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Comment on webpage mentioning NZCER
"The research project undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research 2553 survey schools in primary and secondary.The focus was on finding information on aquatic education programs and physical resources (pools) available ..."
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Labour clueless over ECE

 Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says Labour MPs should check their facts before misleading the public yet again over early childhood education.
'Sue Moroney claims the Government has tried to hide fun...
URL: Labour clueless over ECE:

'Last chance at education' gone - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard Many had been excluded from other schools and alternative education providers. A spokeman for Mrs Tolley said approval was never granted as the programme ... 'Last chance at education' gone

Minister Pays Tribute To Principal Jill Weidenbohm - Voxy

Associate Minister of Education Hon Rodney Hide today expressed sadness at the sudden passing of Patricia Avenue Specialist School Principal Jill Weidenbohm ... URL : Minister Pays Tribute To Principal Jill Weidenbohm

ULearn10 Annual Conference in Christchurch - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Education minister, Anne Tolley will be among the guest speakers. CORE Education is one of New Zealand's foremost educational research and development ...
URL  ULearn10 Annual Conference in Christchurch

Using data to inform development at Mairehau School

NZ Curriculum
Principal John Bangma, and Deputy Principal Jenny Washington discuss data driven decision making at Mairehau Primary School.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/News/Using-data-to-inform-development-at-Mairehau-School 

No strike for Canterbury teachers - Stuff.co.nz

New Zealand Heral

No strike for Canterbury teachers Stuff.co.nz ... only returned to school this week.' PPTA teachers voted to strike last month after opting to stop pay and contract talks with the Ministry of Education. ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4133349/No-strike-for-Canterbury-teachers

union disputes Tolley's claim - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

union disputes Tolley's claim Stuff.co.nz The New Zealand Educational Institute said primary school pupils were doing well in maths, rejecting Anne Tolley's comments on achievement results. ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4152980/Union-disputes-Tolleys-claim

National Standards An Unofficial Trial -- NZEI - Voxy

Voxy
Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - Primary school children are effectively participating in an unofficial trial through the implementation of national standards, ...
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/national-standards-unofficial-trial-nzei/5/64543

Minister faces the murmurers - Taranaki Daily News

Taranaki Daily News

Minister faces the murmurers Taranaki Daily News No matter, Mrs Tolley soldiered on, outlining the importance of national standards and saying her ministry's approach would increase its frontline presence ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4158167/Minister-faces-the-murmurers

leading and learning: *National Standards* lay waste to creativity *...*

: "National standards are irreconcilably flawed as a concept because they set up narrowed versions of literacy and numeracy as proxies for the curriculum, resulting in a lack of time and attention to the broader curriculum, laying it waste ..."
http://leading-learning.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-standards-lay-waste-to.html

Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay

Morning report
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay: "The Ministry of Education is sticking by figures that put the average secondary teacher's pay at 71-thousand dollars a year."
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100922-0843-Secondary_teachers,_ministry_disagree_on_teacher_pay-048.mp3 

Working students and graduates to be hit hard

"Students and graduates will be hit hard by proposed changes to employment law. Student leaders will be appearing in front of the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee this afternoon to speak against the Employment Relations Amendment Bill ..."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00102/working-students-and-graduates-to-be-hit-hard.htm 

Kids being labelled as 'failures' - teachers

"Primary school children are effectively participating in an unofficial trial through the implementation of national standards, opponents say."
http://www.3news.co.nz/Kids-being-labelled-as-failures---teachers/tabid/423/articleID/177610/Default.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+co%2FuJPz+%283News+-+National+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

School planning to equip year-9 pupils with net-books - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

School planning to equip year-9 pupils with net-books Otago Daily Times The school's board of trustees has approved, in principle, a proposal for every year-9 pupil to have a net-book computer for his own use, at school and at ...http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/125329/school-planning-equip-year-9-pupils-net-books

Niue and Cook Island Māori languages threatened

"Niue and Cook Island Māori languages will disappear from New Zealand within a generation unless urgent action is taken say researchers from The University of Auckland."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00101/niue-and-cook-island-maori-languages-threatened.htm

MR 2010/69 - More evidence of a slash and burn approach to Early Childhood Education

MR 2010/69 - More evidence of a slash and burn approach to Early Childhood Education:
"The government is pursuing a slash and burn agenda when it comes to early childhood education, according to NZEI.
 Media Release (0.1mb pdf)"
http://www.nzei.org.nz/article/x_uid/00561.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NzeiMediaReleases+%28NZEI+Media+Releases%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Te Puni Kokiri performance rates highly: Minister

Pita Sharples | Maori Affairs
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a favourable review of his Ministry's performance is a credit to the Chief Executive and all the staff.
'A government review panel has found that Te Puni ...
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Graeme Hunt dies - National Business Review

A longtime advocate of enterprise education in schools he was a member of the Young Enterprise Trust supporters' council. Mr Hunt is survived by his wife ...
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/graeme-hunt-dies-130405

Early Childhood Education cut by another $20 million - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Parents will be disgusted that the Government has attempted to hide a further $20 million a year cut to early education, Labour's Early Childhood Education ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00328/early-childhood-education-cut-by-another-20m.htm

Last year's grades may affect loan access - TVNZ

TVNZ
University and polytech students say they are shocked to find out that last year's grades could determine their access to student loans next year. ...
http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/last-year-s-grades-may-affect-loan-access-3795608