He Hōaka: Kei Tua o Te Pae hui 4-5 September, 2012

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This two-day event is jointly hosted by Te Wāhanga, New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), and Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Te Wānanga o Raukawa is a tikanga Māori centre of higher learning, dedicated to ...

School standards report card 'ropey' - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
A fifth of primary schools are still not handling the national standards in literacy and numeracy, a report by the Education Review Office has found. ... School standards report card 'ropey'. JOHN HARTEVELT. Last updated 05:00 03/07/2012 ...

Standards data 'too ropey' to show parents yet

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National standards data provided by schools is too "ropey" to show parents how well a school is doing in reading, writing and maths and may not be released this year, the Prime Minister says.Data the Ministry of Education had received...

30 schools opposed to national standards

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Thirty schools are refusing to take part in the national standards framework because they are opposed to it.

Govt warned against extra $200m tertiary spending

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Budget documents show the Treasury warned the Government against tertiary education moves worth nearly $200 million over four years.

National misled Kiwis on class size plan - Voxy

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Voxy
John Key and his Education Minister must explain why they chose not to reveal their plan to increase class sizes to voters before the election despite evidence proving they were pursuing the idea, says Labour's Education Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta.

Principals' sabbatical reports recently added

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MOE

Principals' sabbatical reports added in June look at the following...

Professional standards for area school principals

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MOE

A new set of professional standards for area school principals has been promulgated by the Secretary of Education. School boards of trustees will incorporate the revised standards into area school principals’ performance agreements in the next review period.

2173 schoolkids caught with drugs - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Students were caught with drugs in 2173 incidents at school last year and the youngest child to be stood down was in year 3. ... The Ministry of Education said the data was still being updated by schools and so could not be compared with other years ...

Judge reserves decision over Kawerau school closure

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A judge has reserved his findings in a judicial review of the Minister of Education's decision to close a Bay of Plenty school.

School's board seeks closure canned - 3News NZ

3News NZ

URL: School's board seeks closure canned 3News NZ Mr Hammond told Justice Mark Woolford the decision to merge the two schools was made by Education Minister Hekia Parata a day after she took office. He says her move was at odds with her ... Pasifika marchers feel ignored · video · There were around ...

Intermediate school in court hearing

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The former Education Minister Anne Tolley was not given all the information from Kawerau Intermediate and its community before making a decision to close the school, the High Court at Rotorua has heard.The fight to prevent the school...