NZ School Trustees Association - Latest News [Page 5]
School trustee leaders want urgent action
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 4:54 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The leadership of the Association representing the interests of school boards of trustees in NZ have given top priority to the completion of the schools operation funding review as a key issue for this year. More >>
Completion of operational funding review
Friday, 23 February 2007, 4:37 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand School Trustees Association is calling for an urgent completion of the schools’ operational funding review. More >>
Resolution: make a difference for our schools
Sunday, 31 December 2006, 3:06 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
New Year’s resolution: make a difference for our schools People have eight weeks to think about taking on a role that could well be the best and most rewarding New Year’s resolution. More >>
Celebrate your schools says trustee organisation
Friday, 22 December 2006, 1:49 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association says New Zealanders have good reason to celebrate the high quality education experienced by the vast majority of students in our schools. More >>
More costs imposed on schools
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 11:42 am | NZ School Trustees Association
It is very disappointing that the Government continues to impose costs on boards of trustees at a time when schools are already struggling to make ends meet, says NZSTA President Lorraine Kerr. More >>
More costs imposed on schools, say trustees
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 9:51 am | NZ School Trustees Association
It is very disappointing that the Government continues to impose costs on boards of trustees at a time when schools are already struggling to make ends meet, says NZSTA President Lorraine Kerr. More >>
Trustees’ school funding concerns confirmed
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:49 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Two reports just released on schools’ funding show clearly that schools are under financial pressure, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Wanted: Talent For Trusteeship
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 4:12 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Thirteen thousand – it’s the population of Rarotonga – it’s the amount of seats at Jade Stadium. . . and it’s how many people New Zealand needs to govern its schools. More >>
Long serving trustee becomes national resident
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 11:03 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Not many New Zealanders have served on three school boards at the same time – but the incoming president of the New Zealand School Trustees Association is one of them. More >>
Complaining NZers good news, says ombudsman
Friday, 7 July 2006, 12:10 am | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealanders are becoming more vocal complainers and that’s a good thing, according to chief ombudsman John Belgrave. John Belgrave is talking to delegates at the New Zealand Schools Trustees Association’s conference today about how his office works ... More >>
Finances stretched as internatnl student stay away
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 2:17 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Schools are feeling the pinch financially as international student numbers drop, which further highlights the inadequacy of school operations grant funding, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
NZSTA wants councils to stop dumping on schools
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 9:41 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The decision to drop a controversial tax on school toilets in Auckland is being applauded by the New Zealand School Trustees Association, but they warn such taxes need to be dumped for good. More >>
Trustees to tackle top education issues
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 9:53 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Over 500 school trustees from one end of New Zealand to the other have signed up for a conference in Christchurch next month looking at the big issues facing schools. More >>
Budget no surprise say school trustees
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 6:52 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association has described today’s budget as very much steady as you go. More >>
Inadequate funding is the real issue, says NZSTA
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 10:06 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The Government’s failure to provide schools with sufficient funding to operate is the real problem, not the way the funds are delivered, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Rights to school-based data supported says NZSTA
Monday, 13 February 2006, 1:46 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association supports the idea of parents being able to freely access student data, and it wants even more information to be shared with parents. More >>
Student leaders take to the high seas
Monday, 30 January 2006, 2:30 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Student leaders who are members of school boards of trustees around the country take to the high seas tomorrow on the Spirit of Adventure, in a novel approach to school governance professional development. More >>
Number of school interventions low says NZSTA
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 1:51 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The number of statutory managers appointed to intervene in New Zealand schools is low, in line with the good governance practices of boards of trustees says the New Zealand Schools Trustee’s Association (NZSTA). More >>
Research shows schools facing double jeopardy
Friday, 9 September 2005, 1:25 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Schools are under even greater financial pressure, with their ability to raise funding stretched to the limit, the latest research from the New Zealand Council of Education Research (NZCER) shows. More >>
Students loans $300m - School Ops Grants $0
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 9:25 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is amazed the Government has “found” $300 million to wipe interest on student debt – yet continually refuses to adequately fund the operations grant for compulsory schooling. More >>