Millions of dollars on the line with struggling charter school
More than $3 million of taxpayers' money has been spent at a troubled charter school and there's no guarantee any of the money can be reclaimed if the school closes.
A report revealing unsuitable teachers and poor leadership at a troubled charter school has been released by the Ministry of Education more than two months after it was due.
We are ready to do these things ourselves and we are tired of being told how to beMaori and how to be Maori in the education sector " she says. Raewyn Tipene says her He Puna Marama Trust now has two kura hourua, partnership schools as well as a ...
A kura body has given up on its bid to force the Qualification Authority to drop an exam which it says benefits English-speaking students over Māori. Nga Kura a Iwi o Aotearoa - which oversees 25 tribal schools - is critical of a qualification worth 12 ...
Parents are horrified a Bible instructor has been approaching primary school pupils outside of class hours to evangelise, which they say violates their child's right to a secular education. The parents of a 6-year-old girl said they were frustrated ...
Charter schools part of Maori development
waateanews.comWe are ready to do these things ourselves and we are tired of being told how to beMaori and how to be Maori in the education sector " she says. Raewyn Tipene says her He Puna Marama Trust now has two kura hourua, partnership schools as well as a ...
Kura group's exam challenge fizzes
Radio New ZealandA kura body has given up on its bid to force the Qualification Authority to drop an exam which it says benefits English-speaking students over Māori. Nga Kura a Iwi o Aotearoa - which oversees 25 tribal schools - is critical of a qualification worth 12 ...
Playground preacher upsets parents
Stuff.co.nzParents are horrified a Bible instructor has been approaching primary school pupils outside of class hours to evangelise, which they say violates their child's right to a secular education. The parents of a 6-year-old girl said they were frustrated ...
Labour blames Parata for school crisis
NZ CityWhangaruru was one of the first five charter schools to open at the beginning of last year. They are an ACT Party initiative under its support agreement with the government, and they're controversial. They are taxpayer-funded but can be run by church, ...
New role gives support to Māori and Pacific students
Scoop.co.nzso student life is still fresh in her mind. Jo says she will be seeking to make contact initially with first-year students, but she will also be talking with staff to offer some advice on how teaching can be done in ways which accord with Māori ways ...
Payment plans a solution for education expenses
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Payment plans a solution for education expenses From voluntary donations and/or school fees and digital devices to sports fees, field trips and music classes, there's no doubt that education costs. A new ...
History of revolutionary adult education movement revealed
Scoop.co.nz (press release)A book celebrating 100 years of the iconic Canterbury Workers' Educational Association (CWEA) has been released by Canterbury University Press. Since the CWEA was formed in Christchurch in 1915, with the aim of providing university-level education to ...
Research on children with ADHD will soon help NZ teachers
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“It is concerning that children with ADHD may disrupt the learning of other children sharing the same classroom. Most teachers have no training in specialist strategies that could be used to help them support children with ADHD in their classrooms ...
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