Education requires 'less Act-ion, more home-grown solutions' - Voxy

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"That the government is using low achievement of Maori and Pasifika to justify their proposal for Charter Schools is extremely disappointing. "If change is really at the heart of the policy, then why are targets for achievement for these groups left ...

Pasifika Framework Launched : Tertiary Education New Zealand

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The Tertiary Education Commission has launched the Pasifika Framework 2013-2017, a leading step towards a whole-of-sector approach to improving Pasifika tertiary achievement and employment prospects. The framework ...

Sides taken on education standards - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Sides taken on education standards New Zealand Herald "Is this part of a real agenda to undermine and discredit our public education system in order to bring in radical, experimental and failed overseas policies, such as dodgy charter schools using unregistered and unqualified teachers?" Mr Goulter said.

Making a difference in education - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Making a difference in education New Zealand Herald Morris has sympathy for Education Secretary Lesley Longstone's comments about the "tail" of educational underachievement system, which is getting longer and is disproportionately brown. He has had many meetings with iwi groups about ways of ...

Listen to Christchurch March - 31 October 4-6 pm starting at Hagley Park netball courts

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The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata will receive a strong message from the Christchurch community tomorrow that the Government needs to put children at the forefront of any plans for the future of education in Christchurch.

Are at-risk students being failed by the education system?

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With Mike Hollings - Chief Executive of Te Kura (The NZ Correspondence School).

Editorial: Educators exposed as guilty of complacency

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Education commentators have been aghast this week that the Secretary for Education does not consider our education system "world class". Writing a foreword for the ministry's annual report, Lesley Longstone said: "The system is still...

When world class isn't good enough - The Southland Times

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URL: When world class isn't good enough The Southland Times OPINION: Education Ministry chief executive Lesley Longstone finds herself in disodour with teacher unions for saying this country's education system is not world class. Cue reproachful brandishing of evidence that our educational outcomes are right up ...

Social issues inspire achiever - Manawatu Standard

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URL: Social issues inspire achiever Manawatu Standard She achieves it, too, with an impressive list of accomplishments behind her as she readies herself to leave Awatapu College at the end of this year. The year-13 girl is described by her teachers ... The Royal Norwegian Consulate sees the same potential ...

Online learning - the future of education? - New Zealand Listener

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URL: Online learning - the future of education? New Zealand Listener The core of any student's education was once the 3Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic. But in the 21st century, educators are just as likely to be talking about the 4Cs: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. In this new way of ...

Parata tries to head off revolting masses - National Business Review

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URL: Parata tries to head off revolting masses National Business Review Featured comment. The success or otherwise of a charm offensive today by Education Minister Hekia Parata may determine the strength of a planned demonstration tomorrow. Ms Parata arranged to chat with journalists at The Press newspaper this morning.

New head of Grammar going out of his way to avoid the soft options

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Tim O'Connor admits there have been a few awkward moments during his first days as headmaster at Auckland Grammar.It has been two weeks since he arrived from the rival Palmerston North Boys High School, where he was head."I was...