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GERM agenda sucks money out of public education
Friday, 16 May 2014, 4:35 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Figures in yesterday’s Budget show that millions of dollars are being skimmed out of public schools to pay for the government’s ideological experiments with the Global Education Reform Movement . More >>
Poll: voters unimpressed with govt education performance
Friday, 9 May 2014, 1:29 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A new poll shows that voters are unimpressed with the government’s handling of education so far, highlighting the importance of getting the 2014 Budget right next week. More >>
Donation ruling exposes the need for greater funding
Friday, 2 May 2014, 1:36 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports the Ombudsman’s ruling that a public education must be free. More >>
Teachers' strong opposition to Teachers Council revamp
Friday, 2 May 2014, 1:35 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Teachers have expressed strong opposition to the government’s plans to change the Teachers Council, because of concerns it will undermine quality teaching for New Zealand children. More >>
Novopay a clear winner in this year’s Roger Awards
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 3:27 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Talent2, the company that bought us Novopay, is a deserving winner of the People’s Choice Award in the 2013 Roger Awards for the Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand. More >>
Living Wage for Learning events to call for a fair go
Friday, 28 March 2014, 4:03 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Community events in Auckland and Wellington tomorrow will call for a Living Wage and a halt to the growing inequity in our schools and society. More >>
Low decile schools need more support from government
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 3:23 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Principals and teachers at low decile schools need more support from the government to ensure that all children get equitable access to education. More >>
Support staff to hold paid union meetings over a Living Wage
Friday, 21 March 2014, 3:32 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
School support staff will be attending paid union meetings in schools all around New Zealand over the next fortnight to discuss the Education Ministry’s latest offer around career pathways and pay, and to determine their action. More >>
Teachers to vote on engagement with education proposals
Friday, 21 March 2014, 3:31 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Primary teachers will soon vote on a set of principles to determine whether their representatives will continue to be involved in the working group for the Government’s $359 million plan to fund highly paid new roles for some principals and teachers. More >>
Govt strikes another unfair blow to vulnerable families
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 4:49 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Many New Zealand workers and their families are again under attack from the government as the Employment Relations Amendment Bill looks set to pass its second reading in Parliament today. More >>
Teachers seek transparency over government education agenda
Monday, 17 March 2014, 3:41 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the government to either confirm or deny radical plans over school funding. More >>
Teachers to lose their voice under new legislation
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 4:16 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Government legislation which will remove the right of teachers to directly elect their own professional body and devalues the teaching profession will be opposed by teachers, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Promotion of quality ECE needs right policies and funding
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 3:18 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the Minister of Education's focus on promoting quality early childhood education in a new project aimed at parents, but says the Government must commit to the right policies and funding if all parents and youngsters are actually ... More >>
Paid Parental Leave is an affordable investment
Friday, 28 February 2014, 12:58 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The best present the Government could give babies and young children on Children’s Day this Sunday would be to reverse its opposition to the extension of paid parental leave to 26 weeks, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
Minimum pay rise not enough for struggling families
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 9:14 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A fifty cents an hour rise in the minimum wage will do little to provide relief for families struggling to feed kids on low wages. More >>
Charter schools funded for more staff than state schools
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 4:24 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is questioning why it appears the government is funding more staff positions at a south Auckland primary charter school compared to a similar sized state school. More >>
NZEI: Investment in quality in early years will boost equity
Monday, 27 January 2014, 4:08 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
27 January 2014 Labour's pledge to invest more in children's earliest years will increase their opportunities for success at school and in life, as well as addressing child poverty, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
All children deserve qualified early childhood ed leadership
Friday, 20 December 2013, 5:01 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for the Government to fund quality leadership across the early childhood education sector, following the proposed settlement recognising the value of kindergarten head teachers. More >>
Kindergarten teachers celebrate bargaining breakthrough
Monday, 16 December 2013, 5:03 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education have reached a proposed settlement on a new kindergarten collective agreement that would see teachers retain parity with their primary colleagues and a new allowance for head teachers. More >>
Where's the Accountability?
Friday, 6 December 2013, 8:58 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Claims that a Northland charter school that has received $1.6 million of public money has bought 81 hectares of farmland need immediate investigation, NZEI Te Riu Roa said today. A second round of charter school applications, due to start shortly, ... More >>
