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Time to recognise work of school trustees
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 2:32 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
With the triennial trustee elections happening in May this year, it is appropriate to recognise the great work that school trustees do in the running of our 2,460 state and state integrated schools says Lorraine Kerr, President, New Zealand School Trustees ... More >>
Get over league table scaremongering
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 5:37 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
School trustees say that scaremongering over league tables should not be allowed to overshadow parents’ right to know how their children are doing at school. New Zealand School Trustees Association President Lorraine Kerr says the amount of recent ... More >>
NZ needs to address boys’ education concerns
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 3:42 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand is behind the eight ball when it comes to addressing concerns over boys’ education in schools. That’s according to Auckland-based teachers Alison Derbyshire and Nicola Agnew, who are spreading the word on their findings of research into boys’ ... More >>
Schools need to be aware of financial dishonesty
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 2:52 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is urging schools to be vigilant of financial dishonesty and fraud. Schools need good checks and balances to keep them safe, says the association’s Graham Henricksen. A trustee himself, Graham Henricksen says ... More >>
Released reports confirm school funding woes
Monday, 23 March 2009, 11:48 am | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand School Trustees Association is welcoming reports that back up what it has been saying to the Government for a number of years – schools need more money. More >>
Association supports debate on teaching excellence
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 1:42 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association says if all of our students are going to succeed at school we must have robust debate on teacher excellence and what that might mean. More >>
Secondary union clutching at straws
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 5:33 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The PPTA is clutching at straws in its attempts to discredit the Tomorrow’s Schools process, and is insulting trustees in the process. More >>
Results speak for themselves say trustees
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 4:01 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
School trustees are questioning recent NZCER comments critical of principal appointments saying the vast majority of principal appointments are successful. More >>
Looking forward to relationship w new Minister
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 10:26 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand Trustees Association congratulates Anne Tolley on her appointment as the new Minister of Education, along with Heather Roy and Dr Pita Sharples in their associate roles. More >>
Major parties fail to step up ton inadequate funds
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 5:24 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Major political parties have failed New Zealand students by ignoring the ongoing inadequacy of schools operational funding, the New Zealand School Trustees Association says. More >>
School funding to go on the election agenda
Monday, 20 October 2008, 2:23 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The people who manage school budgets say the adequacy of funding of schools must be up for debate during the election campaign. More >>
Schools will struggle to fund future pay rises
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 3:15 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The Government’s failure to give schools enough money to operate means NZSTA cannot support significant pay rises for non-teaching staff, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Boards come out well in report on curriculum
Friday, 3 October 2008, 10:18 am | NZ School Trustees Association
School boards of trustees have come out well in the NZCER national surveys on curriculum changes, priorities and issues, says New Zealand School Trustees Association president Lorraine Kerr. More >>
Trustees urged - do homework on student discipline
Friday, 18 July 2008, 11:17 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Some school boards of trustees find themselves in the dark over who to turn to for help when dealing with student suspensions, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Parents urged to get involved in kid’s learning
Friday, 18 July 2008, 12:09 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Education doesn’t start when you walk inside the school gate and stop when you walk out, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Parental pressure sees kids quit sport
Thursday, 17 July 2008, 9:28 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Increasing pressure to perform on the sports field from an early age is one reason some young people are dropping out of sport, says Sport and Recreation New Zealand's Lawrie Stewart. More >>
Education issues under spotlight
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 4:53 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
More than 600 school trustees from all over New Zealand are expected to converge on Christchurch next month to tackle some of the big education issues. More >>
Rural Kids to go Undercover
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 3:58 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Rural kids waiting for the school bus will get some welcome shelter over the next two years as the result of an initiative that will see hundreds of new bus shelters provided on rural bus routes. More >>
Boost in ops funding welcomed
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 4:09 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Boards of trustees and principals will welcome the 5% increase to operational funding equating to $171.6m over the next four years, New Zealand School Trustees Association President Lorraine Kerr says. More >>
Budget must deliver big increase in ops funding
Monday, 19 May 2008, 9:56 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Boards of trustees and principals have a high expectation that inadequate levels of operational funding will finally be tackled in Thursday’s budget, the New Zealand School Trustees Association says. More >>
