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ECE policy a pale reflection of what is needed
Monday, 2 July 2007, 9:56 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
For most centres the government is providing only a subsidy of the real cost. This mirrors the situation with school funding where education is nominally free but parents are asked to pay a wide range of fees and “voluntary donations”. The outcome ... More >>
Marketised education focus of National's policy
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 9:33 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
There are ominous signs that once more the National Party focus is on the short-term needs of businesses rather than the needs of young New Zealanders in their trade training proposals announced yesterday. More >>
Schools Are No Place For Brain Dead Food & Drinks
Monday, 11 June 2007, 8:58 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
Action to discourage schools from selling food high in fat, salt and sugar are a welcome step in the right direction. More >>
QPEC Seminar on Special Education
Sunday, 1 April 2007, 2:55 pm | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
QPEC Seminar on Special Education Tuesday 3rd April 2007 QPEC has organised a one-day seminar to give parents and parent organisations the opportunity to speak out about special education services for children with special needs. The seminar is being ... More >>
$9 billion student debt millstone
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 11:51 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
28 March 2007 Media Release: $9 billion milestone in size of student debt millstone The $9 billion milestone in student debt level has been reached today. It marks the latest stage in the increasing size of the millstone around the necks of students ... More >>
Roundtable undermines NCEA, public education
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 3:19 pm | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
QPEC has been astonished at the media prominence given to attacks on NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) by a small number of school principals closely connected to the Business Roundtable. More >>
Business Roundtable undermines NCEA
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 10:41 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
27 March 2007 Media Release: Business Roundtable undermines NCEA and public education QPEC has been astonished at the media prominence given to attacks on NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) by a small number of school principals closely ... More >>
Private school thumbs its nose at ERO requirements
Monday, 19 February 2007, 9:47 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
19 February 2007 Media Release: Private school thumbs its nose at ERO requirements QPEC has emailed the Minister of Education this morning demanding action be taken against Wainuiomata Christian College which has refused to answer questions from ... More >>
Schools should “put the heat on” government
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 11:55 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
It is deeply disappointing to see schools such as Fielding High School “put a bit of heat on” parents to pay school fees rather than the school “putting the heat on” the government to fund schools properly. More >>
Schools should “put the heat on” government
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 12:50 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
It is deeply disappointing to see schools such as Fielding High School “put a bit of heat on” parents to pay school fees rather than the school “putting the heat on” the government to fund schools properly. More >>
Hungry kids need policies to end poverty
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 10:22 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
Hungry kids need policies to end poverty Reports of more than 80,000 children arriving at schools hungry each day should be a wake-up call to the government to end child poverty. Instead it has been a shameful spectacle to see the government ducking and ... More >>
Hungry kids need policies to end poverty
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 9:51 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
8 February 2007 Media Release: Hungry kids need policies to end poverty Reports of more than 80,000 children arriving at schools hungry each day should be a wake-up call to the government to end child poverty. Instead it has been a shameful spectacle ... More >>
Government “treads water” on School Funding
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 8:43 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
The two reports released yesterday – the Ministry of Education Review of Schools’ Operational Funding and the Education Review Office’s report into school’s use of operational funding – add nothing new. Both simply confirm what everyone in ... More >>
Summary of key points from QPEC Summit
Monday, 4 December 2006, 9:07 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
Summary of key points from QPEC Summit on Resourcing for Quality Public Education held on 22 November in Auckland More >>
Draft curriculum skewed by big business interests
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 9:27 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
This is evident in the first paragraph on the first page where the “vision” focuses on children being equipped to “contribute to the growth of the economy”. In the next breath the draft declares that the curriculum will aim for children to become ... More >>
QPEC Summit on Resourcing for Quality Public Ed
Monday, 6 November 2006, 8:19 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
A warm invitation is extended to media representatives to attend this Summit at any time during the day but particularly for the media conference at 3.45pm. More >>
Clamour for Tax Cuts Obscene
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 9:49 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
QPEC is deeply angered at the clamour from business interests for tax cuts when our education system is drifting towards a two-tier system based on user pays. More >>
10% fee increase shows Labour’s claims in tatters
Monday, 9 October 2006, 9:17 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
Massey University’s application for a 10% increase in course fees is an indictment of the Labour government’s fees policy. More >>
Unimaginative Budget for Education
Friday, 19 May 2006, 10:01 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
19 May 2006 Media Release: Unimaginative Budget for Education Yesterday's 2006 budget is at best unimaginative as far as education is concerned. The increases in funding announced for the early childhood sector are welcomed and it appears to be the education ... More >>
Unimaginative Budget for Education
Friday, 19 May 2006, 9:45 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
Yesterday’s 2006 budget is at best unimaginative as far as education is concerned. More >>
