Party Policy Questions and Answers

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As part of our election coverage Radio New Zealand's correspondents and experts drew up questions on a range of subjects and issues, inviting the parties to explain their policies and plans if elected.

Increased ECE focus for Hastings

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says that Hastings is to benefit from an ECE funding boost to help increase participation in early childhood education. $91.8 million is being invested in target areas across the country, to make 3500 more ECE places available, particularly for Maori and Pasifika children, and children from low socio-economic communities. “Far too many children are currently missing out on early childhood education, and we are focused on giving them the best possible start to their education before they start primary school,” says Mrs Tolley...

Imposing of National Standards criticised - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
An education sector union says imposing National Standards on bi-lingual and ESOL students amounts to cultural bullying and will do nothing to help them become competent learners. NZEI says the Education Ministry has changed its advice and is now ...

National Standards for ESOL students 'cultural bullying' - Voxy

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Voxy
Imposing National Standards on bi-lingual and ESOL students amounts to cultural bullying and will do nothing to help them become competent learners, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. The government has changed its advice and is now ...

Northland School 'bewildered' at Minister's decision - Voxy

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Voxy
'The Minister is repeatedly telling schools that we have to find ways to lift the achievement of Maori students in our schools,' said Peter Simpson, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation. 'That is one point on which the Minister has the ...

School loses right to teach senior pupils - New Zealand Herald

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URL: School loses right to teach senior pupils New Zealand Herald Photo / APN A Northland school has been told it can no longer teach senior students - partly as a punishment over its anti-National Standards stance. Moerewa School, which officially teaches from Year 1 to Year 10, has for the past three years provided ...

Class closure simply spiteful - Davis - Voxy

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Voxy
Education Minister Anne Tolley's decision to close down a highly successful programme for Maori students at Moerewa School in Northland is an act of spite because the Principal Keri Milne-Ihimaera is a vocal critic of National Standards, says Labour's ...

Nek Minnit National – Students' Associations « Red Alert

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Trevor are you able to say how much student money has gone to the NZUSA over the last 20 years, refer to one time that they have bothered to consult students and refer to one thing they have actually acheived. ...

Labour commits to a digital nation « Red Alert

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Establish a Ministry of Communications and IT, based in the Ministry of Economic Development, to bring together all policy involving broadcasting, communications and information technology issues. Establish an independent ... Well done Claire – ICT/Science and innovation have been largely ignored by National, who seem content to nibble around the edges, shuffing deck chairs and taking credit for much of the work already done by Labour… I would however ...

Universities:..Why Are They Failing?… - whoar.co.nz : www.whoar ...

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The central evidence that the authors deploy comes from the performance of 2322 students on the Collegiate Learning Assessment -. - a standardized test administered to students in their first semester at university and again ...

Bullying keeps girl at home for nine weeks - TVNZ

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TVNZ
The 15-year-old student at Hamilton's Fairfield College told the Waikato Times she had been bullied on and off by another girl for more than a year. The paper has chosen not to name the girl for her physical wellbeing. She had received physical threats ...

Key's cliches not the answer to improving education « Red Alert

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The number of countries participating has increased with each study. PIRLS2 2005-2006; Literacy assessment of year 5. Education Minister Anne Tolley said that PIRLS 2005-06 showed • no progress in reading achievement ...

National to unveil education plan today

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John Key will unveil National's education policy today amid claims from students that the education system is under attack from underfunding and privatisation.

Bullied kids should hit back, says US expert

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Bully victims should fight back with their fists - and parents should not be so over-protective, says an overseas expert.And while American human behavioural specialist Dr John Demartini's views have been decried in Australia, a...

More stressed students may seek relief over exams - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
School leavers who had narrowly missed out on achieving level 3 NCEA and University Entrance could apply for a special credit. Some course requirements had also been relaxed. Year 12 Christchurch student Mahali Matehe said he and his friends had talked ...

University students to join pro-education rally in Cuba Street on Monday - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Student leaders and tertiary students will be supporting Monday afternoon's 'Speak Up for Education' rally in central Wellington. “We support this event because it's time to return to the issues that matter – the education we provide for our children ...

French exam so hard it made students cry - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Teachers of French are complaining to the Qualifications Authority saying a NCEA French exam brought some students to tears. They say a part of Thursday's exam was extremely difficult and the experience will put some students off continuing the ...

Students school up parents on referendum - The Aucklander

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The Aucklander
The school's head of social studies, Etomia Wilson, says the girls are learning about the election and referendum in a topic on government, using an Electoral Commission teaching resource kit. Miss Wilson says it could be the only opportunity to teach ...