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High Levels of Student Success without National Standards
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 12:02 pm | NZEI
The latest international survey of student achievement shows New Zealand students are among the best in the world and that success has nothing to do with National Standards, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Government’s Shameful Record on Pay Inequity
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 1:19 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the first priority of the new Minister of Women’s Affairs should be to turn around the government’s shameful record on pay and employment inequity. More >>
Proposed Pay Settlement Reached For Primary Teachers
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 9:23 am | NZEI
After months of talks primary school teachers and principals have reached a proposed settlement in their collective agreement negotiations. More >>
Survey Shows Stark Reality of Government ECE Cuts
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 1:29 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says a survey of early childhood education services shows the stark reality of government cuts to early childhood funding. More >>
More Cost-Cutting to Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:48 pm | NZEI
Early childhood education continues to be the target of government cost-cutting with cuts to support grants for beginning teachers. The Ministry of Education is withdrawing the Provisionally Registered Teacher Grants from July next year to any new teacher ... More >>
Employment Law Changes Penalise Workers
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 1:10 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says sweeping changes to employment laws will penalise already vulnerable education workers and are inherently unfair. The legislation extends a 90 day work trial for all new employees, limits workers’ ... More >>
Reversal of Early Childhood Cuts Urged
Friday, 19 November 2010, 4:03 pm | NZEI
The government should mark Universal Children’s Day (20th Nov) by reversing the massive funding cuts to early childhood education and commit to having a 100% fully qualified teaching workforce. More >>
Government Needs To Read Between The Lines
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 12:53 pm | NZEI
The latest report on the implementation of National Standards shows the majority of schools are still unprepared and understanding remains at very low levels, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Primary Teachers Reject Pay Offer
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 12:38 pm | NZEI
Primary Teachers Reject Pay Offer Primary teachers have overwhelmingly rejected their pay offer and are sending a clear message to the government that the offer is unacceptable. After four months of negotiation the Ministry of Education has failed ... More >>
Government Should Be Shamed into Action On Equity
Monday, 8 November 2010, 1:27 pm | NZEI
A new report showing women losing ground in terms of pay and employment equity should shame the government into action, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Taskforce Report Overlooks Investment In Education
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 11:56 am | NZEI
Don Brash and his 2025 Taskforce have repeated their mistakes by continuing to overlook investment in education and fair pay as a means of closing the wage gap with Australia, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
More Boards To Take Action Over Standards
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 10:11 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa believes the number of school boards taking action over National Standards will continue to grow. More >>
First Big Funding Drop for Early Childhood Service
Monday, 1 November 2010, 10:59 am | NZEI
Kindergartens and early childhood centres around the country will see the first big drop in funding today as the result of the Government budget cuts to early childhood education. More >>
Teacher Aides Become Casualties of Govt's ECE Cuts
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 5:30 pm | NZEI
The government’s cuts to early childhood education have claimed their first known casualties. More >>
Yet More Evidence of the Chaos Around Standards
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 4:34 pm | NZEI
An independent survey on the implementation of National Standards provides yet more evidence that they are unworkable and there is widespread confusion among schools and parents, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Compulsory Te Reo Māori in Schools Would Help
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 2:55 pm | NZEI
Te Reo Māori should be compulsory in all schools to help keep the language alive, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Special Education Review Must Be Able to Deliver
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 4:39 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says a review of special needs education looks good on the surface but must be able to deliver to special needs children and their families at the chalkface. More >>
Ngā Whanaketanga Highlight Flawed Standards
Friday, 15 October 2010, 4:46 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the development of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori highlights the government’s flawed approach to National Standards in mainstream schools. More >>
Production “pause” Deals Blow To Pasifika
Friday, 15 October 2010, 9:57 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says a decision to halt production of Pacific Island reading materials penalises Pasifika students and undermines the value of bi-lingual education. More >>
Review Must Increase ECE Investment
Friday, 8 October 2010, 10:08 am | NZEI
Increasing investment in early childhood education and establishing a timeframe for achieving and funding 100 per cent qualified teachers in the sector must be the fundamental cornerstones of the Minister of Education’s review of early education, NZEI Te ... More >>
