Thursday 3 July 2014

Friday, 4 July 2014


Minister out of touch on school donations

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
A 2013 NZCER study found that just 11% of principals across all deciles believed that government operational funding met their school's needs, meaning that 89% of principals believed funding was inadequate. Ms Nowotarski said all schools struggled on ...

Record numbers of degrees for 2013

Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
New Zealand students completed a record number of undergraduate degree qualifications in 2013, according to new data released today by the Ministry of Education. In 2013, 25,800 domestic students completed bachelors degrees, an increase of around 400 on the 25,400 who completed degrees in 2012, and 24 per cent higher than the 20,800 who graduated in 2008. ...

New ICT advisory service for schools

Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced the establishment of an ICT Advisory Service to help schools make the most of their new connections to the Managed Network. In the interim, a targeted service will be delivered by Network For Learning (N4L). This will enable a tender process for the provision of a more comprehensive Learning Technologies Advisory Service to be completed. ...

More teens achieving NCEA

3News NZ
"That's an outstanding achievement that gives them many more options in life and better prospects." The government aims to have 85 percent of all 18-year-olds achieving the qualification by 2017. Meanwhile, participation in early childhood education is ...
More success for thousands of children
More teens with better qualifications

Schools say services being cut while govt plans spend up

Northland primary principals say if the Government has big money to throw at education - it should be spent on children, not teachers.

Editorial: Labour policy on donations misses target

The Labour Party has always struggled with the concept of "voluntary" school donations. In principle, it believes state education should be free and equal for all. But that principle could be enforced only if a law prevented parents...

Key cool on charter schools change

MSN NZ News
A proposal to allow state schools the option of becoming partnership schools is not finding favour with either the prime minister or a big teachers' union. ACT wants all school boards to be able to opt out of Ministry of Education control and be bulk ...

Who should teach kids internet safety?

New Zealand teachers want parents to take more responsibility for teaching children about online safety, a new study shows.

School closes after 103 years

Stuff.co.nz
Blackmount's three remaining pupils, Nikita Gow, 12, Sarah Slee, 9, and Harry Mather, 5, will be sitting in new classrooms, in new schools, next term. This week, the trio enjoyed their last few days together. "It's quite big for only three people ...

More success for thousands of children

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education Minister Hekia Parata says thousands more young people are on the road to success as a result of continued improvements in NCEA achievement and early childhood education participation. Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education 3 July 2014 ...

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