NZ School Trustees Association - Latest News [Page 9]
Economic Success Stands And Falls On Education
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 4:26 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand will never achieve the economic growth envisaged by the Government unless more money is invested and a greater priority given to education. More >>
NZSTA awards five school trustees with scholarship
Wednesday, 23 January 2002, 9:38 am | NZ School Trustees Association
It’s not just back to the classroom for students next week – five school trustees will also be hitting the books, with the New Zealand School Trustees Association today announcing each has won a study award worth $4000. More >>
NZSTA Gets Its Christmas Wish
Monday, 10 December 2001, 11:39 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is delighted that an agreement has been reached to settle the secondary teachers’ collective agreement. More >>
NZSTA Scores 100% Strike Rate On School Houses
Wednesday, 21 November 2001, 2:12 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association has won the war against councils charging illegal rates on school houses, collectively saving schools an estimated $1 million to $2 million. More >>
Take The Politics Out Of The Classroom, Says NZSTA
Monday, 29 October 2001, 11:58 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association says it’s time the secondary school teachers pay dispute went back to where it belongs – the negotiating table. More >>
Boards well prepared for strike action
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 6:16 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Schools have been strongly advised to remain open during tomorrow’s secondary teacher strike action, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Councils told to stop flouting the law – NZSTA
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:49 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is warning that legal action will be taken against local councils that continue to impose illegal rate charges on school houses occupied by staff. More >>
National framework needed for school closures
Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 8:43 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Communities need to face up to the reality that over the next 20 years some of their schools will be closed or merged or take new forms due to predicted population decline, says New Zealand School Trustees Association President Chris France. More >>
Trustees told how to reduce suspensions
Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 8:42 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Schools are being urged to look at an alternative method of discipline that could see an instant drop in student suspensions. More >>
Schools Could Be Liable For Internet Misuse
Monday, 9 July 2001, 2:55 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Schools are being warned to have robust internet polices to avoid being at the centre of legal action over students or staff accessing material such as hardcore porn. More >>
Help Us Do Our Job – NZSTA
Monday, 9 July 2001, 11:00 am | NZ School Trustees Association
Trustees can’t do their job properly unless the Government gives them the support they need, says New Zealand School Trustees Association President Chris France. More >>
Stop the squabbling and get on with it – NZSTA
Monday, 25 June 2001, 5:46 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
School trustees are saying it’s time to stop squabbling over the new national qualification for secondary school students – and instead turn the attention to making sure the new system works. More >>
Education budget spreads limited funding thinly
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 6:33 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The Government is obviously trying to spin out a limited amount of funding over a wide range of initiatives, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Remove the noose of creeping centralism - NZSTA
Thursday, 29 March 2001, 9:35 am | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand School Trustees Association says that key elements of self-governance/self-management of schools could potentially be lost under proposals outlined in the Education Amendment Bill. More >>
Local Councils Told To Pay Up To Schools – NZSTA
Wednesday, 28 March 2001, 3:44 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand School Trustees Association is hitting out at local councils that are diddling schools out of money that is rightfully theirs. More >>
Trustees tell parents to support rules
Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 3:00 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is urging parents and caregivers to get behind school boards by helping them enforce school rules. More >>
Trustees Say Minister Is On Wrong Tack
Thursday, 25 January 2001, 12:49 am | NZ School Trustees Association
The New Zealand School Trustees Association says it is concerned that despite widespread concern from educational groups, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harre is still talking about softening cannabis laws. More >>
Parents urged to have a say on sex education
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 4:51 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
New Zealand School Trustee Association is reminding boards and parents that they still have a say in what is taught to their children, in light of the Government’s announcement that sex education will be compulsory in schools. More >>
Southland Policeman Named NZSTA’s Deputy President
Wednesday, 27 September 2000, 4:29 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
Southland policeman Chris Haines has been named New Zealand School Trustees Association’s new deputy president. More >>
Call for safety improvements on school buses
Wednesday, 13 September 2000, 4:34 pm | NZ School Trustees Association
School trustees and parents are urging MPs to take steps to make travelling to and from school on buses safer for students. More >>