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Online learning with private companies will harm learning
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 1:35 pm | NZEI
Government plans to legislate for children from 5 years old to choose to do their schooling online using private companies who do not have to have qualified teachers, will horrify both parents and educators, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
New report shows school funding cut
Monday, 15 August 2016, 3:57 pm | NZEI
Schools - already struggling to juggle costs - are going to be put under further pressure after a freeze to their operations grant this year, a new report shows. More >>
School support staff pay cut case goes before court
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 12:25 pm | NZEI
A legal case challenging Novopay’s decision to cut the fortnightly pay of 6000 school support staff by 3.7% this year will return to court tomorrow. More >>
Solutions needed for crisis in recruiting teachers
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 2:50 pm | NZEI
The affordable housing shortage that is driving teachers out of Auckland is now being seen in other towns and needs to be addressed quickly. More >>
Treasury criticism of targeted funding well-founded
Friday, 15 July 2016, 9:45 am | NZEI
Treasury's warning that the Government's decision to freeze school operational funding in Budget 2016 and instead target funding to 150,000 children of benefit-dependent families is unlikely to be effective will come as no surprise to schools, NZEI Riu ... More >>
Need for more equity funding for low decile schools
Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 11:35 am | NZEI
Research reported today showing a two-year gap in achievement between students from low decile schools compared with those from higher decile schools shows the desperate need for better resourcing and support for schools in poorer areas. More >>
Unqualified teachers in classrooms pass the first hurdle
Saturday, 9 July 2016, 7:08 pm | NZEI
Serious concerns about plans to put unqualified trainee teachers in sole charge of classes have been completely ignored in the report of the Education and Science Select Committee, released today. More >>
Support Staff ignored in education funding review
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 9:18 am | NZEI
Educators are concerned that Support Staff – representing a third of the education workforce - have not received a single mention in any of the government papers relating to its review of education funding. More >>
Which children will miss out when funding is redistributed?
Monday, 20 June 2016, 5:38 pm | NZEI
Papers just released for the Government's review of education funding raise the question of which children will lose out when the pie is resliced. More >>
Online tool for teacher aides welcomed
Friday, 17 June 2016, 10:25 am | NZEI
A collaboration between NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education has produced the first online guide to help schools make the best use of teacher aides. More >>
Government set to launch another experiment on children
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 9:36 am | NZEI
The Minister of Education has not been able to justify her proposal to put unqualified and unregistered on-the-job trainee teachers in front of classrooms, says Tauranga school principal and NZEI National Executive member Jan Tinetti. More >>
Equal pay principles big step forward for fair pay
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 11:26 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says the pay equity principles recommended by the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity are a welcome and significant move forward in ensuring women are fairly paid for their work. More >>
Teacher Aides miss out again
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:33 pm | NZEI
Instead of addressing the underfunding of the education system, this year’s budget has hit schools with a funding freeze for everyday running costs. More >>
Urgent housing action needed for children's well-being
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 9:59 am | NZEI
Early Childhood Education teacher Julie Brice wants to see urgent action in tomorrow’s Budget to help children living in mouldy, damp and cold rental housing. More >>
Educators frustrated over charter school announcement
Friday, 20 May 2016, 3:45 pm | NZEI
Educators are frustrated by the announcement of more money to open around seven new charter schools and $500,000 to establish an entity to support and promote the charter model. More >>
Principals embrace charter promising a fair go for teachers
Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:46 am | NZEI
Primary school principals are enthusiastic about supporting a new charter guaranteeing a fair go for newly graduated primary teachers. More >>
Teachers and support staff dip into own pockets
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 3:35 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says the majority of teachers and support staff regularly spend their own money to meet the needs of children in schools. More >>
ERA rules in favour of NZEI on support staff annualisation
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 9:16 am | NZEI
The Employment Relations Authority has ruled that the Ministry of Education was incorrect in its decision to cut the fortnightly pay of around 6000 school support staff. More >>
Global edu-business giant damaging public education
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 9:22 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has joined 100 other international organisations in opposing the business practice of the global education giant Pearson, which it says is damaging children’s education around the world. More >>
International report shows NZ failing our poorest children
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 1:43 pm | NZEI
An international report on child inequality shows that New Zealand's education policies have been failing our poorest children. More >>
