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Administration continues national standards push. One of the more concerning education developments in 2011 was the Obama Administration's continued push for states to adopt national standards and tests. The Common ...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Charter schools an unnecessary distraction | Northland News | Local News in ... - Northern Advocate
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Northern Advocate
Charter schools are an unnecessary distraction to education in New Zealand, a Whangarei principal says. Tikipunga High School principal Peter Garelja studied the charter school phenomenon while in the United States on a Ministry of Education sabbatical ...
Northern Advocate
Charter schools are an unnecessary distraction to education in New Zealand, a Whangarei principal says. Tikipunga High School principal Peter Garelja studied the charter school phenomenon while in the United States on a Ministry of Education sabbatical ...
No appetite for charter schools in south Auckland - NZEI - Voxy
URL: No appetite for charter schools in south Auckland - NZEI
Voxy
... says contrary to claims by the Education Minister, principals in south Auckland have no appetite for charter schools. Hekia Parata has said that principals and parents are queuing up for the first charter school, and that there is very high demand. ...
Voxy
... says contrary to claims by the Education Minister, principals in south Auckland have no appetite for charter schools. Hekia Parata has said that principals and parents are queuing up for the first charter school, and that there is very high demand. ...
High demand for charter schools, says minister - Stuff.co.nz
 The Dominion Post | URL: High demand for charter schools, says minister Stuff.co.nz Principals and parents are queuing up for the first "charter school", Education Minister Hekia Parata says. A controversial plan for new "charter schools" to be set up in poorer parts of Auckland and Christchurch was agreed as part of the confidence ... |
Charter school plans merit hearing - Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
The recently released charter schools proposal may be the most exciting idea for improvement for some groups in the New Zealand education system over the past 20 years. Parents and pupils ought not leave this to the unions, professional educators and ...
Otago Daily Times
The recently released charter schools proposal may be the most exciting idea for improvement for some groups in the New Zealand education system over the past 20 years. Parents and pupils ought not leave this to the unions, professional educators and ...
Looking forward to his retirement - The Ashburton Guardian
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The Ashburton Guardian
“These days, there just seems to be more things like National Standards and curriculum changes that keep coming up in education. There always seems to be something else that takes away from a teacher's core job which is to teach children,” he said. ...
The Ashburton Guardian
“These days, there just seems to be more things like National Standards and curriculum changes that keep coming up in education. There always seems to be something else that takes away from a teacher's core job which is to teach children,” he said. ...
Calls for drug testing in schools - Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
Labour's education spokeswoman says drug testing in schools is only part of the answer to drug-related issues. Ministry of Education figures show there were 186 stand-downs for drug offences in the year to the end of November. Nanaia Mahuta says calls ...
Newstalk ZB
Labour's education spokeswoman says drug testing in schools is only part of the answer to drug-related issues. Ministry of Education figures show there were 186 stand-downs for drug offences in the year to the end of November. Nanaia Mahuta says calls ...
Schools suspend more than 100 over drugs - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools suspend more than 100 over drugs
Stuff.co.nz
Some New Zealand schools already randomly drug test students who've been busted previously in order to keep the children in school. These pupils have to sign "alternative-action contracts" that require them to undergo random urine tests to detect drugs ...
Stuff.co.nz
Some New Zealand schools already randomly drug test students who've been busted previously in order to keep the children in school. These pupils have to sign "alternative-action contracts" that require them to undergo random urine tests to detect drugs ...
school suspensions, expulsions halve - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Principals say the dramatic fall could be attributed to several quake-related factors, including more support for pupils, a drop in pupil numbers as families moved away from the city, fewer days at school and improved behaviour. Education Ministry ...
Stuff.co.nz
Principals say the dramatic fall could be attributed to several quake-related factors, including more support for pupils, a drop in pupil numbers as families moved away from the city, fewer days at school and improved behaviour. Education Ministry ...
QSM for advocate of child-focussed learning - Southland Times
URL: QSM for advocate of child-focussed learning
Southland Times
As a proponent of flexible education, encouraging and nurturing students rather than imposing a curriculum-based model, he helped develop the school into one of Dunedin's largest co-educational institutes. He shifted to Glenorchy after selling up in ...
Southland Times
As a proponent of flexible education, encouraging and nurturing students rather than imposing a curriculum-based model, he helped develop the school into one of Dunedin's largest co-educational institutes. He shifted to Glenorchy after selling up in ...
Classes stay but money needed - Wanganui Chronicle
URL: Classes stay but money needed
Wanganui Chronicle
Community education in Wanganui is launching into 2012 with zest - despite funding issues that could hit later in the year, manager Rosemary Hovey says. The Community Education Service (CES) will start the year as usual by offering 55 classes. ...
Wanganui Chronicle
Community education in Wanganui is launching into 2012 with zest - despite funding issues that could hit later in the year, manager Rosemary Hovey says. The Community Education Service (CES) will start the year as usual by offering 55 classes. ...
Earthquakes redefine schools' priorities - The Press
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The Press
When the 2011 school year began, teachers were threatening to go on strike over pay, early-childhood education centres were grappling with funding cuts and some primary schools were refusing to implement the national standards. ...
The Press
When the 2011 school year began, teachers were threatening to go on strike over pay, early-childhood education centres were grappling with funding cuts and some primary schools were refusing to implement the national standards. ...
NZ universities must start thinking global - The Dominion Post
URL: NZ universities must start thinking global
The Dominion Post
With global competition intensifying for students, staff and reputation, however, simply marketing ourselves from afar will not work. If we are to be truly successful, we need to look beyond the number of student arrivals and continue our efforts to ...
The Dominion Post
With global competition intensifying for students, staff and reputation, however, simply marketing ourselves from afar will not work. If we are to be truly successful, we need to look beyond the number of student arrivals and continue our efforts to ...
Big cost for university to insure - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Big cost for university to insure Otago Daily Times By Matthew Haggart on Thu, 29 Dec 2011 The University of Otago will incur a significant financial hit to insure its $2.3 billion worth of building and contents assets next year. Premiums have risen by 62% in the wake of a response from international ... |
Murupara schools set to merge - SunLive
URL: Murupara schools set to merge
SunLive
Read More A new school is planned for Murupara which will cater for Years 1 to 13. Rangitahi College and Murupara Primary School will merge into one area school at the beginning of next year, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. ...
SunLive
Read More A new school is planned for Murupara which will cater for Years 1 to 13. Rangitahi College and Murupara Primary School will merge into one area school at the beginning of next year, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. ...
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