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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced a review of home-based early childhood education.
The review will seek to ensure that home-based early childhood education (ECE) aligns with the Government’s broader goals and priorities for ECE. If not, changes in regulations, licensing practices and funding may be required. “Home-based ECE is the most rapidly growing part of the ECE sector and has a high proportion of enrolments of children aged less than two years,’’ says Ms Parata...
Monday, October 1, 2012
School Report opens up education debate - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: School Report opens up education debate Stuff.co.nz There were suggestions that the data could be quarantined at an organisation like the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Some suggested a change to the Official Information Act specifying special protection of national standards data. |
Schools National Standards Data: Confronting The... | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools National Standards Data: Confronting The... | Stuff.co.nz
King of the activists and nowadays aligned with the Mana Party, John Minto found himself betwixt and between.
King of the activists and nowadays aligned with the Mana Party, John Minto found himself betwixt and between.
Parata vows better standards reporting | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Parata vows better standards reporting | Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata has vowed that national standards reporting will get "better and better" after schools' data was published on an Education Ministry website. The raw data of about 1900 schools was released ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata has vowed that national standards reporting will get "better and better" after schools' data was published on an Education Ministry website. The raw data of about 1900 schools was released ...
Government posts further National Standards data... | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Government posts further National Standards data... | Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata has vowed that National Standards reporting is going to get ''better and better'' after schools' data was published on a Ministry of Education website today.
Education Minister Hekia Parata has vowed that National Standards reporting is going to get ''better and better'' after schools' data was published on a Ministry of Education website today.
What's the use of National Standards data? | The Dismal Science
URL: What's the use of National Standards data? | The Dismal Science
The anonymous blogger at Emil's Demesne* provides a few useful insights on how we might use National Standards data. For readers outside of New Zealand, school-by-school data on student achievement rates will soon ...
The anonymous blogger at Emil's Demesne* provides a few useful insights on how we might use National Standards data. For readers outside of New Zealand, school-by-school data on student achievement rates will soon ...
National Standards data now online | Otago Daily Times Online ...
URL: National Standards data now online | Otago Daily Times Online ...
A handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Education Minister as the first round of data is made public.
A handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Education Minister as the first round of data is made public.
National standards: this data is not for ranking | Emil's Demesne
URL: National standards: this data is not for ranking | Emil's Demesne
Comparing individual schools by comparing their national standards data is a waste of time. Students are assessed by overall teacher judgement, not standardized testing. Getting some sensible moderation in place is one of ...
Comparing individual schools by comparing their national standards data is a waste of time. Students are assessed by overall teacher judgement, not standardized testing. Getting some sensible moderation in place is one of ...
New Zealand education policies criticised at conference - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The specialists, from Australia and Finland, and members of the primary school union say policies on national standards, charter schools and league tables do not work. The OECD ranks Finland in the top four developed nations for education performance ...
Radio New Zealand
The specialists, from Australia and Finland, and members of the primary school union say policies on national standards, charter schools and league tables do not work. The OECD ranks Finland in the top four developed nations for education performance ...
Why Standards just won't help - Gisborne Herald
URL: Why Standards just won't help
Gisborne Herald
Waatea News tells us that “Associate Education Minister Tariana Turia is backing the release of national standards data as a way to improve the education of Maori children”. Mrs Turia goes on to say that it's time for educators and families “to step up ...
Gisborne Herald
Waatea News tells us that “Associate Education Minister Tariana Turia is backing the release of national standards data as a way to improve the education of Maori children”. Mrs Turia goes on to say that it's time for educators and families “to step up ...
standards data has its uses - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: standards data has its uses The Dominion Post On the one hand, as national chairman of the firmly Left-leaning Quality Public Education Coalition (QPEC) he was utterly against the Government's national standards in literacy and numeracy. He was against the people who had created them, he was ... |
'Turning point' as National Standards data goes online - TVNZ
 MSN NZ News | URL: 'Turning point' as National Standards data goes online TVNZ The Government says National Standards, which began in 2008, show children's abilities in reading, writing and maths and help identify where some children may be struggling. Education Minister Hekia Parata told TV ONE's Breakfast this morning schools ... |
National standards results published - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
"What national standards data provides is an insight to the achievement of the school. So it will allow parents to just have a broader range of information upon which to make their choice about which school. "But it will also, having made the choice ...
Radio New Zealand
"What national standards data provides is an insight to the achievement of the school. So it will allow parents to just have a broader range of information upon which to make their choice about which school. "But it will also, having made the choice ...
NZ POLITICS DAILY: National Standards data upon us - National Business Review
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National Business Review
National Standards data has finally been published online today by the Ministry of Education. You can see the information at the Education Counts website. However, this official release has been overshadowed by the decision of Fairfax Media to go for ...
National Business Review
National Standards data has finally been published online today by the Ministry of Education. You can see the information at the Education Counts website. However, this official release has been overshadowed by the decision of Fairfax Media to go for ...
Publication of National Standards results gets support - Voxy
URL: Publication of National Standards results gets support
Voxy
"We are totally supportive of National Standards/Nga Whanaketanga and the publishing of results because it sheds light for us on what is actually happening in schools. The challenge for schools is not to run and hide but face up to it and get on with ...
Voxy
"We are totally supportive of National Standards/Nga Whanaketanga and the publishing of results because it sheds light for us on what is actually happening in schools. The challenge for schools is not to run and hide but face up to it and get on with ...
Contentious National Standards data online today - Hawke's Bay Today
URL: Contentious National Standards data online today
Hawke's Bay Today
National Standards data which measures the reading, writing and mathematics performance of students in Years 1 to 8 will be published on the Ministry of Education's website - www.educationcounts.govt.nz - for the first time. The data measures students' ...
Hawke's Bay Today
National Standards data which measures the reading, writing and mathematics performance of students in Years 1 to 8 will be published on the Ministry of Education's website - www.educationcounts.govt.nz - for the first time. The data measures students' ...
Start from beginning the way to go - Voxy
URL: Start from beginning the way to go
Voxy
The double standard displayed by the Government over National Standards proves - to quote John Key - that "ignorance leads us nowhere", Labour's Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. "Releasing data that even the Prime Minister has described ...
Voxy
The double standard displayed by the Government over National Standards proves - to quote John Key - that "ignorance leads us nowhere", Labour's Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. "Releasing data that even the Prime Minister has described ...
Most National Standards data published - but not all - New Zealand Herald
URL: Most National Standards data published - but not all
New Zealand Herald
A handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Minister of Education as the first round of data is made public. Education Minister Hekia Parata said about 188 schools had not yet provided the date required under National ...
New Zealand Herald
A handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Minister of Education as the first round of data is made public. Education Minister Hekia Parata said about 188 schools had not yet provided the date required under National ...
Peter Lyons: Obvious flaw in National Standards data concept - New Zealand Herald
URL: Peter Lyons: Obvious flaw in National Standards data concept
New Zealand Herald
At face value, National Standards in literacy and numeracy in our primary schools seem a fine idea. Why shouldn't primary teachers and students be subject to a system of National Standards and assessment so underperforming students, teachers and ...
New Zealand Herald
At face value, National Standards in literacy and numeracy in our primary schools seem a fine idea. Why shouldn't primary teachers and students be subject to a system of National Standards and assessment so underperforming students, teachers and ...
More good analysis | Kiwiblog
URL: More good analysis | Kiwiblog
Does assessment against the National Standards tell classroom teachers anything they did not already know about their students' achievement and progress? (Cross check the 2010 NZ Council for ... I find it interesting that the same people who denounce the idea of comparing schools on the basis of National Standards, are now using a series of standardised tests comparing national education systems – and boasting of the results. Perhaps the flaws so apparent at a ...
Does assessment against the National Standards tell classroom teachers anything they did not already know about their students' achievement and progress? (Cross check the 2010 NZ Council for ... I find it interesting that the same people who denounce the idea of comparing schools on the basis of National Standards, are now using a series of standardised tests comparing national education systems – and boasting of the results. Perhaps the flaws so apparent at a ...
Kohanga Trust sticks to full-time rule - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
Te Kohanga Reo National Trust is sticking to its practice of not taking children on a part-time basis because it goes against the kaupapa of kohanga reo. Co-chair Tina Olsen-Ratana is critical of a Ministry of Education policy that allows tamariki to ...
Radio New Zealand
Te Kohanga Reo National Trust is sticking to its practice of not taking children on a part-time basis because it goes against the kaupapa of kohanga reo. Co-chair Tina Olsen-Ratana is critical of a Ministry of Education policy that allows tamariki to ...
Women bide their time to talk - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Women bide their time to talk Stuff.co.nz The visitors replied with 16 speeches, from men representing the eight branches of the Maori Women's Welfare League, political parties, and others representing the kohanga reo movement or themselves. The importance of the league in Maoridom was ... |
Standards data highlights Maori students - authority - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The Iwi Education Authority (Te Maru o Nga Kura-a-Iwi o Aotearoa) says that publishing of national standards puts emphasis on the need to improve the performance of Maori students in mainstream schools. The data for all 2000 schools operating under ...
Radio New Zealand
The Iwi Education Authority (Te Maru o Nga Kura-a-Iwi o Aotearoa) says that publishing of national standards puts emphasis on the need to improve the performance of Maori students in mainstream schools. The data for all 2000 schools operating under ...
Nearly 200 schools left off results website
URL: Nearly 200 schools left off results website
Almost 200 schools have not been included in official National Standards information after failing to provide the right details.Data for 1899 primary and intermediate schools was made available on the National Standards website,...
Almost 200 schools have not been included in official National Standards information after failing to provide the right details.Data for 1899 primary and intermediate schools was made available on the National Standards website,...
An attempt to ramp up support with a set of dodgy data
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NZEI says the publication of primary schools' National Standards data on a Ministry of Education website is just an attempt for the Government to ramp up support after a series of failed education policies.
NZEI says the publication of primary schools' National Standards data on a Ministry of Education website is just an attempt for the Government to ramp up support after a series of failed education policies.
Schools 'not secret societies, information is public' - Waikato Times
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Waikato Times
Schools are not "secret societies" and what happens within the classroom is public information, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. Her call for schools to be open to scrutiny comes as the Government releases its full set of national standards ...
Waikato Times
Schools are not "secret societies" and what happens within the classroom is public information, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. Her call for schools to be open to scrutiny comes as the Government releases its full set of national standards ...
Letters sent to Christchurch schools facing shake up - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Letters sent to Christchurch schools facing shake up Stuff.co.nz The ministry proposes to close or merge seven out of 10 Christchurch schools that offer Maori medium education. The Maori consultation document shows that just 74 responses were received. The ministry regarded this to be "fairly significant ... |
Fired teacher exploring legal options
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A science teacher, formerly of Whangarei's Catholic College and who lost his job after taking a public stand on gay rights, is planning to take legal action.
A science teacher, formerly of Whangarei's Catholic College and who lost his job after taking a public stand on gay rights, is planning to take legal action.
NZ schools get a tick from Brit star Nesbitt
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International screen star James Nesbitt has given New Zealand's education system top marks.Nesbitt, star of numerous hit British television dramas such as Murphy's Law and Jekyll, moved his young family to Wellington for a year...
International screen star James Nesbitt has given New Zealand's education system top marks.Nesbitt, star of numerous hit British television dramas such as Murphy's Law and Jekyll, moved his young family to Wellington for a year...
Our degrees don't repay their cost
URL: Our degrees don't repay their cost
New Zealand university degrees are the most worthless in the developed world, an international report reveals.The value of spending years at university has been severely dented by an OECD report that reveals tertiary study adds...
New Zealand university degrees are the most worthless in the developed world, an international report reveals.The value of spending years at university has been severely dented by an OECD report that reveals tertiary study adds...
Herald on Sunday editorial: Our degrees are not paying
URL: Herald on Sunday editorial: Our degrees are not paying
League tables might not be welcome as a measure of schools' performance but the OECD periodically publishes a feast of them that are used by its member nations as a reliable comparison of their educational results. On one of those...
League tables might not be welcome as a measure of schools' performance but the OECD periodically publishes a feast of them that are used by its member nations as a reliable comparison of their educational results. On one of those...
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