Education Amendment Bill provides further opportunities for the New Zealand education system

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Hekia Parata | Education

The Education Amendment Bill has passed its second reading in Parliament today. Education Minister Hekia Parata says the Bill will help more young New Zealanders to thrive in the education system. “We have an education system that is among the best in the world. On average, four out of five of our kids are successfully getting the qualifications they need from school and going on to lead the lives they want to...

Government irresponsible and reckless in backing Act party’s discredited Charter schools

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The Government is being reckless with New Zealand children's education by allowing John Banks' discredited charter schools to get a foothold into our quality the public education system, says NZEI National President Judith Nowotarski.

Govt must take heed of public concern over charter schools - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Ahead of the second reading of the Education Amendment Bill creating charter schools the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) released results of a poll showing huge concern from the New Zealand public about charter schools. The overwhelming ...

Unfortunate experiment to be unleashed on NZ children - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Unfortunate experiment to be unleashed on NZ children. Teachers are warning against allowing New Zealand students to become part of the Government's charter school experiment. The legislation allowing for the setting up of charter schools is going ...

Charter Schools a Direct Attack on Kura Kaupapa Maori - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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“Charter schools will have no accountability to whanau, no commitment to Maori language, no requirement for kaupapa Maori, no commitment to the Maori or NZ curriculum, no commitment to put registered teachers in front of kids, no accountability or ...

Education Reform Bill Progresses - Scoop.co.nz

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The bill setting up partnerships schools or charter schools as they are commonly known has progressed in Parliament. Hekia Parata said changes to the Education Amendment Bill in select committee would ensure partnerships councils worked with families, ...

ACT Leader John Banks interview on TVNZ's Q+A programme - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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John Banks says there will be three to five charter schools to begin with, but he expects that to grow over the next decade. “The original plan was about dealing with poor ... Streamed live at www.tvnz.co.nz. Thanks to the support from NZ On Air. Q+A ...

Education the way forward for Maori - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
EDUCATION and international partnerships are key to Maori “getting their mojo back”, Maori business leaders said at a forum in Wairoa yesterday. Wairoa Business Week was launched with a Maori business focus at the Wairoa War Memorial Hall yesterday.

Why did you become a teacher? - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Why did you become a teacher? Stuff.co.nz As Novopay issues plague the education community, debate rages over class sizes and the Government faces controversy over national standards data, we want to put the focus back in to the classroom and to the dedicated men and women who hold our ...