Boys' under-achievement debated
Nelson MailThe report was carried out by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) for the Association of Boys' Schools of New Zealand. It found that in 2012, for boys' schools, the median University Entrance attainment was 42 per cent, the median ...
Lecturer chosen to give advice on project
The Nelson MailPalmerston North-based Massey University Institute of Education senior lecturer Dr Jenny Poskitt was one, with the others from Auckland and Canterbury universities, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and from the University of Toronto's ...
Karen Poutasi joins Network for Learning Board Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced the appointment of Dr Karen Poutasi to the board of Network for Learning (N4L). N4L is the Crown company responsible for the Government’s $211 million investment in a managed network for schools, which will provide quick and reliable internet complete with uncapped data, web filtering and network security services. ...New educational package to raise student achievement
Newstalk ZB... expertise across schools, and help recognise teachers and principals with good track records. An advisory group has been set up to design the detail of the policy, and includes union representatives, boards of trustees, Maori, and Pasifika ...
Work continues on plan to lift student achievement
Attack on charter school funding unfair: Parata
Stuff.co.nzRunning the board set up to process charter school applications costs the same as operating a primary school for a year, figures reveal. The Green Party says spending on the Partnership Schools Kura Hauora Authorisation Board is "an enormous waste of ...
Women encouraged into trades training
waateanews.comNew trade training schemes for Maori and Pasifika are not just an opportunity for young men but also for young women. Five new consortia including local bodies, iwi and Maori groups and tertiary education providers have been named to deliver programmes ...
Govt investing in educational control
Stuff.co.nzThis is because of damaging policies such as the National Standards, the development of charter schools and cuts to other resources for public education. It is too similar to the disasters that have unfolded in the education systems of other countries ...
Union leadership key to education success
Stuff.co.nzOPINION: This month the primary school teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI), and the body representing principals, the New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF), gave a thumbs down to the $359m Investing in Educational ...
Removing teachers affects students
Stuff.co.nzA proposed new policy aimed at improving student achievement could have the opposite affect, some North Shore schools say. Takapuna Intermediate principal Owen Alexander says the move will affect students' learning. The plan involves the best teachers ...
Top educators recognised in awards
Top educators recognised in awards Innovative teaching practices will be on show when the winners of the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards are announced on Wednesday night, says Ministry of Education deputy secretary Graham Stoop. “The ...
NorthTec is pleased to announce the establishment of an educational partnership with the Australian NRL franchise, the Gold Coast Titans, as well as the launch of the Graham Lowe Sports Performance Centre.
Support recognises the amazing success of Manaiakalani
The Innovation Partnership has welcomed the Telecom Foundation’s announcement that it is doubling its ongoing support for the Manaiakalani Education Trust, with another $1.2 million to support digital learning programmes in several new schools.
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