Budget 2011

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National Standards data shown to be suspect - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: National Standards data shown to be suspect
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The revelation that schools have been told by the Ministry of Education to include National Standards in their charters --- even if they are not implementing the standards --- calls into question Government data on the issue, says Labour's Education ...

Fast forward together - The Aucklander

The Aucklander

URL: Fast forward together The Aucklander Photo / Garry Brandon With all the talk about national standards and their ups and downs, many other issues are going unreported. Joanna Davies talks to West Auckland locals about public-private partnerships in education. Katelin Hargreaves has already ...

The budget's impact on student loans for over 55s

URL: The budget's impact on student loans for over 55s
Judy McGregor, Equal Opportunities Commissioner.

Loan changes impact heavily on Maori: student group - Otago Daily Times

3News NZ

URL: Loan changes impact heavily on Maori: student group Otago Daily Times Maori will be hit hard by a plan to restrict older people's access to student loans, a Maori student group says. The Government has signalled tomorrow's budget will restrict living cost loans for people aged over 55, as part of a broader push to cut ...

50 people owe $11m in student loans - Stuff.co.nz

3News NZ

URL: 50 people owe $11m in student loans Stuff.co.nz With changes poised to be made to the student loan scheme in today's Budget, figures show there are 50 borrowers responsible for at least $11 million of debt. Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce has voiced concerns about debtors struggling to repay loans. ...

Opinion: She rates trade cert ahead of a BA - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Opinion: She rates trade cert ahead of a BA Auckland stuff.co.nz "We think the training fees are a good investment because our apprentices end up with skills and qualifications that will keep them in work for life. "The training fees for a plumbing apprenticeship are $2200 a year – that's about half of the average ...

Demand for pilots soars as business booms - Stuff.co.nz

URL: Demand for pilots soars as business booms
Stuff.co.nz
Huge international demand for airline pilots is driving growth at CTC Aviation Training, with student numbers expected to reach 300 by next year. The crew-training centre, based at Hamilton International Airport, is recruiting up to 19 new instructors ...

Court rules again: it’s time for bargaining to begin

URL: Court rules again: it’s time for bargaining to begin
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 17
TEU has won another significant legal decision against the five polytechnic employers who are refusing to negotiate site based collective agreements...

Cannabis at school - 5 kids in strife

URL: Cannabis at school - 5 kids in strife
Five intermediate-age children have been suspended for bringing cannabis to a highly regarded small country school south of Auckland.Awhitu District School principal Eric Taylor last night described the incident as minor, and...

UC students remain positive post-earthquake - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: UC students remain positive post-earthquake
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The majority of University of Canterbury students report that they still feel safe following the 22 February earthquake (70 per cent) and say that they would recommend the University to other students (90 per cent) according to a recent survey of UC ...

RWC schools scheme 'chance to inspire kids' - New Zealand Herald

URL: RWC schools scheme 'chance to inspire kids'
New Zealand Herald
"It's probably another example, like National Standards, where they are putting huge amounts of money into things that aren't lifting achievement and aren't making a difference for learning - it's ill-advised spending." Labour education spokeswoman Sue ...