National education standards `devalues creativity' - Waikato Times

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Waikato Times
Waikato University's new dean of education says the Government's national standards policy is "devaluing creativity" in learning. Professor Roger Moltzen has more than 40 years' experience in education, half of that spent teaching in schools, ...

Labour's policy will spell a welcome end to 'National Standards'

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Labour's just-released policy to raise student achievement in primary schools will spell a welcome end to ‘National Standards’, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Labour would ditch national standards - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Labour would ditch national standards Stuff.co.nz Labour has announced its policy for lifting achievement in primary schools. Education spokeswoman Sue Moroney said the national standards had been a "huge distraction" for schools and parents which "had to stop". "They are not moderated, ...

Standards included 'under duress' - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
A Southland school has included national standards in its charter "under extreme duress" after the Education Ministry threatened to appoint a commissioner to run the school. Waverley Park School has sent a letter to parents saying the board had made ...

TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 34

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Massey staff asked to donate to university Massey University has sent its staff a glossy magazine encouraging them to set up regular donations back to the university. The direct-from-salary donations will all go to the Massey University Foundation ...

Shakespearean studies are not to be, no question - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
One head of English at an Auckland high school says students have been voting with their feet by walking away from the Shakespearean unit. He reckons it was inevitable, and I suppose it is. In today's dumbed-down ways of teaching and learning I guess ...

Schools and emergency readiness in Bay of Plenty - TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views

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TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views
Fifty eight of the 137 primary and intermediate schools in the Bay of Plenty region participated in the research project which found that emergency management is incorporated into education in almost 90 percent of schools. ...

American Samoa's public defender proposes school for at-risk students - Radio New Zealand International

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URL: American Samoa's public defender proposes school for at-risk students Radio New Zealand International American Samoa's public defender says she believes a high school for at risk students needs to be created in the territory. Ruth Risch Fuatagavi addressed lawmakers at her office's budget review yesterday, calling on them to look at establishing a ...

Trades academy ready to roll out - Hawke's Bay Today

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Hawke's Bay Today
REVVING UP: Students from Tamatea High School, which has helped pilot the Trades Academy concept in Hawke's Bay. Minister of Education Anne Tolley has given the green light for the opening of the Hawke's Bay Schools Trades Academy @ EIT next year. ...