Standards upset schools - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
TEN North Shore schools are expressing concern about the effectiveness of National Standards for reporting on student achievement. Vauxhall School is one of ...

What really rankles about National's Standards « The Standard

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Kids Can get it. 'Kids Can is dedicated to removing barriers preventing less fortunate children from getting the most out of education.' Anne Tolley prefers instead to concentrate on the diversion that is National's Standards.

Russell Street School » National Standards

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Since the current Government's announcement to implement a framework of National Standards, your Board and Staff have worked actively to make sense of and implement them. From the outset we saw some potential in them, and at the very ...

California has adopted the new national standards for education ...

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The California Board of Education adopted new standards for K-12 education on August 2, 2010.

Striking teachers complain of class size

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Members of the secondary teachers' union are refusing to teach year 10 students on Tuesday as their collective agreement talks remain stalled.

Year 10 students off, as teachers' strike continues - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Thousands of Year Ten students around the country will spend the day off school, as the stand-off between teachers and the government over pay and ...

'Business as usual' for area's schools - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: 'Business as usual' for area's schools New Zealand Herald "They [ministry of education] recommended that we keep school as normal as possible, that's the best way to support the children," said Karoro School ...

How about a strike for better teachers? - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
Teachers who fail to review their performance in relation to Maori student achievement. * Teachers who fail to make use of data to improve teaching methods ...

SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Mount Intermediate - The Bay of Plenty Times

The Bay of Plenty Times

URL: SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Mount Intermediate The Bay of Plenty Times "I've literally hit the ground running because there's a real expectation from staff and students, who have come to have a sense of urgency and move the ...

At&t Supports Duffy Books In Homes Usa Programme - Voxy

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Voxy
With the ongoing support of sponsors, the programme has given away more than 47000 books to more than 3500 students in 14 schools in nine school districts ...

Education Ministry seeks Managed Network for Schools expertise - Reseller News

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Reseller News
To date, the Ministry has upgraded 500 schools under the School Network Upgrade Project, part of the Broadband in Schools programme, and plans to upgrade ...

He Kākano updates

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He Kākano is a significant in-depth professional learning programme for secondary and area school leadership teams. The programme focuses on growing culturally responsive pedagogical school leadership – leadership that actively takes account of the culture of Māori learners to build relationships that result in achievement success. Updates for those taking part in the programme are distributed regularly by the He Kākano team. You can download the updates from this page...

New Zealand Pacific youth honoured by Prime Minister

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ALL New Zealanders can take pride in three young people who tonight were honoured as the inaugural winners of the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs says.

Study highlights effects of imprisonment on children - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
A two year research study has pointed to health and education problems, living below the 'breadline' and the effects of stigma and discrimination as the ...

Schools

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Pike River Mine Incident information and resources for schools including traumatic incident advice and support...

New research institute to tackle NZ's future

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An ageing population, increasing ethnic diversity and the growing divide between regional and urban New Zealand are some of the key elements shaping the country’s future.

Developing gifted kids - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Developing gifted kids Auckland stuff.co.nz Rutherford College teacher Viv Russell was concerned gifted children could lose interest in education if they were not challenged. ...

All roads lead to education seminar - Manawatu Standard

All roads lead to education seminar
Manawatu Standard
National standards has focused schools on lifting children's numeracy and literacy this year. However, Mr Kennedy said creativity should not be downplayed ...

SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Mount Intermediate - The Bay of Plenty Times

The Bay of Plenty Times

URL: SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Mount Intermediate The Bay of Plenty Times Mrs Morresey has only been at Mount Maunganui Intermediate School for 14 weeks and is still settling in as the school's new principal. ...

Residents oppose school merger - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Residents oppose school merger Otago Daily Times The meeting was held after Education Minister Anne Tolley announced last week consultation had begun on the restructuring of six South Dunedin schools, ...