn't want to fund schools according to their raw results in national standards or NCEA, but on how much teachers had helped students to learn over six months or a year. She didn't explain how that might be achieved. On Monday ...
Concerns for future of Maori research centre
Newstalk ZBMore concerns are being raised about the future of a research centre set up to promote Maori innovation and postgraduate study. The TertiaryEducation Commission has turned down an application from the Nga Pae o te Maramatanga for funding beyond ...
Parata's Performance Pitiful
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“They are scaremongering with bills such as the restructure of the Teachers' Council claiming it will help protect children from undesirables when any parent will see that this is a nonsense and they created Charter Schools with no method of tracking ...
Teachers seek transparency over government education agenda
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“Once again the government seems to be following failed overseas experiments, particularly from the United States, where these policies have led to an increase in the number of charter schools and greater educational inequality. “We need more ...
Education Plan Alienates Pasifika Students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Recent claims that Education Minister Hekia Parata is looking at ways to link school funding to National Standards has outraged parents in Pasifika communities, says New Zealand First Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Le'aufa'amulia Asenati ...
Overseas-Based Graduates: Student Loan Deadline Looms
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) is reminding overseas-based borrowers (OBBs) that they have just two weeks to make student loan payments. After that, they will become criminals and may lose their right to travel.Work to begin on $20m-plus university building
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The new building should be completed mid-2015 and will house Te Piringa - Faculty of Law, Waikato Management School's Centre for Corporate and Executive Education, and student services. The development will include a new ... Fletcher Construction's ...
The new building should be completed mid-2015 and will house Te Piringa - Faculty of Law, Waikato Management School's Centre for Corporate and Executive Education, and student services. The development will include a new ... Fletcher Construction's ...
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