Public to have say on NZ Science Challenges

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Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation

A television campaign starting this Sunday will ask New Zealanders to help identify the biggest science challenges facing the country, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce says. The Great NZ Science Project is part of the Government’s new $60 million National Science Challenges initiative announced in October which over time will incorporate much of New Zealand’s contracted public science investment...

Charter Schools: Worst Fears Confirmed

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Charter Schools: Worst Fears Confirmed The recent admission from the Minister responsible for the introduction of charter schools, John Banks, that charter schools will not have to accept students in the local area confirms the worst fears of opponents to ...

Editorial: Original plan for schools should stand - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
When the prescription for the first charter schools was announced last December, the Government was quite definite about their location. They would, it said, be introduced in disadvantaged areas of South Auckland and Christchurch. That was as it should be.

Against equality | Kiwiblog

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dime you seem to miss the point that charter schools are meant to help the 'long tail of under achievement', the bottom 20% or from the Herald article; 'education that is tailored to the needs of those that are disadvantaged in ...

Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement

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Information on the meetings and membership of the Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement.

Ministerial Cross-Sector forum meetings

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This section contains information on each of the cross-forum meetings. Meeting summaries, presentation slides and backround reading for each meeting are avaialble from each page.

kura puts case to minister - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: kura puts case to minister Stuff.co.nz Plans are afoot to establish an early-childhood education centre, an after-school homework centre and evening courses, as well as housing a social services and learning support centre. The kura is inviting pupils from mainstream schools to "learn with ...

Pasifika students speak up about achievement

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A powerful performance by secondary school Pasifika students, described as a snapshot of social aspects that affect their ability to achieve in school, has already had a positive impact, project coordinator Sela Faletolu, CPIT Te Kaiwhakauru Pasifika, ...

Leaflet On Christchurch School Options

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8 November 2012 Media Release A leaflet describing possibilities for modern 21st century schools in greater Christchurch will be delivered to 160,000 local households over the next week. Deputy Secretary Regional Operations, Katrina Casey, says a large ...

Last-minute cram as 143000 prepare for exams - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Last-minute cram as 143000 prepare for exams Stuff.co.nz Wellington City Libraries acting manager John Stears said it was the busiest time of the year for libraries, with hundreds of pupils filling just the central library each day. "If you go look out on the floor, it looks like summer camp. There are ...

Tertiary jobs go amid funding shake-up - Stuff.co.nz

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Eastern Institute of Technology will lose at least 12 staff and funding for 320 entry-level students at its Napier and Tairawhiti campuses because it missed out on more than $2 million in government funding. Cuts are expected in the automotive and ...

A honey of a project for school pupil | Otago Daily Times Online ...

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The Realise the Dream event, organised by the Royal Society of New Zealand, rewards secondary school pupils who have undertaken science or engineering projects. John McGlashan College pupil Hamish McMillan (18) ...

School sport: Project likely to motivate pupils - Otago Daily Times

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URL: School sport: Project likely to motivate pupils Otago Daily Times "We are a decile 5 school and deal with pupils from all walks of life and we see the enthusiasm our pupils bring to their sport," Kaikorai Valley College principal Rick Geerlofs said yesterday. "We saw this project as a wonderful initiative ... Working ...