International studies show changes must be made to improve education outcomes

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata says two international research studies on student achievement released tonight confirm that more work must be done to improve our education system. “While we have a good education system overall there are persistent signs of under-performance. The findings of these studies must serve as a wakeup call.  We cannot take for granted that our overall achievement at the senior end of our system can be maintained if we do not improve the system all the way through...

Minister welcomes pay settlement

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the decision by PPTA members to ratify a new secondary teachers’ collective agreement (STCA). “I want to thank secondary school teachers for the great work they do and congratulate the advocates from the PPTA and the Ministry of Education for reaching this very successful outcome,’’ says Ms Parata. “This is a very good settlement for secondary school teachers and the Government.’’...

Literacy Aotearoa: Take adult literacy more seriously - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Australian study is consistent with a report published last year by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 'Maori adult literacy and whānau transformation.' That report found that parents who had participated in adult literacy and ...

'More work must be done' to improve education outcomes - Voxy

Irish Independent

URL: 'More work must be done' to improve education outcomes Voxy We are starting to see the benefits of that this year with the first reporting of National Standards data. The data enables us to support all learners and target those who are falling behind much earlier and give them the help they need. We have a five ...

Improvement to education outcomes - SunLive

Kansas City Star

URL: Improvement to education outcomes SunLive We are starting to see the benefits of that this year with the first reporting of National Standards data. The data enables us to support all learners and target those who are falling behind much earlier and give them the help they need. We have a five ...

NZ students falling behind: report - MSN NZ News

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MSN NZ News
Ms Parata says given the "disturbing trends" it's important to embed national standards. The controversial standards, opposed by teachers, set benchmarks for reading, writing and maths which students are measured against. More than 60 countries ...

Child poverty recommendations show strong Maori focus - New Zealand Doctor Online

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New Zealand Doctor Online
The emergence of Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Maori and tertiary wananga have been hugely important for Maori development. We are seeing a steady improvement in the achievement levels of Maori students in these settings. Lifting Maori educational ...

New laws aren't needed, we need an education campaign - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
The Maori Party, NZ First and newly independent MP Brendan Horan voted against the bills while the Greens, ACT and UnitedFuture voted for them. The bills stemmed from the Alcohol Reform Bill, introduced to Parliament in mid-2010, in response to a Law ...

Jim Traue: Education not delivering despite many theories - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The difference in brain content, measured by the denseness of the neuronal pathways, will put that first child two years ahead when they first enter the classroom door. The first child is like a rocket waiting to be ignited by school, primed to read to ...

Parata's closure unlawful - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: Parata's closure unlawful New Zealand Herald ... published for the Education Ministry and police. "The minister's decision failed to have regard to available warning signals raised by and on behalf of the [school] trustees about greater levels of risk of abuse in a co-educational setting ...

Salisbury decision another setback for Parata - TVNZ

New Zealand Herald

URL: Salisbury decision another setback for Parata TVNZ Embattled Education Minister Hekia Parata has endured another blow after a judge ruled her decision to close a residential girls' school unlawful. The Government proposed shutting Salisbury School in Nelson and moving the students to the Halswell ...

Special needs school closure declared unlawful - TVNZ

3News NZ

URL: Special needs school closure declared unlawful TVNZ Education Minister Hekia Parata proposed shutting Salisbury School and moving the students to a boys school in Christchurch next year. But the school sought a judicial review. It argued sending the girls to a co-ed school will put them at risk and said ...

PPTA ratifies new collective bargaining agreement - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
He says the PPTA will now focus its energies on fighting the Government's agenda of undermining New Zealand's public education system by campaigning actively against charter schools, reductions to funding and demanding accountability for the Novopay ...

Teachers vow to fight govt policy despite pay rise - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
President Robin Duff says it's members were generally disappointed in the offer but accepted it in order to focus energy on the fight against charter schools, funding cuts, Novopay and Christchurch education plans. "Their own terms and conditions, and ...

Otago teachers pledge opposition to reforms - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Otago teachers pledge opposition to reforms Otago Daily Times ''The GERM has infected our system through standardisation (National Standards) competition between schools (league tables) taxpayer-funded private schools (charter schools) and proposals to link teacher pay to student achievement (performance pay)." ...

11000 Canterbury teachers sign against Govt plans - New Zealand Herald

Otago Daily Times

URL: 11000 Canterbury teachers sign against Govt plans New Zealand Herald The New Zealand Education Institution has delivered a petition signed by more than 11,000 Canterbury teachers calling for the Government's plans for the future of education in Christchurch to be stopped. Labour Party MP for Wigram, Megan Woods, tabled ...

$130,000 to improve NZ students’ e-learning levels

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Two University of Canterbury (UC) education experts have received a $130,000 Teaching and Learning Research Initiative grant to look at how school principals can effectively lead e-learning to improve student success.