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Employment Court vindicates NZEI
Friday, 19 August 2016, 11:18 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Employment Court has upheld the Employment Relations Authority’s ruling that the Ministry of Education was incorrect in its decision to cut the fortnightly pay of around 6000 school support staff this year. More >>
Campaign launched to reverse school funding freeze
Monday, 15 August 2016, 11:57 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa will launch a nationwide campaign on Monday to reverse the Government’s freeze on school operations funding in order to secure sustainable resourcing for school support staff. More >>
Panel discussion on gagging of education professionals
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:01 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The growing pressure on professionals such as teachers, scientists and doctors to ”tow the party line” is being discussed at forums in Auckland tomorrow and Wellington on Friday. More >>
Early childhood education faces yet another funding squeeze
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:55 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Kindergartens and early childhood education centres will face an even bigger battle to maintain quality teaching and learning following the Budget announcement that there will be no increase in funding. More >>
Educators welcome anti-charter school bill
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 5:19 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is pleased that the abolition of charter schools will be considered by parliament, following the drawing of Chris Hipkins’ private members’ bill from the ballot. More >>
ERO maths report shows need for quality teaching
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 11:17 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
An Education Review Office report linking early mathematics skills to later academic achievement is another indication of the importance of quality teaching in early childhood education. More >>
Report highlights risks of Government policies
Monday, 21 March 2016, 12:16 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A report showing that there is an increased risk for young children in full-time childcare highlights the risks of the Government’s “bums on seats” approach to funding early childhood education, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Louise ... More >>
International study reveals NZ’s high level of literacy
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 4:22 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The acknowledgement that New Zealand is among the top five literate countries in the world is welcomed by NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Early childhood educators support paid parental leave bill
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 3:44 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Early childhood educators say parents need more paid parental leave so they can choose to be at home with babies More >>
NZEI opposes charter school sponsorship plan
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 11:52 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Government’s proposal to allow universities to sponsor charter schools is another desperate attempt to embed the failed model of schooling. More >>
International study praises professionalism of NZ's Teachers
Saturday, 13 February 2016, 12:17 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A new OECD study has shown that New Zealand teachers are among the most professional in the world. Unlike many countries, that quality is consistent across schools, regardless of decile. More >>
Government silent over TPPA threat to public education
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 2:37 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is concerned about the government’s silence over the potential dangers to our public education system as a result of signing the TPPA. More >>
Fee-free tertiary education move welcomed
Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:32 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Labour Party’s plan to introduce fee-free tertiary education is an innovative step towards a more equitable and accessible public education system, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
Whangaruru students must be supported
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 12:41 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Whangaruru charter school agreement has been formally terminated and NZEI Te Riu Roa says the key focus must now be the welfare and future education of the students caught up in this failed ideological experiment. More >>
TPPA threatens quality public education in New Zealand
Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 1:58 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand public education will be seriously undermined once our government signs the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). More >>
Whangaruru charter school always destined for failure
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 4:44 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa National Secretary Paul Goulter says the charter schools’ Partnership Schools Authorisation Board needs to take responsibility for the shambles it created by giving the go-ahead to the Whangaruru charter school. More >>
Poverty report shows need for living wage
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:52 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Tauranga school principal Jan Tinetti never asks kids at her decile one school what they got for their birthday, “because more than often they don’t get anything.” More >>
Major equity gap in accessing special education support
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 8:39 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Thousands of children are missing out on educational opportunities because of under-resourcing, inconsistencies and difficulties around accessing special education support. More >>
Special education overhaul lacks one key ingredient
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 3:27 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Ministry of Education’s new action plan to improve special education is a positive development, but the one glaring omission from the plan has educators concerned. More >>
NZEI lodges court claim
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 5:30 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa has commenced legal action alleging gender-based undervaluation of support workers at the Ministry of Education. More >>
