NCEA results show more Māori and Pasifika students achieving

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education and Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed new figures which show more students are achieving NCEA Level 2, particularly Pasifika students. The final NCEA results from 2012 show that 68 per cent of 16 year-olds achieved NCEA Level 2 last year – up 2 per cent. They show a 3.5 per cent increase in Pasifika achievement with 52.5 per cent of 16 year-old Pasifka students achieving NCEA Level 2 last year – up from 49 per cent in 2011...

“Design thinking” for educators – an inspiring resource!

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NZCER
I’ve recently been talking a lot about futures-thinking in education, and if there is one “take home message” that I’d like to underscore it’s this:  We all need to start thinking of ourselves as futures-thinkers and future-builders. If you haven’t seen it already I highly recommend taking a few minutes to watch this Keri Facer [...]

Charter Schools Give Opportunities to Teach Discrimination

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The ACT party’s proposed charter schools will open the door to religious groups to teach Kiwi kids discriminatory practices, including that same sex marriage is wrong. ‘Just as New Zealanders are celebrating the latest legislation change that ...

Dunne a 'Quisling' on Charter Schools - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
"If charter schools are so bad, why not give them a limited trial for a year or two in order to to demonstrate just how terrible they are? The education establishment is fearful of any competition and clearly view the prospect of charter schools with ...

Cost cutting trumps education achievement - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Cost cutting trumps education achievement Stuff.co.nz The Government is dumping a "highly-successful" education programme that is helping to lift the achievement of Maori students at some Waikato secondary schools. The Ministry of Education will stop funding Te Kotahitanga at the end of the year after ...

Media: YES students featured in Leo Pasifika | Young Enterprise Trust

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April 18, 2013; Media: YES students featured in Leo Pasifika April 17, 2013; YES: Student registrations closing soon April 15, 2013; Young Enterprise Chairman steps down April 12, 2013; Media: Can-do kids fantastic to see ...

School pupils 'using legal highs'

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Primary school age children in Timaru are using legal highs, according to Youth Alley youth worker Kirsty Henderson.

Are donations a waste of time for lower decile schools?

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Are school donations becoming a waste of time for lower decile schools, with so few parents able to pay them? With Trevor Diamond - Principal of Henderson South School which is planning to scrap the school donation. Phil Harding - Head of the Principals' Federation.

Kiwis' dependence on internet keeps growing - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Otago University's Mark McGuire, who specialises in the internet and online communities, said the trend was not surprising and was particularly pronounced among the young. Otago University student research showed people studying at the university ...