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Tertiary education fee cap a backward step

Tuesday, 3 December 2002, 5:45 pm | Education Forum

A cap on tertiary education tuition fees from 2004 announced today will do little to lift tertiary education participation and will contribute to the decline of the sector, according to Education Forum policy adviser Norman LaRocque. More >>

New member of Education Forum broadens policy base

Friday, 22 November 2002, 2:49 pm | Education Forum

The Education Forum is pleased to welcome the chief executive of the Early Childhood Council, Sue Thorne, as a new member. More >>

Foreign student debate misses the real issues

Thursday, 21 November 2002, 6:22 pm | Education Forum

The concern over the impact of foreign fee-paying (FFP) students on domestic students and the call to limit foreign student numbers in New Zealand schools should not deflect attention from other important issues in New Zealand education, according to Education ... More >>

UNICEF serves up early Christmas turkey

Thursday, 21 November 2002, 3:20 pm | Education Forum

UNICEF, well known for selling Christmas greeting cards, has this year served up an early Christmas turkey by publishing a low quality working paper on social and economics trends affecting New Zealand children, according to Education Forum policy ... More >>

Tertiary education governance review welcome

Thursday, 21 November 2002, 11:14 am | Education Forum

Yesterday’s announcement of an independent review of public tertiary education governance is a welcome move, according to Education Forum policy adviser Norman LaRocque. More >>

Rushed export education levy may be too taxing

Monday, 21 October 2002, 2:28 pm | Education Forum

The government's proposed export education levy has not been tested against industry needs and priorities, has not been consulted on with the industry and is being rushed through with little planning, Education Forum adviser Norman LaRocque says. More >>

Report says NZ's school curriculum obsolete

Friday, 18 October 2002, 2:16 pm | Education Forum

New Zealand's school curriculum is obsolete and inherently flawed and should be subjected to international benchmarking, according to a report by Melbourne-based education consultant Dr Kevin Donnelly to be published on Monday, 21 October, by the Education ... More >>

New Career Colleges' Association Launched

Friday, 11 October 2002, 4:32 pm | Education Forum

The Career Colleges' Association launched last night in Wellington will bring a welcome boost to the quality of New Zealand tertiary education, according to Education Forum policy adviser Norman LaRocque. More >>

Report Challenges Myths About Tertiary Reform

Wednesday, 2 October 2002, 2:17 pm | Education Forum

A report released yesterday challenges several myths about the 1990s market-driven tertiary education reforms being bad for education, according to Norman LaRocque, policy advisor for the Education Forum. More >>

Development Forum on Private Education

Tuesday, 3 September 2002, 1:51 pm | Education Forum

The Education Forum announced today it was co-sponsoring a global online Development Forum on the role of the private sector in education. The Development Forum, entitled Towards an enhanced role for the private sector in education, is hosted by the World ... More >>

New Education Forum Website Widens Policy Debate

Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 5:49 pm | Education Forum

The Education Forum's new website www.educationforum.org.nz, launched today, contains a wide range of education-related information that will contribute to lifting and broadening the debate on New Zealand's education policies, Forum chairman John Morris ... More >>