The forgotten genesis of progressive early education

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... their hard work developing student centred learning is being replaced by a 'new right' agenda based on measuring of student achievement in a narrow range of learning, the traditional 'Three Rs', an old idea returning as National Standards.

Mark Oldershaw: Skills for the future - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
A week later, Labour's new leader David Shearer followed suite - allocating the tertiary education portfolio to his high-flying deputy Grant Robertson and adding skills and training to his job description (although employment is still held ...

When moths collide: No magic when it comes to the talking scales - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Apparently, the Government cutting the number of state schools and increasing class sizes and putting money into an ill-defined test of charter schools will magically transform the lives of some deprived children. At the time of writing, ...

Treasury should not venture into schools - The Dominion Post

The Dominion Post

URL: Treasury should not venture into schools The Dominion Post OPINION: The Treasury occasionally comes up with a proposal about education which, on closer inspection, reveals that it might have been better if it had not ventured into education at all. The advice to Finance Minister Bill English to increase ...

Government gives itself glowing report for NCEA success - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Student success in the latest NCEA exams is being touted by the Government as a result of its hard work over the last three years. Education Minister Hekia Parata told Parliament today that NCEA results from 2011 showed improvements across the board.

Questions And Answers Feb 7 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Nikki Kaye: How will she continue to focus on lifting NCEA achievement rates? Hon HEKIA PARATA: I will have an unrelenting focus on the learner at the centre and on raising achievement. We cannot truly be a world-class system while we have groups—that ...

Critics dispute Family First findings on day care - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

URL: Critics dispute Family First findings on day care Stuff.co.nz Family First commissioned its report, Who Cares, to look at the increasing number of children and infants spending time in early childhood education while their parents are at work. Advocates say staying at home with their children is a luxury that ...

Mothers 'undervalued' for childcare contribution - TVNZ

The Nelson Mail

URL: Mothers 'undervalued' for childcare contribution TVNZ A new report into childcare in New Zealand is calling for an overhaul of the system to provide more support for "undervalued" mothers. The report, Who Cares, commissioned by the family group Family First NZ, was prepared by UK psychologist Dr Aric ...

Unions drive up pay in education sector | TEU - Tertiary Education ...

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However, education and training professionals working in the public sector earned pay rises of 2.4 percent on average. Public sector education workers are much more likely to belong to a union than workers in other sectors ...

School focal point of our community - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
A magnificent old oak tree stands like a sentinel at the entrance to Turakina School, marking the historical ambience of this small school. The history of this long-serving school was described in the Turakina School Jubilee booklet (1852-1984) as the ...

Work starts on campus - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Work starts on campus Auckland stuff.co.nz More than 50000 students will flood into the heart of the south next year when the doors open at Manukau Institute of Technology's new campus. Work has just started on the MIT site next to Hayman Park. The campus will also house the new Manukau train ...

Massey education students' year begins - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Students will head back to Massey University today as education students start semester one, three weeks before their counterparts in other courses. About 415 new College of Education students will be starting their initial teacher education classes at ...

Bright start for school - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Bright start for school Auckland stuff.co.nz Better NCEA results, a higher roll and the election of a new head boy and girl have got the new year off to a good start at Waiheke High School. Finlay Mathieson and Waiora Mahaki were elected from the team of prefects that included Matt Wilson, ...

Rotary Park roll drops to 22 - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Rotary Park roll drops to 22 Otago Daily Times By John Lewis on Wed, 8 Feb 2012 At the start of the second week of the school year, Rotary Park School's roll has dropped to 22 pupils, prompting commissioner Cleave Hay to investigate the school's viability. Mr Hay said he was not aware of any new ...

T-shirts bring unity - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: T-shirts bring unity Otago Daily Times By John Lewis on Wed, 8 Feb 2012 While the school's pupils are spread across three different sites, the school's board of trustees hopes new blue T-shirts with the school's name on it will unite them. The board has also provided exercise books and ...

Waikato Uni launches mobile website - Voxy

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Voxy
As the new crop of uni students gears up for the 2012 academic year, they'll find the University of Waikato ready and waiting for them - on the small screen. New students simply have to call up Waikato's dedicated mobile web on their smartphones to ...