Minister to attend education seminar in Chile

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata will attend the 13th education seminar organised by Libertad y Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile this week. The seminar will be attended by over 1,000 teachers from public schools, principals, country school managers and other key sector stakeholders...

New Books List: Twist List for 29 May 2013

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Wellington [N.Z.] : New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1998. 421.52 Cro Spell right! the essential lists. (CD-ROM). Croft, Cedric and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand ...

ERO report shows majority of teachers effective in helping struggling learners

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NZEI Te Riu Roa says an Education Review Office report just released shows 85 percent of teachers are effective at improving learning outcomes for Pasifika, Maori, low-income and special needs students in spite of under-resourcing of specialist suppo

Parata's 'powerful' data scorned | Otago Daily Times Online News ...

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Otago principals say little can be taken from National Standards data released yesterday, despite Education Minister Hekia Parata saying it showed an increase in the achievement of years 1-8 pupils.

National Standards results flawed - Stuff.co.nz

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A damning report on the use of national standards in schools has backed up claims by Waikato principals that results are too flawed to be taken seriously. The latest overall national standards results in reading, writing and mathematics will be made ...

Call to debate outdoor education in schools - Stuff.co.nz

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A "public discussion" on the value of outdoor education is back on the agenda as a Taranaki adventure trust admitted blame in the Paritutu tragedy. Two Spotswood College students and an instructor died in a climbing expedition last August. In the New ...

Funding to ease packed classrooms - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Funding to ease packed classrooms Auckland stuff.co.nz A change in government funding is set to help ease mounting tensions caused by packed inner-city classrooms. Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that schools who have out-of-zone children attending selected special programmes may now be ...

Parata refuses to quit over Novopay - NZ City

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URL: Parata refuses to quit over Novopay NZ City Education Minister Hekia Parata is rejecting calls for her resignation over the Novopay payroll debacle after a senior public servant stepped down. Deputy Secretary of Education Anne Jackson quit on Tuesday, a week after a ministerial inquiry into the ...