'Good reason' for not using National Standards - Newstalk ZB

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URL: 'Good reason' for not using National Standards Newstalk ZB The Primary Teachers' Union says there is good reason why some schools are not incorporating National Standards when setting their direction for the year. ...

Student loans back in spotlight - Newstalk ZB

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The body representing university students cannot believe the debate over interest on student loans is back in the spotlight. In a series of recommendations, ...

Union Questions National Standards Compliance - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Union Questions National Standards Compliance Voxy Schools were required to send charters to the Ministry of Education by January 31, including, for the first time, predictions about how many children were ...

National advised ECCs to introduce fees - Moroney - Newstalk ZB

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URL: National advised ECCs to introduce fees - Moroney Newstalk ZB Labour MP Sue Moroney has released a letter which shows the Education Minister advising early childhood centres to introduce fees. ...

Science ministry faces cuts at its birth - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Science ministry faces cuts at its birth Stuff.co.nz POSTER BOY: Spike, 25, a product of Victoria University's tuatara research programme, meets Prime Minister John Key at the launch of the Ministry of Science ...

Preschools claim cuts threaten future quality - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Preschools claim cuts threaten future quality Stuff.co.nz Children's futures are under threat from funding cuts that slash the quality of early-childhood education, a Christchurch preschool manager says. ...

Vision for school sways principal - The Southland Times

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URL: Vision for school sways principal The Southland Times The newly integrated school was approved by the Education Ministry to open with a roll of 100 and is expected to open with 17 students, years 10 to 8, ...

Early education best investment we can make - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Quality early childhood education improves cognitive ability in school-aged children: full stop. For me, the big question is: what do we value most as a ...

Teaching mother hard hit by ECE cuts - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Teaching mother hard hit by ECE cuts Stuff.co.nz The mother-of-three not only missed out on a training incentive grant in her final year of study last year but now has to pay more for her daughter's ...

Night classes thrive - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Night classes thrive Auckland stuff.co.nz NIGHT CLASSES: Delivering night classes without any government funding has been a steep learning curve for Western Springs College community education ...

Financial literacy needed but no room - Newstalk ZB

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The New Zealand Commerce and Economics Teachers' Association says there is real value in teaching students skills about savings and debt. ...