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How long will the Government tolerate failing charter school
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 7:07 pm | NZEI
Continuing revelations of shambles and dysfunction at one of the country’s five charter schools are yet another indication that the charter school policy is an expensive failure and it’s time the Government stepped in. More >>
More support needed in schools to address effects of poverty
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 4:23 pm | NZEI
School principals say more public health nurses and social workers are needed in many schools to help children suffering from the effects of poverty. More >>
Kindergarten support staff achieve pay rise in tough climate
Friday, 21 November 2014, 11:12 am | NZEI
The valuable contribution of kindergarten support staff has been recognised with a pay increase, despite the significant funding cuts that the kindergarten associations are experiencing. More >>
NZEI congratulates expert teachers
Monday, 10 November 2014, 1:51 pm | NZEI
Nearly 350 primary teachers around the country have been given special recognition as expert classroom teachers following an agreement reached last year between NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education. More >>
Schools standing strong over opposition to education plans
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 4:34 pm | NZEI
Primary schools remain strongly opposed to the government’s Investing in Educational Success policy despite strong attempts by the Ministry of Education to sell the policy to them. More >>
UNICEF report card highlights need for action
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 9:05 am | NZEI
Unicef’s child poverty report released today shows that New Zealand needs to be more proactive in pursuing policies to protect our most vulnerable members of society. More >>
Online tool allows schools to compare benefits of plan
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 11:46 am | NZEI
Principals, teachers, school boards and parents are now able to compare the impact of the government’s controversial $359 million education initiative with other options such as more resourcing for teacher aides and smaller class sizes. More >>
The problem of hunger in our schools
Friday, 17 October 2014, 11:07 am | NZEI
When it came out this week that Treasury had advised the government that school breakfasts had no measureable impact on educational performance, principals of low decile schools around the country were flabbergasted. More >>
Treasury officials challenged to go without breakfast
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 11:46 am | NZEI
The principal of May Road School in Auckland, Lynda Stuart, has challenged Treasury officials to go without breakfast for one month in order to share the experience of thousands of New Zealand children. More >>
Helping teachers and children engage with science
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 1:15 pm | NZEI
Entries have opened for the next round of the successful Best 100 Science Experiments Competition run by the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and education sector union NZEI Te Rui Roa. More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa congratulates Hekia Parata
Monday, 6 October 2014, 12:20 pm | NZEI
“Ministerial appointments are the decision of the Prime Minister, and NZEI Te Riu Roa will work constructively with the Minister of Education,” said President Judith Nowotarski. More >>
New team to lead NZEI fight for quality public education
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 2:08 pm | NZEI
The Annual Conference of NZEI Te Riu Roa today elected Louise Green, Principal of Khandallah School as President to lead the union’s fight for quality public education. More >>
Hundreds of educators protest IES in Rotorua
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 11:29 am | NZEI
Four hundred educators from around the country took their opposition to the Government's controversial Investing in Educational Success policy to the public today. More >>
Children paying the price for charter school stitch up
Monday, 29 September 2014, 3:11 pm | NZEI
New Zealand children will be paying a high price for a one-seat deal between ACT and National, with an expansion of the beleaguered charter school system says education union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Teachers support PM’s call for solutions to child poverty
Friday, 26 September 2014, 4:14 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is pleased to hear that the Prime Minister is calling for new ideas to address child poverty. More >>
PM needs to disown Act’s dangerous education agenda
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 9:55 am | NZEI
The Prime Minister needs to make it clear that the government is not planning to introduce bulk funding of schools through the back door by doing a coalition deal with Act. More >>
Govt continues to throw money at charter school experiment
Friday, 19 September 2014, 11:32 am | NZEI
Official documents reveal the three primary sector charter schools approved last week will cost $2 million to set up as well as divert another $1.5 million of potential taxpayer investment from local state schools next year. More >>
Govt rushes to open charter schools in New Year
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 3:03 pm | NZEI
The government’s decision to approve four new charter schools last week to open in January next year goes against the Minister of Education’s own advice that the schools ought to have at least a year’s preparation time. More >>
Teachers and principals call for a better plan
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 4:28 pm | NZEI
Teachers, principals, school support staff as well as parents will send a clear message to the government tomorrow (Friday 5 Sept) to put education funding where it will directly benefit kids. More >>
Maori Party ECE policy welcomed, but ...
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 3:05 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the Maori Party’s policy to increase free hours for early childhood education from 20 to 30 hours a week, but warns that quality must not be sacrificed for quantity. More >>
