Monday 18 August 2014

Tuesday 19 August 2014


No-one wins with special needs funding

Much has been written and discussed about special needs education in New Zealand. Many lament the lack of funding, others, the lack of empathy from schools. I would argue that neither is actually true.

Programme targets boys

Stuff.co.nz
Boys from Windy Ridge School celebrate earning their digital publishing certificates with bewigged teacher Sue Ogden and Kiwi ...

Labour promises student support review

3News NZ
Labour's policy won't mean all postgraduate students will be able to get the student allowance - they will still need to meet other eligibility criteria such as parental income thresholds. However, Labour is pledging to fully review the student support ...

NZ universities support Labour’s commitment to lift funding

Universities New Zealand welcomes the Labour Party’s commitment to increase funding for health, education and other public services by $1 billion a year, says acting Universities New Zealand chair and University of Otago Vice-Chancellor, Professor ...

NZEI welcomes Green Party's tax policy

The Green Party’s plans to invest in children and reduce the harm done by child poverty will have a big impact on educational success, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Judith Nowotarski.

Crown alleges funding scam at child centres

A Hamilton businesswoman is accused of "grossly inflating" figures on the number of children attending two childhood centres she owned - which earned her hundreds of thousands in government funding she was not entitled to.

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Stuff.co.nz
When my daughter was about 10 and being badly bullied by a boy in her class I went into the classroom and spoke loudly but not angrily in front of everyone about his bullying of her and then told him that I was appointing him her protector from bullies ...

Accused naming a win for school

Stuff.co.nz
The school has set up a phone line for parents, and a social worker is on site for students. A joint meeting has been planned with agencies including police, the Ministry of Education, and Child, Youth and Family. Harter has taught in several schools ...



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