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School Boards to deliver No to National Standards
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 3:03 pm | Boards Taking Action
Groups of boards from primary schools around New Zealand will defy the Government’s National Standards policy and hand-deliver their school charters without National Standards targets to Ministry of Education regional offices on Friday July 1 at 10am. More >>
A Third of Primary Schools Set to Defy Government
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 5:39 pm | Boards Taking Action
A survey of primary and intermediate schools by the Boards Taking Action Coalition has found almost a third of survey respondents say they refuse to compromise quality learning for children by setting achievement targets for National Standards. More >>
PM’s Standards Admission Extraordinary
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 12:01 pm | Boards Taking Action
The Prime Minister’s admission that different schools are interpreting the National Standards differently is no surprise to the 300 Boards of Trustees in the Boards Taking Action Coalition. More >>
Boards Continue Defiance of National Standards Requirements
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:52 pm | Boards Taking Action
A group of nearly three hundred school Boards that last year announced they would defer compliance with National Standards target setting are still overwhelmingly committed to defying the Ministry of Education’s expectations. More >>