Tuesday 16 September 2014

Wednesday 17 September 2014


Campaign trail takes leaders to schools

He faced a lecture theatre full of students at Waikato University and had smoko with workers at a Te Rapa factory but the warmest welcome for David Cunliffe as he campaigned in Hamilton yesterday was from Maori children at the Western...

Education a hot election topic

Stuff.co.nz
But IES remains National's top answer to raising student achievement. For parents, class sizes, national standards, the increasing introduction of charter schools, special education, and bible education in schools may be issues affecting their children ...

Jobs and education pledges well received

Stuff.co.nz
"When you are finished with that, kids, we're going to have 21st century classrooms with lots of cool digital stuff so you will be able to do your homework on the net at home and at school. It's going to be really cool to be at school." Nawton retiree ...

Pasifika Education Plan – Policy to practice

This blog post takes a closer look at the Pasifika Education Plan and the Pasifika Education Implementation Plan. It offers reflective questions, ideas, stories, and resources to support and inspire schools to make a difference for all Pasifika students.

Concern over poor university rankings

Kiwi universities' sustained slide down world rankings has education leaders worried that talented academics will abandon New Zealand for more options overseas.

'Inspired' teachers key to tertiary step-up

Not enough students are being inspired by teachers to aim for tertiary study, a survey has found.

University of Auckland tops NZ rankings

The University of Auckland is the highest-rated New Zealand university in the latest QS World University Rankings.

University of Auckland retains number one ranking

The University of Auckland has again been ranked as the leading university in New Zealand following the publication of the 2014 QS World University Rankings. The University of Auckland has again been ranked as the leading university in New Zealand following ...

Major funding investment in University of Auckland research

Major funding investment in University of Auckland research

UC retains ranking in top three percent of universities

The University of Canterbury has retained its ranking among the top three per cent of universities in the world.

Canterbury University $100m richer after signing deal

Canterbury University finally has access to the first of two $100-million funding installments that the Government promised last year.

Green Party will help students in financial distress

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... to students trying to make ends meet. “We'll help student incomes rise through a lift in the minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2017, and we'll reduce their expenses by restricting rent rises, and bringing down power bills through our NZ Power scheme.

Hundreds of Students Turn Out for Political Debate

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
With only a few days left before the general election, over 500 Victoria students packed the central Hub space on campus today to listen to a political debate on student issues organised by the Students' Association. Victoria University of Wellington ...

Microsoft's Yammer Enterprise invites schools on board

Techday NZ
Educational institutions across New Zealand now have free access to Microsoft's networking platform, Yammer Enterprise. Yammer Enterprise offers schools a sophisticated version of the social networking platform. Within a school's internal online ...

HP NZ provides $10k tech boost for winning rural school…

Techday NZ
Northland's Te Kura O Hata Maria School has been awarded the winning prize in the inaugural HP Rural Schools Competition. The school has won $10,000 worth of HP prizes, ahead of over 60 entries from rural schools throughout New Zealand. For their ...
Te Kura O Hata Maria wins HP national tech competition

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