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Martin Doyle cartoon: Ko to maatau moni tenei
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:52:11 +1300 | Martin Doyle
Education Minister Hekia Parata is strong to probe into the finances of the Kohanga Reo. More >>
Lack of answers from Parata shows contempt for schools
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:32:07 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata's refusal to answer basic questions about the closure and merger of schools in Christchurch shows her utter contempt for the communities she is tearing apart, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Report shows further evidence of National Standards failure
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:34:28 +1300 | NZEI
Suggested changes to the reporting of National Standards by a Government advisory group show that the Government has been reduced to “spin” in order to fix the unfixable.More >>
The Buck stops with the Minister
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:32:37 +1300 | Green Party
The Green Party has stepped up its call for the Minister of Education to resign following the release of official information revealing new levels of distrust of the Minister and of the Government’s education agenda.More >>
Kohanga story not the full picture - trustee
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:15:28 +1300 | Waatea News
A Kohanga Reo trustee is accusing Maori Television’s Native Affairs programme of being used by senior staff out to get revenge. More >>
Schools transitioning to N4L managed network
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:54:45 +1300 | Network for Learning
The company bringing safe, fast and predictable internet to New Zealand schools, Network for Learning (N4L), today announced the names of more than 20 schools that have begun the transition to its managed network.More >>
Police to target motorists speeding past school buses
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:29:23 +1300 | New Zealand Transport Agency
Motorists in the Ashburton district are being warned that police will be ticketing drivers who flaunt the 20km/h legal speed limit - in both directions - when passing a school bus that is stopped for children to get on or off.More >>
Webcast: Vegemite Spelling Bee National Final, 12/10/13
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:15:25 +1300 | r2.co.nz
Webcast of the 2013 Vegemite Spelling Bee National Final , live from Circa Theatre in Wellington. The webcast will run from 1pm on Saturday 12 October 2013.More >>
Judgment: Phillipstown School Trustees v Minister of Ed
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:01:34 +1300 | New Zealand High Court
These failures of process mean that the Minister has not lawfully merged Phillipstown with Woolston. Her decision is declared unlawful and is not valid. More >>
Phillipstown School: Victory for the community and democracy
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:50:15 +1300 | Yani Johanson
Christchurch City Councillor Yani Johanson has today welcomed the decision by the High Court that the Crown acted unlawfully in deciding to merge Phillipstown School with Woolston School.More >>
Two Western Bay of Plenty schools join speed limit trial
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:26:24 +1300 | New Zealand Police
Pyes Pa School and Pahoia School have joined the NZ Transport Agency’s rural schools road safety programme which identifies high risk rural schools on state highways. A series of initiatives are being implemented to improve the safety outside schools, ...More >>
Court ruling on Phillipstown School overturns injustice
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:11:02 +1300 | NZEI
The High Court today confirmed what the Phillipstown School community already knew – Hekia Parata’s decision to close the school lacked consultation and was unlawful. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Judith Nowotarski said the ruling was a win for democracy ...More >>
School win a victory for wider community
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:08:05 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
For the second time this year Hekia Parata has been given a court-determined fail grade, this time with a ruling that the closure of Phillipstown School in Christchurch was unlawful, Labour’s Associate Education spokesperson Megan Woods says.More >>
Time to leave Phillipstown in peace
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:26:18 +1300 | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes today’s High Court ruling that the decision to close Phillipstown school was unlawful, and urges the Minister not to challenge the decision and leave the community in peace, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Phillipstown decision
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:40:20 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata says she will review carefully the outcome of the judicial review brought by Phillipstown School. More >>
Iraq: Suicide Bomb Attack on Children in School Playground
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 17:32:15 +1300 | UN News
Deploring the “appalling” suicide bomb attack that killed over 10 children and injured dozens more in northern Iraq, a senior United Nations official today appealed to the conflict-wracked country’s political, religious and civil leaders to find ...More >>
Contribution of teachers recognised on World Teachers’ Day
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:20:33 +1300 | Ministry of Education
The Secretary for Education Peter Hughes wants to recognise the extraordinary work teachers do every day. More >>
Cycle and walkway to connect Awapuni School community
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 10:21:12 +1300 | Gisborne District Council
The first sod has been turned on the Alfred Cox Cycle and Walkway and construction started on Monday (30 September), to take advantage of the school holidays. More >>
PPTA standing firm against charter schools
Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:49:23 +1300 | PPTA
Members voted to support a paper presented at today’s PPTA annual conference that will give them the strength to see off the charter school threat. More >>
Adopt a Nation captures imagination
Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:45:02 +1300 | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
In August, Kawerau Youth Council and Kawerau District Council launched the Adopt a Nation programme for junior schools across Kawerau. Already, momentum is starting to build as the programme catches the imagination of students and rafters alike.More >>
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