Stuff.co.nz
When Hipkins asked where the $2.5 million, which hadn't been spent on education had gone, Parata responded that a number of charter schools had been leasing property while they prepared to build. "...they have all made different choices...Vanguard ...
Fact Checker: Hekia and Charter School Finances
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, faced a few questions in parliament yesterday about the $2.5 million surplus that one of her charter schools has accumulated in only 15 months. Save Our Schools would like to make a few points about the Minister's ...
Charter school surplus questioned
The Labour Party has questioned the Minister of Education over how a charter school in Whangarei has ended up with $2.5 million of unspent government funding.
Cash for charter schools, mould for state schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
At a time when state schools are struggling in old, cold, mouldy buildings and can barely make ends meet, the National Government is shovelling cash at charter schools which aren't even spending the funding on kids' education, Labour's Education ...
Younger students face testing times
Cash for charter schools, mould for state schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
At a time when state schools are struggling in old, cold, mouldy buildings and can barely make ends meet, the National Government is shovelling cash at charter schools which aren't even spending the funding on kids' education, Labour's Education ...
Younger students face testing times
School students face more testing after the Education Minister revealed options to assess pupils aged 13 and 14.Principals have questioned the move and are worried about over-assessing eating into teaching time.The belief that...
More testing won't lift student achievement
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Hekia Parata's latest plan to subject school students to even more testing andassessment won't do anything to lift the educational achievement of the kids who are struggling, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “New Zealand school...
Education from a Maori point of view
Stuff.co.nz
Maori have a more holistic view of education, a point exemplified by the fact the word tauira can mean either teacher or student, she says. Repetition of songs, proverbs and stories play a big part in Maori ways of learning. "Two or three people talk ...
Maori place in tertiary education
More testing won't lift student achievement
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Hekia Parata's latest plan to subject school students to even more testing andassessment won't do anything to lift the educational achievement of the kids who are struggling, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “New Zealand school...
Education from a Maori point of view
Stuff.co.nz
Maori have a more holistic view of education, a point exemplified by the fact the word tauira can mean either teacher or student, she says. Repetition of songs, proverbs and stories play a big part in Maori ways of learning. "Two or three people talk ...
Maori place in tertiary education
waateanews.com
Maori involved in tertiary education will gather in Otautahi next week to discuss ways to make the sector more receptive to Maori students and learning. Ngahiwi Apanui from Ako Aotearoa says the annual hui has become an important clearing ground for...
Student fears backlash at school
The 15-year-old schoolgirl at the centre of a fracas over a provocative speech says she never had a problem with the teacher she delivered it to. Anela Pritchard, a Year 10 student at Napier Girls' High School, made a school speech...
Student says she has been treated unfairly after speech criticising teachers
Stuff.co.nz
"I'm not too happy with the situation," the year 10 student said. But she did not regret making her speech. "I'm still pretty proud of it. "I never aimed this at Napier Girls'. I never intended for them to take it personally. I'm sorry for all the ...
Bullying - A misnomer in preschool terminology
The idea of of writing this musing is to present a case to state that the word 'bully' is not a relevant one to describe a child in an ECE environment.
University of Waikato out of step on council democracy
Maori involved in tertiary education will gather in Otautahi next week to discuss ways to make the sector more receptive to Maori students and learning. Ngahiwi Apanui from Ako Aotearoa says the annual hui has become an important clearing ground for...
Student fears backlash at school
The 15-year-old schoolgirl at the centre of a fracas over a provocative speech says she never had a problem with the teacher she delivered it to. Anela Pritchard, a Year 10 student at Napier Girls' High School, made a school speech...
Student says she has been treated unfairly after speech criticising teachers
Stuff.co.nz
"I'm not too happy with the situation," the year 10 student said. But she did not regret making her speech. "I'm still pretty proud of it. "I never aimed this at Napier Girls'. I never intended for them to take it personally. I'm sorry for all the ...
Bullying - A misnomer in preschool terminology
The idea of of writing this musing is to present a case to state that the word 'bully' is not a relevant one to describe a child in an ECE environment.
University of Waikato out of step on council democracy
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 21 Waikato’s proposal for just one staff member on its council, appointed by the academic board, is awkwardly out of step with other universities. Auckland, Massey, Canterbury, Lincoln and Otago universities are all opting for two elected staff members, one of whom is a general staff representative. TEU’s Waikato University …
Waikato-Tainui Launches Education Plan
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Parekawhia McLean, Chief Executive of the Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust, said the plan embodied the hopes, dreams and aspirations of tribal members and incorporated educational development in its widest context for Maaori. “This is a plan that is led by ...
Waikato Tainui aim for 80 per cent reo fluency by 2050
Waikato Times
She was raised in Napier but descends from Taranaki and Waikato and chose to study at Waikato University because of a recruitment drive for teachers to cater for kohanga reo graduates. "Reo Maori was important [at university] but also Maori and success ...
Waikato-Tainui Launches Education Plan
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Parekawhia McLean, Chief Executive of the Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust, said the plan embodied the hopes, dreams and aspirations of tribal members and incorporated educational development in its widest context for Maaori. “This is a plan that is led by ...
Waikato Tainui aim for 80 per cent reo fluency by 2050
Waikato Times
She was raised in Napier but descends from Taranaki and Waikato and chose to study at Waikato University because of a recruitment drive for teachers to cater for kohanga reo graduates. "Reo Maori was important [at university] but also Maori and success ...
Students staying engaged at Maungakiekie schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
MP for Maungakiekie Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says there has been a significant drop in the number of students being suspended, stood-down, excluded and expelled from schools in the electorate. “Under National, kids are staying in school longer and getting ...
Statutory manager appointed at Wainuiomata High School
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
MP for Maungakiekie Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says there has been a significant drop in the number of students being suspended, stood-down, excluded and expelled from schools in the electorate. “Under National, kids are staying in school longer and getting ...
Statutory manager appointed at Wainuiomata High School
The Dominion Post
The Ministry of Education has appointed a Limited Statutory Manager to help Wainuiomata High School to improve its performance. The Ministry of Education ... However, the gap between Māori and all students is not closing," the ERO said. "Expectations ...
Scholarship students to pay more
Top Marlborough students will have to pay extra this year to sit scholarships exams.
Early Childhood Education experts gather in Christchurch
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is excited to be able to host world renowned early childhood education (ECE) experts at it’s 52ndAnnual Conference and AGM, Fri 3 – Sat 4 July.
Taranaki's growth of overseas students 'sustainable'
The Ministry of Education has appointed a Limited Statutory Manager to help Wainuiomata High School to improve its performance. The Ministry of Education ... However, the gap between Māori and all students is not closing," the ERO said. "Expectations ...
Scholarship students to pay more
Top Marlborough students will have to pay extra this year to sit scholarships exams.
Early Childhood Education experts gather in Christchurch
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is excited to be able to host world renowned early childhood education (ECE) experts at it’s 52ndAnnual Conference and AGM, Fri 3 – Sat 4 July.
Taranaki's growth of overseas students 'sustainable'
Stuff.co.nz
Growing a sustainable international student cohort is important for Taranaki education providers.
University of Waikato out of step on council democracy
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 21 Waikato’s proposal for just one staff member on its council, appointed by the academic board, is awkwardly out of step with other universities. Auckland, Massey, Canterbury, Lincoln and Otago universities are all opting for two elected staff members, one of whom is a general staff representative. TEU’s Waikato University …
Suspension, expulsion rates drop at Marlborough schools
Eleven Blenheim schools have signed up to the Government’s controversial Investing in Educational Success scheme, even though most local teachers are against IES and feel they haven’t been consulted. The Marlborough branch of NZEI Te Riu Roa has...
University of Waikato launches new partnerships
Scoop.co.nz
Te Ara ki Angitū: Pathways to Excellence is a new programme designed to widen the pathway to university study by alleviating the barriers of affordability and transport, and installing quality support to guide students through the transition to university.
Career education is core business for 21st Century schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Recent international research has identified a set of career management competencies that provide a framework for career education and guidance programmes from Year 7 onwards. Each competency involves a set of understandings, skills and attitudes ...
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