$3m upgrade for Ngaio School
Nikki Kaye | EducationNgaio Primary School will receive a major property upgrade worth almost $3.3 million, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says. “I am very pleased that an agreement has been reached with the Ngaio School Board to undertake several much-needed upgrades concurrently. “We are also using this opportunity to provide some exciting new learning spaces for the students that will assist in the delivery of the curriculum. Bundling the work into one project will help to reduce disruption to the students and staff.” ...
Charter schools planning expansion
Radio New ZealandA Ministry of Education spokesperson said by the middle of this year, only two partnership schools - South Auckland Middle School and Whangarei's Terenga Paraoa - had exceeded their guaranteed minimum roll. The other three were being funded at their ...
Education Minister responds to questions on charter schools.
We are joined by the Education Minister Hekia Parata.
Education sector leaders say New Zealand does not need more charter schools, and they're questioning why struggling charters schools are being kept open.
“It is alarming that Education Minister Hekia Parata is now considering applications for further charter schools. “What is even more concerning is that National's potential coalition partner ACT – in the unlikely event it is returned to Parliament ...
Partnership school expansion plans worry critics
New figures show most charter schools have failed to meet their minimum enrolment targets.Charter school crisis shows time to axe costly experiment
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“It is alarming that Education Minister Hekia Parata is now considering applications for further charter schools. “What is even more concerning is that National's potential coalition partner ACT – in the unlikely event it is returned to Parliament ...
Scrap charter schools, Labour says
MSN NZ News
Labour is calling for charter schools to be scrapped following a report that one established in Northland was dysfunctional from the start. Documents released under the Official Information Act show Te Kura ki Whangaruru school was beset with staff ...
Labour is calling for charter schools to be scrapped following a report that one established in Northland was dysfunctional from the start. Documents released under the Official Information Act show Te Kura ki Whangaruru school was beset with staff ...
Greens promise lift to special ed services
The Green Party would boost special education services in schools by $115 million if in government, doubling the number of children who can access the highest levels of support, it announced today.Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei...
The popularity of courses such as gender studies is a sign that the university needs an overhaul, the Act Party says.The Reason and Science Society Tertiary Education Debate at the University of Auckland tonight saw political parties...
Hekia Parata's claim on Radio NZ's Morning Report this morning that vulnerable kids attending state schools are more likely to end up in jail is an absolute indictment on her own performance as Minister and the policies of the current National ...
Parata claims state schools send kids to jail
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Hekia Parata's claim on Radio NZ's Morning Report this morning that vulnerable kids attending state schools are more likely to end up in jail is an absolute indictment on her own performance as Minister and the policies of the current National ...
Staff 'dissatisfaction' behind school's call for help
Stuff.co.nzIt related to "time consuming" procedural issues like contracts, appraisals, teaching programmes, appointment processes and allocations to classrooms, Turnbull said. Ministry head of sector enablement and support Katrina Casey said statutory ...
Out-of-zone boundaries set in stone
Two controversial new school zones are now in place.
"We have a plethora of kids who never darken a classroom's door. "I feel there are a lot of kids missing out, either because they never make it to school, or they make it to school but it all becomes too hard. We do need some resourcing to deal with ...
"Pat Newman of Tai Tokerau Principals' Federation claimed today on Radio New Zealand that he wanted the same funding model and freedoms as apply to Partnership Schools. I totally support him although I am surprised a former Labour Candidate would ...
Hutt Valley faces truancy problem
Stuff.co.nz"We have a plethora of kids who never darken a classroom's door. "I feel there are a lot of kids missing out, either because they never make it to school, or they make it to school but it all becomes too hard. We do need some resourcing to deal with ...
Hora Hora School
Scoop.co.nz (press release)"Pat Newman of Tai Tokerau Principals' Federation claimed today on Radio New Zealand that he wanted the same funding model and freedoms as apply to Partnership Schools. I totally support him although I am surprised a former Labour Candidate would ...
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