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Govt Shamefully Allows Gender Pay Gap to Widen

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 10:59 am | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Government is shamefully ignoring opportunities to address pay inequity as it sits by and lets the gender pay gap widen. More >>

New Approach To Student Achievement A Mockery

Monday, 2 August 2010, 5:20 pm | NZEI

The Government’s announcement of a major new approach to lifting student achievement makes a mockery of National Standards, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>

Schools Need Resourcing and Support For High Needs

Friday, 23 July 2010, 12:06 pm | NZEI

Many schools feel their hands are tied when it comes to providing for children with high special educational needs, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>

PPPs Bring No Benefits to Education

Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 3:57 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says there are no financial or educational benefits for New Zealanders in public private partnerships. More >>

Fire at Will Bill Impacts on Teacher Recruitment

Monday, 19 July 2010, 1:00 pm | NZEI

The extension of the Government’s 90 Day Fire at Will Bill could have a devastating effect on teacher supply and staffing, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>

Early Childhood Centres Need Workforce, Not Trials

Saturday, 17 July 2010, 10:55 am | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says using early childhood centres to promote trial periods of employment is ridiculous and bad for early childhood education. More >>

Treasury Papers Expose Govt on Early Childhood Cut

Friday, 9 July 2010, 5:06 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says Treasury papers reveal that the Government was well aware that early childhood funding cuts would lead to increased fees for parents, but overall considered them low risk. More >>

Māori Educators Send Powerful Message on Standards

Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:04 pm | NZEI

A hui of more than 200 Māori educators has issued a strong vote of no confidence in National Standards, saying they will damage the learning of tamariki Māori. More >>

Crunch Time for Government on National Standards

Friday, 2 July 2010, 12:22 pm | NZEI

The Government can no longer ignore the snowballing opposition to its National Standards policy, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>

National Standards Let Parents and Children Down

Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:31 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the government is letting parents and children down in its haste to implement National Standards. More >>

Petition Demands Parliamentary Response

Tuesday, 29 June 2010, 2:22 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says politicians need to sit up and acknowledge the deepening crisis of confidence in the government’s National Standards policy. More >>

Crisis of Confidence in National Standards Deepens

Friday, 25 June 2010, 2:20 pm | NZEI

The Government needs to immediately engage with principals and teachers organisations to address a serious crisis of confidence in National Standards, education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa said today. More >>

Tens of Thousands of NZers Concerned by Standards

Monday, 21 June 2010, 1:41 pm | NZEI

Almost 38,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition expressing deep concern with the Government’s National Standards policy. More >>

Douglas Education Bill Completely Out of Touch

Friday, 18 June 2010, 12:10 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says Roger Douglas’s Education Amendment Bill shows he is completely out of touch with what is happening in education. More >>

Déjà Vu in Education Workforce Report - NZEI

Thursday, 10 June 2010, 4:36 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says a lot of work has already gone into finding ways to better attract, train and retain teachers, which no government has chosen to pick up and run with. More >>

ECE Cuts Make Mockery of Govt's Priorities

Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 4:25 pm | NZEI

The Annual Report on Maori Education shows that Budget cuts to early childhood education are completely out of step with the government’s own priorities, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>

Primary Teachers and Principals Seek 4% Pay Rise

Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 3:23 pm | NZEI

Primary school principals and teachers are seeking a 4% pay rise this year and another pegged to inflation next year, saying the government needs to make good its own rhetoric on closing the pay gap with Australia. More >>

Govt Should Come Clean on Real Costs of ECE Cuts

Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 1:02 pm | NZEI

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is challenging the government to come clean on what cuts to early childhood education will really mean for young children and their families. More >>

“Please Explain” Over Drastic Budget Cuts

Friday, 21 May 2010, 5:24 pm | NZEI

Early childhood teachers are demanding a “please explain” from the government as the reality and scale of yesterday’s Budget cuts sink in. More >>

Budget Launches Attack on Quality Teaching

Thursday, 20 May 2010, 4:35 pm | NZEI

Today's 2010 Budget is a nice-looking parcel with some nasty surprises wrapped inside when it comes to education, according to the country’s largest education sector union. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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