Tuesday 14 April 2015

Budget to invest $244 million in schools 

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye say next month’s Budget will provide $244 million of funding for new schools, additional classrooms and expansions to existing schools. The money will come from the remaining proceeds of the government’s share offer programme – channelled through the Future Investment Fund. ...

John Key: 7 new schools in Budget

3News NZ
"I am determined that all kids get the best education possible including those who have not fared so well in the past – Maori, Pasifika and kids from poorer homes." The money set aside in the Budget will also go toward the Government's plan announced...

John Key outlines Budget spending for business and education

Stuff.co.nz
... be an extra $244 million for education, including four new schools, in the Budget on May 21, Prime Minister John Key says. He's also flagged, in his pre-budget speech to Business NZ in Wellington, an $80m boost for business research and development.

Māori pass rate shocks universities

Radio New Zealand
Mr Whelan said the organisation was especially worried by statistics that show almost a quarter of Māori dropping out of university in their first year. Te Akatea New Zealand Māori Principals spokesperson Robert Clarke is urging the education sector to ...

Gordon Campbell on UE pass rates and university dropout rates

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Houston, there is clearly a problem with (a) the plunge in pass rates for University Entrance qualifications, which has been especially steep among Maori students and also a problem with (b) the failure rates for Maori students among those who reach ...

Training for trade comp a full-time job

Forget working nine to five - a Hamilton apprentice has been doing 5am to 8pm in the leadup to a trade competition.

Students should engage with their communities 

University students should engage with their communities as part of the learning process when they get their degrees, University of Canterbury Associate Professor Billy O'Steen says.

Principal appointed for Hamilton's newest high school

Rototuna Junior High School doesn't have students yet but it has just got a principal.

Lincoln contesting megacity education market

Lincoln’s forging of new ties in one of the world’s biggest cities shows it can hold its own in a strongly competitive recruitment environment, the University’s Business Development Manager Dr Samuel Yu says.