Tuesday 10 February 2015

Iwi can compare progress - Parata

New school statistics mean tribes can chart their performance against the success or failure of their neighbours, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.

Ngati Whakaue 18-year-olds in top four for NCEA achievement

Scoop.co.nz
Maori education statistics released by the Ministry of Education provide, for the first time, an education profile for each iwi in New Zealand, showing how Maori children are doing in early childhood education, primary school and NCEA. Roana Bennett ...

Sports analysis puts students on track for NCEA 

Students taking part in a sports technology course at an Auckland high school will attend the training sessions of top teams.But those keen to watch the Blues and other teams are not all huge sports fans.  Some students have more...

Digital devices expose children to new risks

Stuff.co.nz
Children as young as five are bringing digital devices to school, in an effort by parents to stay in touch with their children to keep them safe, and by schools to support learning in digital classrooms. But as young New Zealanders' digital ...

National Library book cuts will hit hard, says Labour 

The scrapping of nearly one million book loans to schools each year will let down students who are not prepared for digital alternatives, the Labour Party says.The National Library will this year stop one of its services to schools...

They're back - students setting up for year | Otago Daily Times ...

Students have been setting up flats, buying groceries and preparing for the year's study in Dunedin during the past week. Otago Property Investors Association president Wendy Bowman said student flat landlords were ...

Waikato University head ready for challenges

Neil Quigley has already faced his first challenge in his new job – a wero laid down at the powhiri in his honour.

DARE returns to drug help origins

Twenty-five years after it first entered New Zealand schools, the DARE programme is going back to its roots.