Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tolley to speak at world education forum - Newstalk ZB


Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
... future strategies with ministers of education from around the world. Mrs Tolley also intends to talk about the academies for trades and national standards.

Right and wrong vs agreement - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Education; reluctance in adhering to a “national standards” testing regimen, situational correctness trumps a more traditional, absolute, right or wrong ...

Looking forward to 2011 - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
Something that's important for me in 2011 is the continued implementation of national standards. We are already starting to see the benefits of it, ...

2010: A political year of half-measures - Pundit

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Pundit
National Standards, safe in the belief that teachers have been suitably demonised... And The Hobbit debacle, when it suited their political purposes. ...

Foreign students important for economy - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
The importance of foreign students to the economy is being highlighted in new research conducted by the Department of Labour. According to the Department's ...

Horticulture Students At Kaitaia Charged With Looking After Grounds - Voxy


Voxy

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Voxy
Mr MacLean says no other NorthTec campus or learning centre currently allows students to have control over maintenance of the grounds, with the development ...

Student finds full voice in new land - Wanganui Chronicle


Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
Shining Talent: Young Opera School hopeful Anthony Schneider is revelling in the discovery of his deep bass-baritone voice in New Zealand. ...

Massey to feel loans crunch - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
Under the new rules, students who fail more than half their courses over the past two years will have their student loan and allowance cut. ...

Students flock to summer school - Otago Daily Times


Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Among those attending yesterday was Otago University Students Association president Harriet Geoghegan, a law and commerce student who is taking a ...