Strong progress in kaupapa Maori education

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Pita Sharples | Education
A glowing report on the work of Te Wananga Takiura o nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa Inc reflects credit on that institution, on Tawhirimatea and Kaa Williams and their staff and students, and also on the tenacity and passion of the leaders of the whole kaupapa Maori education movement, says Associate Minister of Education Dr Pita Sharples...

Teaching degree to be offered - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
The University of Canterbury College of Education will be offering the bachelor degree at Witt and will replace a diploma offered now. Associate Dean of Early Childhood Lynda Boyd said the move was a significant development for early childhood in New ...

Show us the money for schools, Greens say

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The Green Party says the government must be up front and say how it is going to fund charter schools under National's support agreement with ACT.

Principals' mixed opinions on charter schools

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A couple of principals in Christchurch are welcoming the charter schools initiative.

Private school welcomes charter trial to aid the disadvantaged

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A charter school trial is being welcomed by a private education provider in Auckland that is looking to expand its model to help disadvantaged students.The Government wants to try charter schools - state-funded independent campuses...

Extra staff better than sponsors' - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
The quality of education should not be dependent on the ability to find funding or corporate sponsors, says New Zealand Secondary Schools Association president Patrick Walsh. ...

Editorial - Tinkering with education - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
But school boards will be able to set class hours and introduce performance-related teacher's pay under the new arrangement. The idea first will be tested in trials in South Auckland and Christchurch East state-funded private schools. Labour education ...

Claim charter schools not fair on quake students - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Claim charter schools not fair on quake students New Zealand Herald Mr Wilkinson doubted charter schools would lift the achievements of students. "It's not a simple matter of saying [that] paying teachers according to performance, choosing your own curriculum, raising your own revenue, etc, will do that. ...

Private school welcomes charter trial to aid the disadvantaged - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Private school welcomes charter trial to aid the disadvantaged New Zealand Herald The private school was set up in 2003 for about 50 pupils from Year 7 to 10. It runs a curriculum based on the national one and is audited by the Education Review Office. Pupils (about 12 per class) study in the morning. In the afternoon they do music, ...

We may learn from charter schools - The Dominion Post

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URL: We may learn from charter schools The Dominion Post Known by its shorthand name, national standards, the policy was steadfastly adhered to by Mr Key, who consulted educational experts before the 2008 election on what would make the most difference to the one in five children who leave school illiterate ...

Irony #3 | Kiwiblog

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All the groups which campaigned against national standards are against charter schools which would be exempt from national standards. No TweetBacks yet. (Be the first to Tweet this post). Tags: charter schools, irony, ...

The long game on charter schools & national standards « Disclosure

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To understand why a party does stuff, you have to go back to their core objectives. Simply looking at policies in isolation means missing the underlying goals. In particular, looking at policies that clearly don't work to achieve their stated aims ...

More women for listed companies

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New programme to improve gender diversity on the boards of listed and major companies.

Canterbury Uni needs Govt support - TVNZ

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TVNZ
The earthquakes saw a drop-off in enrolments, meaning student fees are forecast to miss budget estimates in what will be a multi-year impact. Insurance costs have also jumped. The university, which had 15500 students enrolled this year, expects to lose ...

Top school's headmaster stepping down

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After almost 20 years as headmaster of one of New Zealand's top schools, John Morris is retiring from Auckland Grammar.With 40 years of teaching behind him, Mr Morris says he is moving on while he still has energy to do something...

Students win school a Tiki Taane concert - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
Out of 73 entries, and more than 9000 votes, Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School students Jordana Dunn, Electtra Sciascia, Fergus Bird-Madigan and Sam Brooks-Bowen were named the winners. They each took took home an iPad2 as well as earning ...

High achievers heading to University of Canterbury in 2012

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Several members of St Thomas of Canterbury College’s national award winning Young Enterprise Scheme team will be embarking on their tertiary studies at the University of Canterbury next year.