Ombudsman to look at school mergers - Stuff.co.nz

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The Office of the Ombudsman will investigate what it sees as a systemic issue with how school mergers and closures are handled. A lack of consultation with communities before the Ministry of Education announced the closure or merger of 39 Christchurch ...

Teachers blast holiday deadline - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
A full-page advertisement in the Herald on Sunday and in today's Herald said the Government had "its own agenda - the dismantling of New Zealand's public education system by introducing charter schools". It also implied the Government had purposefully ...

Charter schools another mess waiting to happen - Hipkins - Voxy

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Voxy
Friday, 11 January, 2013 - 16:21. The Government should be focused on getting the basics in education right, rather than inflicting an ideologically driven charter schools experiment on Kiwi kids, Labour's acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

More Hypocrisy from John Banks – PPTA - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The proposed bill shows that charter schools will have little transparency and no accountability for the spending of public money, she said. “Their annual accounts won't be scrutinised by the auditor general, the Official Information Act won't apply ...

Ministry reiterates commitment to schools

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The Ministry of Education will provide financial support to schools disadvantaged by overpayments from their operations grants.

More big pay packets at Education Ministry - Stuff.co.nz

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The number of Ministry of Education staff earning six-figure salaries rose by more than 25 per cent in the last financial year. The ministry has been under fire for ongoing problems with the Novopay payroll system and controversy over the Christchurch ...

Principals back to sort pay mess - The Bay of Plenty Times

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URL: Principals back to sort pay mess The Bay of Plenty Times Paperwork ahead of Wednesday night's payday revealed the $26 million payroll system had continued to muck up the wages of Bay education professionals, including one instance where someone was overpaid by $11,000. President of the Western Bay ...

Schools outraged to be chasing staff over Novopay stuff ups - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Schools outraged to be chasing staff over Novopay stuff ups New Zealand Herald Schools must track down staff members overpaid thousands of dollars by the Novopay payroll system. Teachers overpaid large sums by Novopay can make far smaller fortnightly repayments, depending on circumstances.

Student loan debtor: I'm better off in Australia - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
He said many politicians would have got free education before the introduction of student loans - they "didn't pay a dime and they're having a go at us". Mr Fraher said he contacted the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) when he first left NZ in 2000 with ...

Herald on Sunday editorial: Let's keep our school fields

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Every Kiwi who visits a city like London or New York has felt a shudder at the first sight of a school in a concrete jungle.First, the familiar shrieks of children at play are heard above the hum of traffic. Then, between a break...

AUT’s First Chancellor Recognised In New Year’s Honours

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AUT’s First Chancellor Recognised In New Year’s Honours AUT University congratulates Dr Tony Lanigan for being appointed by the Queen as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to tertiary education and the community.

$500,000 Scholarships Programme Offers Targeted

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A major scholarships programme to support the development of Māori business capability and the growth of Māori industry is seeking to fill 50 scholarships for Māori tertiary students in 2013.