Government urged to save the School Journal and Learning Media - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... up reading stories by Margaret Mahy and others, in the School Journal. “Learning Media is an institutional home for some of the world's best talent in the production of educational resources which our public education system has relied on for decades.

$63m boost for kids' behaviour project - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: $63m boost for kids' behaviour project Stuff.co.nz Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said the $114m hole left in the education budget after the backdown on bigger classroom sizes needed to be looked at first. "While I'm sure additional support for students with behavioural needs will be welcomed ...

Education leaders hope for more from Budget

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Education groups are hoping for an end to austerity when the Budget is announced on Thursday.

Mixed reaction to early-learning reviews - The Bay of Plenty Times

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The Bay of Plenty Times
Kohanga reo has a separate review process. This would make it difficult for parents to accurately compare education providers, he said. He said home-based services did not have to have qualified teachers and were "much more lightly regulated than ...

Tech divide in schools feared - Southland Times

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Southland Times
The pair penned a joint letter to Education Aotearoa warning of the creation of "educational myths" around information communications technology in the classroom. Prof Howard Lee said the pair had become concerned at the prospect of a digital divide in ...