Ministry report identifies small school PPP savings - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
It also says negative reaction from the education sector would affect the rolling out of National Standards and collective bargaining agreements. ...

Unions protest private building of schools - TVNZ

Voxy	URL: Unions protest private building of schools TVNZ Education unions are shouting down government plans to use private sector operators for building and maintaining schools, after an assessment of the ...

Public-private schools may not save money - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
An admission from the Education Minister this morning that building schools under a public private partnership might not save that much money. ...

Only small savings in private building of schools - Govt - New Zealand Herald

Voxy	URL: Only small savings in private building of schools - Govt New Zealand Herald "So we would expect, over the next 12 months or so, that the Ministry of Education will strengthen its management of the schools, regardless of whether we ...

MR 2011/101 - Risks Outweigh Benefits Of PPPs In Education

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The government’s own business case is not strong enough to support private public partnerships in education and there is too much risk for too little gain, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Hawke's Bay parents fight cuts to pre school funding - Hawke's Bay Today

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Hawke's Bay Today
"Early childhood is one of, if not the most, important sectors of education. You wouldn't even think of sending your child to a school where only 80 per ...

Schools add laptops to stationery lists - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
This year, state school Wellington High School has taken the unusual step of making laptops compulsory for its year nine students. In Tamaki, seven schools ...

Surge in enrolment at polytechnic - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
A lack of jobs and a range of new programmes has boosted the number of students enrolled at Aoraki Polytechnic's Timaru campus by 70 per cent. ...

Trumpeting the gap between rich and poor - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
OPINION: Scots College could have picked a more tactful time for announcing lavish plans for its Wellington pupils' education, but why hold back when you're ...

Students eye debt equation - The Nelson Mail

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The Nelson Mail
A survey done for the Union of Students Associations last month showed that last year, 77 per cent of students relied on a student loan to pay their course ...

College teachers back foundation's plans - Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
The money from donations would then be distributed throughout the college based on applications for funding made by students and teachers. ...

Educational Advisers - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Assist the Provincial Educational Authorities in Choiseul, Western and Temotu Provinces review and develop the current education system. Work with school ...

University of Otago announces new Wellington campus Dean - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The University of Otago has appointed Associate Professor Sunny Collings as the next Dean and Head of Campus at the University of Otago, Wellington. ...