“QPEC Doesn't Buy the Rhetoric Behind Charter Schools” - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: “QPEC Doesn't Buy the Rhetoric Behind Charter Schools”
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Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, has again attempted to defend the ideology behind the introduction of the charter school concept into New Zealand. In today's NZ Herald, (Tuesday 21 May) Minister Parata makes the well-worn claim that Partnership ...

PPTA outs charter school hopefuls - Stuff.co.nz

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A list of organisations that have expressed interest in running charter schools has been outed, revealing a high proportion of religious groups, including a Manawatu church arguing it has the right to teach creationism using taxpayer money because ...

Teachers' Council 'ineffective' - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Teachers' Council 'ineffective' Stuff.co.nz Education Minister Hekia Parata said the council in its current structure, governance and position "can't effectively set and enforce standards for entry, progression and professional accountability with the full support of the profession". "It lacks a ...

NZEI supports independent Teachers Council elected "by teachers, for teachers"

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NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed recommendations that the Teachers Council be beefed up to become an independent organisation that can better provide leadership for the profession and support for high quality teaching.

`Year of hell' for Salisbury School - NZ City

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URL: `Year of hell' for Salisbury School NZ City Education Minister Hekia Parata put Nelson's Salisbury School through a year of needless strife and anxiety, opposition parties say. Ms Parata on Monday confirmed the school for special needs girls would stay open, after initially deciding it should close.

Expert teachers to be recognised in new initiative

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The Primary Teachers' Collective Agreement which covers 27,000 teachers has been settled after 10 months of negotiation between the Ministry of Education and NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Should we let wunderkinds drop out? - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Should we let wunderkinds drop out? Stuff.co.nz Karp's mother gave him the option of home-schooling when he was 14, after he completed his freshman year at the Bronx High School of Science, an elite New York City public school that only admits students who score well on a difficult entrance exam.