Govt axes $4m grant for student research jobs - New Zealand Herald

Govt axes $4m grant for student research jobs - New Zealand Herald: "

New Zealand Herald

Govt axes $4m grant for student research jobs New Zealand Herald Photo / Herald on Sunday About 700 students will miss out on summer holiday research jobs this year because the Government has decided not to repeat a $4 ...

Survey reveals Kiwi career regrets

Survey reveals Kiwi career regrets:
"More than half of New Zealand's university-educated professionals would have chosen a different career if they could turn back the clock, a new survey suggests."

Minister signs education agreement with Libya

Minister signs education agreement with Libya: "
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley today signed an agreement with Libya's Secretary for Education and Science Research, Dr Abdulkabir Fakhry, to strengthen and increase New Zealand's educational and scien...

Libya education deal worth $30m a year

Libya education deal worth $30m a year:
"New Zealand could soon play host to more than 300 fully-funded Libyan students a year, in a deal worth up to $30 million annually."

Expert gives education system top marks - New Zealand Herald

Expert gives education system top marks - New Zealand Herald: "

New Zealand Herald

Expert gives education system top marks New Zealand Herald Tomorrow's Schools had many benefits but had created 2700 "islands" of individual schools not co-operating or sharing answers to problems. ...

Consultation pays off over Maori immersion school standards - Sharples - Radio New Zealand

Consultation pays off over Maori immersion school standards - Sharples
Radio New Zealand
Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples says consultation over standards for Maori immersion schools has paid off. Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori ...

Editorial: Aussie rules | New Zealand Listener

Editorial: Aussie rules | New Zealand Listener:
"How is it, one might ask, that in New Zealand the introduction of national standards in primary schools has been denounced by teacher unions as nothing more than right-wing ideology while across the Tasman, the minister driving this ..."

Worried students quit school in droves - New Zealand Herald

Worried students quit school in droves - New Zealand Herald: "

New Zealand Herald

Worried students quit school in droves New Zealand Herald Kingsland Institute, which offers business, IT, English and cookery courses to up to 400 students each year, is undergoing assessment by the Qualifications ...

Schools shut out siblings as baby boom fills rolls - New Zealand Herald

Schools shut out siblings as baby boom fills rolls - New Zealand Herald: "

3News N

Schools shut out siblings as baby boom fills rolls New Zealand Herald Photo / Janna Dixon Popular primary schools are building new classrooms and could turn away pupils' little brothers and sisters, as they are hit by the ...

Ready, set ... and it's all slow - New Zealand Herald

Ready, set ... and it's all slow
New Zealand Herald
Education could account for $7.1 billion in the decade to 2019, with $245 million for new schools and $69 million on new school sites by 2012. ...

Rise in pupils put primary schools under pressure - TVNZ

Rise in pupils put primary schools under pressure - TVNZ: "

New Zealand Herald

Rise in pupils put primary schools under pressure TVNZ The paper said the spikes are the result of baby booms from five years ago and that popular primary schools could end up turning away existing pupils' ...

Govt to intervene at failing schools - Radio New Zealand

Govt to intervene at failing schools
Radio New Zealand
... closely and the combined effect could be a tightening noose around schools that do not comply with the new national standards in reading, writing and maths.

The argument for science in schools - New Zealand Herald

The argument for science in schools - New Zealand Herald: "

New Zealand Herald

The argument for science in schools New Zealand Herald However, there are significant funding issues surrounding the provision of professional development, and in addition the introduction of National Standards

Strong support for Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori

Strong support for Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: "
Pita Sharples | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples say the response to consultation over Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (Māori-medium National Standards) has been posit...

Tolley's crowing strikes sour note - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Tolley's crowing strikes sour note
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Instead of crowing about how constructive consultation over Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori (Maori-medium national standards) has been, Education Minister ...

Ngā Whanaketanga Highlight Flawed Standards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Ngā Whanaketanga Highlight Flawed Standards
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The government says the consultation over Ngā Whanaketanga - National Standards for Māori medium schools - has been positive and constructive and parents, ...

Standards In Maori-Medium Schools Better Than Rest - Voxy

Standards In Maori-Medium Schools Better Than Rest - Voxy: "

Voxy	Standards In Maori-Medium Schools Better Than Rest Voxy Mrs Tolley, and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples, said today the response to Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori (Maori-medium national standards) had ...

National standards talk slammed - Northern Advocate

National standards talk slammed - Northern Advocate: "

Northern Advocate

National standards talk slammed Northern Advocate TEACHER, LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE: Anne Tolley clashes with protesters against national standards in Rotorua. APN A series of presentations on national ...

NZPF Campaign against National Standards | Kiwiblog

NZPF Campaign against National Standards | Kiwiblog:
"The NZ Principal's Federation has declined the offer of going on a working group to identify ways the national standards can be improved, and instead has."

Mike's Blog: The tipping point

Mike's Blog: The tipping point:
"This is not the 'plain language' reporting heralded by the onset of National Standards. I am seriously thinking about offering cash prizes to parents who can understand the 'plain language' of the above web page. ..."

Teachers to strike after talks break down

Stuff
Teachers to strike after talks break down: "High school teachers are to strike this week after their union unanimously rejected the Government's latest pay offer."

PPTA rejects government offer – resumes action

Scoop
PPTA rejects government offer – resumes action: "PPTA’s national executive has unanimously rejected a government offer which shows a disturbing indication of the level of value the government attaches to teaching and learning in secondary schools."

Teachers to strike this week

NZ Herald  Teachers to strike this week:
"Secondary school teachers are to strike this week after the union unanimously rejected the Government's latest pay offer.The Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) suspended last week's planned industrial action to discuss a..."

Excellent offer rejected

MoE Media Releases
Excellent offer rejected: "The Ministry of Education is extremely disappointed by the PPTA’s decision to reject its latest offer for secondary teachers and resume industrial action"

Endangered Coastal Plants Get Award-winning Help From School Kids - Voxy

Endangered Coastal Plants Get Award-winning Help From School Kids - Voxy: "

Voxy	Endangered Coastal Plants Get Award-winning Help From School Kids Voxy Students from Moturoa School in New Plymouth, who have been growing rare native plants and re-establishing them in natural areas along the local coast, ...