Education 'set back 50 years' by reforms - National - NZ Herald News: "Primary schools will be 'going back 50 years' if teachers are forced to stick to national standards in reading, writing and maths, says a top education researcher.
Professor John Hattie, who has won international recognition for his work on student achievement, said the Government's education reforms looked like a backwards step."
30 July 2009
29 July 2009
26 July 2009
Scoop: Playcentre calls for more education
Scoop: Playcentre calls for more education: "The Playcentre Federation calls for more effort to be given to positive parenting education regardless of the outcome of the child discipline referendum."
22 July 2009
Scoop: Private Investment Threatens Public Education
Scoop: Private Investment Threatens Public Education: "Private sector investment will compromise the self managing environment of New Zealand schools according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa."
21 July 2009
New early childhood centres welcomed - National - NZ Herald News
New early childhood centres welcomed - National - NZ Herald News: "Three new early childhood education centres will be built in Manukau but these will address just the tip of the problem of the region's poor participation rates in pre-school education"
Bill Gates: Use stimulus $ to revolutionize education | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/21/2009
Bill Gates: Use stimulus $ to revolutionize education | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/21/2009: "Challenging state lawmakers to use federal stimulus funds to revolutionize public education, Microsoft founder Bill Gates today said that 'difficult times can spark great reforms' and 'a crisis can act as a pivot' to innovation."
Bus driver suspended - Newstalk ZB
Bus driver suspended - Newstalk ZB: "The driver of a bus which hit a pedestrian in the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington has been suspended."
18 July 2009
Teacher affairs blamed on booze, texts - national | Stuff.co.nz
Teacher affairs blamed on booze, texts - national | Stuff.co.nz: "Principals are dealing with an 'exponential growth' in the number of teachers having inappropriate relationships with students and they blame text-messaging, the drop in the drinking age and dating websites."
School for scandal - national | Stuff.co.nz
School for scandal - national | Stuff.co.nz: "Officials sent dozens of at-risk children to school in filthy 'slum-like' buildings with no heating, hot water or smoke alarms and left them there for years despite damning Education Review Office reports and repeated pleas for action from staff."
17 July 2009
Free Trade benefits education - Newstalk ZB
Free Trade benefits education - Newstalk ZB: "An education specialist says New Zealand's position as the first Western country to sign a Free Trade Agreement with China is about to pay off."
Students use internet to attack teachers | National News | News.com.au
Students use internet to attack teachers | National News | News.com.au: "STUDENTS at one of Brisbane's most prestigious girls' schools have launched searing personal attacks against their teachers on Facebook, questioning their sexual orientation and ridiculing their dress sense and teaching ability."
15 July 2009
School bullies should back off | Stuff.co.nz
School bullies should back off | Stuff.co.nz: "I don't pay the voluntary donation at the local high school where my son attends. I get a reminder in the mail each term that the $250 remains unpaid but it goes in the recycling bin."
14 July 2009
12 July 2009
Overhaul for school IT classes - technology | Stuff.co.nz
Overhaul for school IT classes - technology | Stuff.co.nz: "A Digital Technologies course that will cover computer programming, electronics and computer networking, as well as 'softer' disciplines revolving around the application of technology, should be taught in schools from 2011."
11 July 2009
NZ Phone co tries to stamp out text bullying from NZCity
NZ Phone co tries to stamp out text bullying from NZCity: "Vodafone has announced a new initiative to try to stamp out text bullying."
09 July 2009
Scoop: Early Childhood Education needs Leadership Plan
Scoop: Early Childhood Education needs Leadership Plan: "New Zealand's early childhood education sector would benefit from a cohesive leadership strategy, says New Zealand Teachers Council Director, Dr Peter Lind."
07 July 2009
International conference focuses on boys' education | NATIONAL News
International conference focuses on boys' education | NATIONAL News: "They are here to deal with one of New Zealand's education systems most pressing problems, lifting boys' academic achievement."
06 July 2009
Colleges should go single-sex | Stuff.co.nz
Colleges should go single-sex | Stuff.co.nz: "A city councillor is raising the idea of turning Naenae and Taita Colleges into single-sex schools to try to drive up levels of pupil achievement."
05 July 2009
03 July 2009
Tolley firm on standards - National - NZ Herald News
Tolley firm on standards - National - NZ Herald News: "Education Minister Anne Tolley is ruling out a law change to prevent standards information being used to create 'league tables' comparing schools."
02 July 2009
01 July 2009
Early childhood education scheme expanded | Stuff.co.nz
Early childhood education scheme expanded | Stuff.co.nz: "The 20-hour early childhood education (ECE) scheme has been extended to include five-year-olds, kohanga reo and playcentres, Prime Minister John Key announced today."
Curriculum Leadership Journal | Computer games in classrooms
Curriculum Leadership Journal | Computer games in classrooms
There has been much discussion, in both the general and education media, on the relevance – or lack thereof – of computer games to education and learning.
There has been much discussion, in both the general and education media, on the relevance – or lack thereof – of computer games to education and learning.
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