20% of Schools Break the Law! « The Standard

URL: 20% of Schools Break the Law! « The Standard
Maybe if they were required to enforce National Standards, they might Break the Law themselves? I understand, in all seriousness now, that some Catholic prelate was severely critical of NS? Would Catholic schools ...

Brendon Burns » Blog Archive » Minister should quit over 100% failure

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“The Institute's analysis says rather than introducing national standards as recommended to maintain or improve water quality, the Cabinet chose instead to allow regional councils to continue to determine what was ...

Playcentres Concerned about ECE Taskforce Recommendations

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Playcentre families around the country are deeply concerned that a recommendation by the government's ECE Taskforce could see their early childhood centre funding slashed. The ECE Taskforce was established by Education Minister Anne Tolley in October ...

Penny Lewis: Fine education down to rank? - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Before I became a parent I couldn't understand what the fuss was about when it came to school zones. Surely all schools are created equal? Well, it turns out they're not. Here's where I disclose that my family went to great pains to move ...

Rotorua truant's parents face prosecution - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

URL: Rotorua truant's parents face prosecution The Daily Post Under the Education (National Standards) Amendment Act parents of truants can be fined $300 for a first offence and $3000 for subsequent failure of a student to attend school. The ministry has one current prosecution pending, in Tauranga, under section ...

Climate change kids competition launches - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Climate change kids competition launches Voxy Eco-Schools, an international environmental education programme has today announced the launch of a colouring competition open to all Greater Auckland primary and intermediate school children. The HSBC Eco-Code Climate Competition aims to raise ...

Rotorua's worldwide links with sister schools - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

URL: Rotorua's worldwide links with sister schools The Daily Post WELCOME: Western Heights High School principal Violet Pelham-Waerea (left) welcomes Japanese student Chisato Takaishi to Rotorua. Photo / Ben Fraser Rotorua might not be New Zealand's biggest city but local schools are making connections all over the ...

Quake pupils to return to their school this week - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Pupils of a Christchurch school forced from their premises by the February earthquake will return to the campus for the first time this week. The Catholic Cathedral College was among several damaged schools that were hosted by other campuses during ...

China visit to have benefits for pupils - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: China visit to have benefits for pupils Otago Daily Times A Mosgiel principal hopes to open important career "windows" for her pupils later this month when she visits China as part of a New Zealand secondary school leaders' delegation. Taieri College principal Christina ...