Education guru teaching to the converted

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The Australian - Noel Pearson - ‎Apr 29, 2011‎
John Hattie, the University of Auckland education researcher who now heads the Melbourne Education Research Institute, visited Cairns this week. It turned out to be a most invigorating discussion. Hattie is internationally renowned for his landmark ...
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New Children’s Commissioner appointed

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Paula Bennett | Social Development and Employment
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Russell Wills as Children’s Commissioner. Dr Wills is the Head of Paediatrics at Hawke’s Bay DHB and has a strong clinical background as well as a history of advocating for children. He will take up the role of part time Children’s Commissioner and continue part time as a paediatrician, remaining strongly connected to the community. ... read more

Rural broadband to benefit Maori communities

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Steven Joyce | Communications and Information Technology
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Steven Joyce today announced the establishment of a Maori Working Group to help steer the rollout of the government's Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI). ... read more

Principal disappointed by funding - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Hearing Sara Cohen School was receiving Ministry of Education funding excited principal Raewyn Alexander, until she found out how much it was. Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide yesterday announced the allocation of $22.8 million for upgrades ...
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Teenagers dig operator training - Northern Advocate

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Northern Advocate
Local teenage boys were so keen to learn about trucks and machinery that they gave up school holidays to attend the Youth into Industry training programme in Whangarei. Large companies were impressed with the boys' enthusiasm and supported Youth into ...

Dyslexia 'teaching problem' - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
Mr King managed to complete high school and enrolled at university to study psychology. "All my life I believed I was dumb and stupid but all I had to do was develop strategies to learn." He says he still struggles with reading but had to learn how at ...

NZQA shuts private training school over fee failings - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
A private training school has been shut for repeatedly failing to put students' fees into a trust account. New Zealand Institute of Choice, a school with up to 200 international students which operated on Queen St in Auckland, ...

receivership hangs over Te Aute - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
Te Aute College is in danger of going into receivership, according to a secret report commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri. The Anglican Maori boys' school south of Hastings has educated many prominent Maori since it was founded in 1854, but in recent years ...