Charter schools offensive - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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Auckland stuff.co.nz
The Post Primary Teachers Association has launched a campaign encouraging people to make submissions on the Education Amendment Bill that establishes charter schools in New Zealand. In its campaign the PPTA criticises the Government for holding ...

Principal quits over education 'madness' - New Zealand Herald

URL: Principal quits over education 'madness'
New Zealand Herald
Mr Priest said he had taught so many children who had worked hard and made enormous personal progress, but if they didn't come up to the National Standards for their age, "they are not recognised". "It upsets me, it really does, because I know how many ...

Christchurch schools fear exodus of students - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Principals at Christchurch schools that face closure because of the Government's education overhaul plans fear an exodus of pupils, and in some cases it is happening. Aranui High School had 10 pupils who were enrolled for this year pull out at the end ...

Groser steps up charm offensive - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: Groser steps up charm offensive New Zealand Herald Kaye's experience as chair of Parliament's education select committee will provide some ballast to Education Minister Hekia Parata. But sacking Wilkinson and Heatly - yet leaving the woeful under-performer Parata on the front-bench - will leave a sour ...

Shearer questions PM's judgement over Parata - 3News NZ

3News NZ

URL: Shearer questions PM's judgement over Parata 3News NZ ... be able to fix it either, I don't believe, and I can tell you we will be out to make sure he does his job on this because there are teachers who are not being paid and having to spend time dealing with pay issues rather than dealing with issues in ...

Gordon Campbell on the Cabinet reshuffle - Scoop.co.nz

New Zealand Herald

URL: Gordon Campbell on the Cabinet reshuffle Scoop.co.nz Nor will the public be inclined to think that keeping Hekia Parata on a Ministerial salary is a very wise use of the scarce resources in Education. Which suggests that yesterday's Cabinet mini-reshuffle is unlikely to convince the public that the ...

Rising young talent 'excited, humbled' - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
"In order to do that we need to both invest in infrastructure but also have good device policies, have good policies around professional development for teachers so that we all ensure that whatever community we grow up in, you have access to online ...

Joyce given responsibility for Novopay in reshuffle - New Zealand Herald

Newstalk ZB

URL: Joyce given responsibility for Novopay in reshuffle New Zealand Herald Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins says the Prime Minister's decision to hand responsibility for the vexed Novopay system to Steven Joyce is a sign of his lack of confidence in Education Minister Hekia Parata. Prime Minister John Key announced ...

Degree ranking system criticised - TVNZ

3News NZ

URL: Degree ranking system criticised TVNZ A new online tool is allowing students to see how much they can expect to earn in their chosen career and how likely they are to get jobs in various fields. But students say the data, collected by the Ministry of Education, does not tell them anything ...

Degrees ranked by earning potential - Stuff.co.nz

Otago Daily Times

URL: Degrees ranked by earning potential Stuff.co.nz However, Rory McCourt, Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association incoming president, said while a medical graduate's pay package might be three times more than a performing arts graduate, so was their student loan, and there was still no ...