Waikato professor to lead National Standards study - Waikato Times

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Waikato Times
A Waikato University professor will spearhead the most comprehensive study of the Government's controversial National Standards to date. Professor of education Martin Thrupp – from the university's Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research – will ...

Will National withdraw National Standards election materials - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
There'll be frustration in National's Botany campaign today after prime minister John Key admitted that national Standards are facing problems, Labour's Botany candidate Michael Wood says. “John Key made it clear today that he no longer sees the scheme ...
NZEI pulls out of advisory groupNewstalk ZB
Frustration And Disappointment Leads To Withdrawal From National Standards GroupVoxy

Digital Resources: The National Science Digital Library

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"Both areas are covered as individual pathways, providing lesson plans, instructional content, games, and hundreds of vetted resources tied to the national standards. A Forensic Science wiki as well as a Reading Comprehension Strategies ..."

Sights set on international role - Massey News (press release)

Massey News (press release)

Sights set on international role Massey News (press release) The Māori student association really made university for me and now I have a strong friend base.” Mr Reweti grew up at Ohakea, where his father Savern (Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāti Parewahawaha) was in the Air Force. He attended St Peter's College ...

CPIT Plans Staged Return To City Campus After Zone 5 Cleared

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"“Students will not automatically be returning to CPIT’s Madras Street campus once Zone 5 is cleared,” says CPIT CE Kay Giles."

NCEA study options include working in holidays - Stuff.co.nz

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School classes in private houses and tuition through the holidays are in the offing for quake-hit Christchurch pupils trying to catch up on missed NCEA credits. Education Minister Anne Tolley said yesterday she was "getting really worried" about ...

NCEA study options include working in holidays

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"School classes in private houses and tuition through the holidays are in the offing for quake-hit Christchurch pupils trying to catch up on missed NCEA credits."

Enrolling students in Canterbury schools from 11 March 2011

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"The Ministry has introduced a special enrolment scheme for Canterbury schools to help them manage their rolls"

Government caps enrolments in Christchurch schools - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The Government has imposed enrolment restrictions on schools in and around Christchurch to prevent overcrowding. Most of the city's 163 schools are expected to reopen this week, following the 22 February earthquake, but at least 20 will not. ...

School rolls fall as families quit Christchurch - Stuff.co.nz

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Families are taking one-way tickets out of the Garden City in search of jobs, homes and stable ground, school principals say. More than 7000 Christchurch pupils have been enrolled around New Zealand since last month's quake. ...

Ex-principal to run Rai - Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
She would spend "as much time as I need to" at the school and in the first four weeks would endeavour to fully understand the school's situation, she said. Announcing the appointment yesterday, Mrs Tolley said the decision was prompted by the recent ... and more »

It's game-on for students - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
The pilot is an online resource for teachers to help students in year 5 and year 6 who struggle in the mainstream education system, Zieland Group chief executive Dallas Porter said. It works in conjunction with the standard New Zealand primary school ...