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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Third of schools plan to defy National Standards - Newstalk ZB
URL: Third of schools plan to defy National Standards
Newstalk ZB
A third of schools are planning to defy the first major requirement of National Standards. A survey from the Boards Taking Action Coalition reveals 30% of schools won't comply with the requirement to set achievement targets. ...
Newstalk ZB
A third of schools are planning to defy the first major requirement of National Standards. A survey from the Boards Taking Action Coalition reveals 30% of schools won't comply with the requirement to set achievement targets. ...
Greens say Tolley has something to hide - Newstalk ZB
URL: Greens say Tolley has something to hide
Newstalk ZB
The Greens are wondering if the Education Minister has something to hide over National Standards. It follows news Anne Tolley's office wants Newstalk ZB to pay $5000 dollars for copies of supportive correspondence ...
Newstalk ZB
The Greens are wondering if the Education Minister has something to hide over National Standards. It follows news Anne Tolley's office wants Newstalk ZB to pay $5000 dollars for copies of supportive correspondence ...
Outrage over Tolley's request for cartoon - Newstalk ZB
URL: Outrage over Tolley's request for cartoon
Newstalk ZB
Hawke's Bay cartoonist Jim Hubbard's revealed the request after revelations the minister's office asked Newstalk ZB to pay $10000 for copies of correspondence relating to her national standards scheme. The figure was later revised to $5000, ...
Newstalk ZB
Hawke's Bay cartoonist Jim Hubbard's revealed the request after revelations the minister's office asked Newstalk ZB to pay $10000 for copies of correspondence relating to her national standards scheme. The figure was later revised to $5000, ...
Schools Refuse to Compromise on Quality Learning - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Schools Refuse to Compromise on Quality Learning
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The government must take notice of a new survey that shows around one-third of schools, or some 600, will not comply with requirements to set achievement targets against National Standards. The survey was conducted by the Boards Taking Action Coalition ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The government must take notice of a new survey that shows around one-third of schools, or some 600, will not comply with requirements to set achievement targets against National Standards. The survey was conducted by the Boards Taking Action Coalition ...
A Third of Primary Schools Set to Defy Government - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: A Third of Primary Schools Set to Defy Government
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
A survey of primary and intermediate schools by the Boards Taking Action Coalition (BTAC) has found almost one third of survey respondents say they refuse to compromise quality learning for children by setting achievement targets for National Standards ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
A survey of primary and intermediate schools by the Boards Taking Action Coalition (BTAC) has found almost one third of survey respondents say they refuse to compromise quality learning for children by setting achievement targets for National Standards ...
What is the Minister Trying to Hide? - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: What is the Minister Trying to Hide?
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Minister of Education Anne Tolley must release the correspondence requested under the Official Information Act on National Standards, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. Newstalk ZB requested copies of correspondence from teachers, boards of trustees, ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Minister of Education Anne Tolley must release the correspondence requested under the Official Information Act on National Standards, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. Newstalk ZB requested copies of correspondence from teachers, boards of trustees, ...
Minister under fire - Gisborne Herald
URL: Minister under fire
Gisborne Herald
MINISTER of Education Anne Tolley has been slammed by Gisborne Principals Association in the continuing debate over national standards. The criticism comes on the back of the furore over transport and truancy issues for Kaiti secondary students. ...
Gisborne Herald
MINISTER of Education Anne Tolley has been slammed by Gisborne Principals Association in the continuing debate over national standards. The criticism comes on the back of the furore over transport and truancy issues for Kaiti secondary students. ...
Survey shows third of schools defying government over standards
URL: Survey shows third of schools defying government over standards
A third of all primary and intermediate schools will defy the government over its national standards in reading, writing and maths. A group of school boards say hundreds of other schools are doing just the bare minimum to comply with the standards.
A third of all primary and intermediate schools will defy the government over its national standards in reading, writing and maths. A group of school boards say hundreds of other schools are doing just the bare minimum to comply with the standards.
Schools refuse to compromise on quality learning
URL: Schools refuse to compromise on quality learning
The government must take notice of a new survey that shows around one-third of schools, or some 600, will not comply with requirements to set achievement targets against National Standards.
The government must take notice of a new survey that shows around one-third of schools, or some 600, will not comply with requirements to set achievement targets against National Standards.
What is the minister trying to hide?
URL: What is the minister trying to hide?
The Minister of Education Anne Tolley must release the correspondence requested under the Official Information Act on National Standards, says NZEI Te Riu Roa.
The Minister of Education Anne Tolley must release the correspondence requested under the Official Information Act on National Standards, says NZEI Te Riu Roa.
Third resignation of a ministry boss in three weeks - The Dominion Post
 Voxy | URL: Third resignation of a ministry boss in three weeks The Dominion Post Justice Ministry head Belinda Clark has quit her $530000a-year job to move in to a much smaller role to lead the Tertiary Education Commission. Ms Clark, who has been ministry head for 10 years, said last night it was "time for a change of direction". ... |
Low decile children will miss out on ECE
URL: Low decile children will miss out on ECE
The steep jump in the cost of early childhood education will hit hardest those children who the government claims it is trying to target for ECE, says NZEI Te Riu Roa, the union representing teachers in the sector.
The steep jump in the cost of early childhood education will hit hardest those children who the government claims it is trying to target for ECE, says NZEI Te Riu Roa, the union representing teachers in the sector.
RNZ NTN: Cuts to school health services - what will be the impact?
URL: RNZ NTN: Cuts to school health services - what will be the impact?
Susan Impey, principal of Alfriston College, one of the schools whose school nurse funding will be cut by the Counties Manukau DHB. Phillipa Bennetts, President of the Auckland School Nurses Group.
Susan Impey, principal of Alfriston College, one of the schools whose school nurse funding will be cut by the Counties Manukau DHB. Phillipa Bennetts, President of the Auckland School Nurses Group.
Non-violence campaign launches website and training programme - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Non-violence campaign launches website and training programme
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
An innovative and ground-breaking project promoting youth non-violence is launching a new-look website as well as special training in Wellington for youth workers. RAP: Respect All People – Whakamana Tangata supports youth organisations to take a ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
An innovative and ground-breaking project promoting youth non-violence is launching a new-look website as well as special training in Wellington for youth workers. RAP: Respect All People – Whakamana Tangata supports youth organisations to take a ...
Rural broadband contract announced
URL: Rural broadband contract announced
Telecom and Vodafone have won the contract to provide broadband to rural areas. The roll-out will begin in the middle of the year.
Telecom and Vodafone have won the contract to provide broadband to rural areas. The roll-out will begin in the middle of the year.
Telecom/Vodafone to deliver ultra-fast broadband access to 95% of rural schools
URL: Telecom/Vodafone to deliver ultra-fast broadband access to 95% of rural schools
A contract has been signed with Telecom and Vodafone to supply fibre to rural New Zealand under the first phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative.
A contract has been signed with Telecom and Vodafone to supply fibre to rural New Zealand under the first phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative.
Scheme to track school-leavers hits a hurdle - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Scheme to track school-leavers hits a hurdle New Zealand Herald A proposal to track New Zealand's 55000 school-leavers each year until they get either a job or further training hangs in the balance as the country's mayors and government officials argue over its feasibility. Auckland Mayor Len Brown ... |
Teachers put in the picture on 'screenagers' - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Teachers put in the picture on 'screenagers' Stuff.co.nz Controlling classrooms has never been so tough, as cellphones and other technology distract teenagers from the old "chalk and talk" teaching, a behaviour expert says. "Many [teachers] struggle," Australian behaviour management expert Christine Richmond ... |
Education Review Office gives school good report - Timaru Herald
URL: Education Review Office gives school good report
Timaru Herald
Pupils moved into their new classrooms at the end of May. Timaru Christian is an integrated decile six school with pupils from years one to eight. The school plans to apply to the Education Ministry this year to develop a middle school, ...
Timaru Herald
Pupils moved into their new classrooms at the end of May. Timaru Christian is an integrated decile six school with pupils from years one to eight. The school plans to apply to the Education Ministry this year to develop a middle school, ...
Students unite for smoke-free school - Dargaville & Districts
 Dargaville & Districts | URL: Students unite for smoke-free school Dargaville & Districts SETTING STANDARDS: Spotswood College pupils are united against smoking and aim to rid their school grounds of it as best they can. They are, from left, Shaun Piercy, 17, Lavinia Winter, 17, Amin Osama, 17, Beula Leach, 15, Jordan Smith, 15, ... |
Top art on tour - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Top art on tour Otago Daily Times This artwork by Cromwell College pupil Margot Streeter has been chosen by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to tour New Zealand in the 2011 Top Art Exhibition. Her visual arts portfolio was one of about 50 by pupils who achieved excellence in ... |
Vicki Carpenter: Bloodlines' aim for schools unfair - New Zealand Herald
URL: Vicki Carpenter: Bloodlines' aim for schools unfair
New Zealand Herald
Before Tomorrow's Schools (1989) every child was expected to go to her or his local school, and zoning was reasonably well-enforced by the then Department of Education. That was a time when resourcing within the state schooling system ensured there was ...
New Zealand Herald
Before Tomorrow's Schools (1989) every child was expected to go to her or his local school, and zoning was reasonably well-enforced by the then Department of Education. That was a time when resourcing within the state schooling system ensured there was ...
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