Last-ditch bid to alter charter school rules - Stuff.co.nz

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A last-ditch bid to modify the rules for charter schools will take place this week, with pressure expected to go on the Maori Party whose votes will decide whether legislation passes. Labour has effectively conceded defeat in its battle against ...

Labour seeks charter school change - NZ City

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Labour is looking for Maori Party support to force through a key change to charter school legislation. Education spokesman Chris Hipkins is going to put up an amendment which would ensure charter schools employ only registered teachers, the same law ...

Labour SOPS Challenge Charter Schools Bill - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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But in a bid to lessen the damage this will do to our education system, Chris Hipkins has tabled a series of Supplementary Order papers (SOPs) to the Education Amendment Bill. “The amendments I propose would address some of the major flaws in the ...

National Standards – a Debacle Like Novopay? - Scoop.co.nz

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There is increasing concern National Standards results are flawed and the Government is using flawed data to make educational achievements look better than they actually are says New Zealand First. Education spokesperson Tracey Martin says the Ministry ...

School costs keep pressure on all year round - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: School costs keep pressure on all year round Stuff.co.nz The uniform at state secondary school for boys Wellington College requires students to be kitted out with the school T-shirt, shorts, jersey, and belt, and in the winter months black shoes ($76) and socks ($12). Like most schools Wellington College has ...

Extra costs add $1.7m to Novopay bill - Stuff.co.nz

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The Education Ministry shelled out $1.7 million in eight months on consultants to help the beleaguered Novopay system. That's on top of the millions paid out to fix and review the payroll system. Since its introduction last year hundreds of teachers ...

Desks redundant in modern classrooms

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Children learning in Clearview School's most modern classrooms do not have their own desks.