NZnews: 11/03/10

Labour man leads school boycott - Stuff.co.nz

URL: Labour man leads school boycott
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"And I don't think there is any way that you can read the data and the research and not come to the conclusion that the national standards are not going to ...and more »

Ministry of Education responds

Ministry of Education responds: on Morning Report : to the item below More than 225 school boards revolt over national standards
"Listening to that is Mary Chamberlain from the Ministry of Education. She joins us now."
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20101103-0720-Ministry_of_Education_responds-048.mp3

Political Animal: List of schools ignoring National Standards

Political Animal: List of schools ignoring National Standards:
"Below is the list of schools that will ignore national standards to be brought in during 2011. There are 225 schools out of just over 2000 which are ignoring the standards and should be avoided by parents if possible as the teaching ..."

An interesting name | Kiwiblog

An interesting name | Kiwiblog:
"Elizabeth Binning in the Herald reports: More than 200 schools are refusing to introduce part of the Government's mandatory national standards next year after."

Schools to ignore National Standards - TVNZ

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Schools to ignore National Standards
TVNZ
More than 225 schools are choosing not to set targets based on National Standards next year. Wellington's Island Bay School is one of those deferring ...

225 schools veto national standards

225 schools veto national standards:
"More than 225 school boards are withdrawing co-operation today over the national standards."

More than 225 school boards revolt over national standards

More than 225 school boards revolt over national standards: Morning report
"More than 2-hundred and twenty five school boards have gone public saying they will boycott the Government's new national standards in reading, writing and maths."
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20101103-0713-More_than_225_school_boards_revolt_over_national_standards-048.mp3

Rebel schools: We won't set standards

Rebel schools: We won't set standards:
"More than 200 schools are refusing to introduce part of the Government's mandatory national standards next year after voting 'no confidence' in the system. Boards of trustees of at least 225 schools - out of a national total of..."

Early assessment a 'mistake' - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

Early assessment a 'mistake'
The Daily Post
NCEA students are required to undergo internal assessments towards their marks with schools throughout New Zealand required to give the same assessments to ...

Teacher dispute to end? - Stuff.co.nz

3News NZ

Teacher dispute to end?
Stuff.co.nz
There has been ongoing industrial action since the teachers union, the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA), rejected the Ministry of Education's latest ...

Standing up for teachers - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

Standing up for teachers

Auckland stuff.co.nz
And then there were speeches by New Zealand Educational Institute and the Post Primary Teachers' Association representatives. Institute national secretary ...

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010