Thursday 3 September 2015

Plan to ask Bill Gates to help fund Queenstown charter school
Stuff.co.nz
Marc Holtzman has planned to ask Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other acquaintances to help raise $10 million - $15 million for the school, according to the NZ Herald. The Hong Kong-based businessman, who owned property near Queenstown

$96.5 million for new science research programmes
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has today announced funding for 48 new science research programmes, for a total investment of $96.5 million over the next four years. The funding has been allocated through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) 2015 science investment round. Mr Joyce says the new programmes reflect the high quality of research across the country, which helps boost New Zealand’s productivity and competitiveness. ...

New research on financial capability in schools
New research into secondary school students’ understanding of money and how to manage it has been welcomed by Education Minister Hekia Parata and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith. A study undertaken by the Commission for Financial Capability has shown that many teachers think students’ money management skills are low, while in contrast students are confident they know how to manage their money. The Commission has released the research during Money Week to highlight the importance of helping young people make informed choices about money. ..

Students enjoy dollar sense
High school students have bank accounts, use Eftpos and in some cases have credit cards - but some still save money by keeping their cents in a "safe place".A survey into how money-savvy students are, and what schools teach about.

School seeks strategies to avert closure
A Māori boarding school's board of trustees is holding hui with its owner to find strategies to stop it from closing.

$13.5m redevelopment for Ohope Beach School - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye visited Ohope Beach School in the Bay of Plenty this morning, to announce a $13.5 million redevelopment for the school. Ohope Beach School is one of seven schools in the Whakatane community of schools.

Ministry of Education intervenes at troubled Te Tipua School - Stuff.co.nz
Te Tipua School principal Cheryl Marychurch, when contacted on Wednesday, declined to comment on the nature of her relationship issues with the board and staff, saying only that the issues raised by ERO were being worked through with the support of the ..

Membership growth wins 2 percent at Wānanga
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 30 TEU members at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa will get a 2 percent pay rise, backdated to January, after they ratified a new collective agreement last week. TEU advocate Lee Cooper says the steady growth in TEU membership at the wānanga helped win the pay rise. “Our membership has grown …