URL: Charter School Working Group Members Announced
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, and Associate Education Minister, John Banks, are glad to announce the appointments for the New Zealand Model of Charter School Working Group. “Our focus is unrelentingly on raising achievement, in particular for those groups of students who have historically been under-served by the system,’’ says Ms Parata...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
International student numbers show impact of Chch quakes
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Steven Joyce | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Christchurch’s earthquakes have had a big impact on the number of international students studying in the city with a 37% drop in 2011, latest figures from the Education Ministry show. Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce says the results were not unexpected. “The earthquakes in Canterbury have severely impacted the number of people from overseas wishing to study in Christchurch,” Mr Joyce says...
Steven Joyce | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Christchurch’s earthquakes have had a big impact on the number of international students studying in the city with a 37% drop in 2011, latest figures from the Education Ministry show. Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce says the results were not unexpected. “The earthquakes in Canterbury have severely impacted the number of people from overseas wishing to study in Christchurch,” Mr Joyce says...
Charter group would not dirty shoes in NZ's poorest areas - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Charter group would not dirty shoes in NZ's poorest areas
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Yet today she has announced a group who will lead the introduction of American-style charter schools in New Zealand. “Supposedly there to benefit the poor and undeserved, the committee is packed full of people who would never dirty their shoes in the ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Yet today she has announced a group who will lead the introduction of American-style charter schools in New Zealand. “Supposedly there to benefit the poor and undeserved, the committee is packed full of people who would never dirty their shoes in the ...
Greens question neutrality of charter school group - TVNZ
URL: Greens question neutrality of charter school group
TVNZ
... Margaret Southwick, an academic expert in health and education outcomes for Maori and Pasifika; and John Taylor, former head of King's College and Rathkeale College and current director of alumni relations at Auckland University.
TVNZ
... Margaret Southwick, an academic expert in health and education outcomes for Maori and Pasifika; and John Taylor, former head of King's College and Rathkeale College and current director of alumni relations at Auckland University.
Charter School Working Group Must Work In Public Interest - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Charter School Working Group Must Work In Public Interest
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Charter School Working Group needs to work in the public interest, not the vested interest. The government has announced the makeup of a working group setting up new charter schools and says it will ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Charter School Working Group needs to work in the public interest, not the vested interest. The government has announced the makeup of a working group setting up new charter schools and says it will ...
Charter school advocate steers ship - Voxy
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Voxy
By appointing a business leader rather than an education expert to implement its plan for charter schools, the Government is making its intentions clear: charter schools are more about enabling private companies to make a profit from education than ...
Voxy
By appointing a business leader rather than an education expert to implement its plan for charter schools, the Government is making its intentions clear: charter schools are more about enabling private companies to make a profit from education than ...
Vicki Buck on charter group - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Vicki Buck on charter group Stuff.co.nz Buck, who has established two innovative schools in Christchurch, will be joined on the new group by Hana O'Regan, dean of the Maori faculty at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Former ACT president Catherine Isaac, ... |
NZ charter schools come one step closer - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: NZ charter schools come one step closer New Zealand Herald More progress has been made in plans to launch charter schools in New Zealand, with the Government today naming the group that will start the process. Former Act Party president Catherine Isaac has been confirmed as the head of the working group, ... |
Charter school group set up - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Charter school group set up
Stuff.co.nz
Former ACT Party President Catherine Isaac has been confirmed as the chair of a working group setting up new charter schools. Isaac, who was third-ranked on the ACT Party lists and considered a potential leader of the party, will be joined by six ...
Stuff.co.nz
Former ACT Party President Catherine Isaac has been confirmed as the chair of a working group setting up new charter schools. Isaac, who was third-ranked on the ACT Party lists and considered a potential leader of the party, will be joined by six ...
Members for charter schools group announced - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The full membership of the Charter Schools Working Group announced on Wednesday includes businesspeople, academics and a former Christchurch mayor, Vicki Buck. Charter schools are government-funded schools run by business or non-profit organisations ...
Radio New Zealand
The full membership of the Charter Schools Working Group announced on Wednesday includes businesspeople, academics and a former Christchurch mayor, Vicki Buck. Charter schools are government-funded schools run by business or non-profit organisations ...
Mark Oldershaw
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Making secondary education more relevant for jobs in the real world. Will a new initiative help get more young people into work?
Making secondary education more relevant for jobs in the real world. Will a new initiative help get more young people into work?
Culture of teacher intimidation - Manawatu Standard
URL: Culture of teacher intimidation
Manawatu Standard
She tracked me down after reading something I had written about a nasty incident in which two Northland school principals bullied a colleague, who had dared to speak out in favour of national standards. I was alarmed by what this teacher told me.
Manawatu Standard
She tracked me down after reading something I had written about a nasty incident in which two Northland school principals bullied a colleague, who had dared to speak out in favour of national standards. I was alarmed by what this teacher told me.
To the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: To the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Canterbury needs, now more than ever, a broad and diverse tertiary education that provides opportunities for all its potential students. You have refused to meet with us since we warned you of this. But the time has come now to listen.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Canterbury needs, now more than ever, a broad and diverse tertiary education that provides opportunities for all its potential students. You have refused to meet with us since we warned you of this. But the time has come now to listen.
Teachers offered social media coaching - Southland Times
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Southland Times
Essential Resources wanted teachers to connect with each other, and planned to hold a breakfast and workshop each term because it was a fantastic professional development opportunity, Ms Issa said. E-portfolios, working with digital technologies to ...
Southland Times
Essential Resources wanted teachers to connect with each other, and planned to hold a breakfast and workshop each term because it was a fantastic professional development opportunity, Ms Issa said. E-portfolios, working with digital technologies to ...
Region’s Future Leaders gather for inspiration
URL: Region’s Future Leaders gather for inspiration
On Tuesday 3 April, 180 students aged 17-18 years from throughout the Wellington region will gather at Scots College for the second annual Launching Leaders Conference.
On Tuesday 3 April, 180 students aged 17-18 years from throughout the Wellington region will gather at Scots College for the second annual Launching Leaders Conference.
Pupils step out in new shoes - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Pupils step out in new shoes The Dominion Post BY KRIS DANDO SNEAKY SMILE: Russell School student Ruana Crawshaw after receiving her free pair of sneakers courtesy of North Porirua Baptist Church. A Russell School classroom was a bustle of shoeboxes, chuffed teachers and beaming kids last Thursday. |
Ashburton school principals play musical chairs - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Ashburton school principals play musical chairs
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry March 29, 2012 The shake up of principals in Mid Canterbury will continue at the end of term one when Dorie School principal Sue Walls leaves for a job in Lyttelton. The changeover of principals began last year following the retirement ...
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry March 29, 2012 The shake up of principals in Mid Canterbury will continue at the end of term one when Dorie School principal Sue Walls leaves for a job in Lyttelton. The changeover of principals began last year following the retirement ...
international student numbers hit - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's tertiary sector has been hammered by a 37 per cent drop in international student numbers, new figures are expected to show. Figures set to be officially released soon are expected to show overall international student numbers holding up, ...
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's tertiary sector has been hammered by a 37 per cent drop in international student numbers, new figures are expected to show. Figures set to be officially released soon are expected to show overall international student numbers holding up, ...
Students to learn fate of failed school - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Students to learn fate of failed school
Stuff.co.nz
The private computer training institute Computer Power Institute went into liquidation owing more than $8.3 million in tax, penalties and interest last week. The institute has about 750 students including about 150 international students.
Stuff.co.nz
The private computer training institute Computer Power Institute went into liquidation owing more than $8.3 million in tax, penalties and interest last week. The institute has about 750 students including about 150 international students.
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