Education
Pasi Sahlberg: to rush education reform is to ruin it
As the major review into New Zealand's education system gathers pace, what lessons can be learned from Scandinavian education systems? Education expert Pasi Sahlberg is the former director general of… Audio
Language schools struggling to find teachers for refugees
Some English language schools in the the South Island are struggling to find qualified teachers for new refugees. New Zealand is set to increase its annual refugee quota from 750 to 1000 in July, the… Audio
Education agencies use students like 'pyramid-scheme' - lawyer
An immigration lawyer has likened some of the commission-based practices in the international student sector to a Pyramid scheme. International students pump more than four billion dollars into New… Audio
Kura frustrated Māori education funds going to mainstream
Kura kaupapa leaders are frustrated that new funding to lift Māori achievement will be spent on mainstream teachers. They're at breaking point after years of inaction from the government, with some… Audio
Staff told to take English tests for overseas students - agents
An immigration lawyer has likened some of the commission-based practices in the international student sector to a Pyramid scheme.
Kura frustrated Māori education funds going to mainstream
The chair of a kura kaupapa collective say she's frustrated that most of the new funding to lift Māori achievement will be spent on mainstream teachers. Education received $1.3 billion in the Budget… Audio
Dame Winnie Laban
Former Labour MP Luamanavao Winnie Laban is New Zealand's first Samoan Dame. The Wellingtonian is one of eight new knights and dames that top this year's Queens Birthday honours. The Victoria… Audio
International students open to exploitation despite visa changes - advocate
Current international students who won't be affected by proposed post-study work changes could still be exposed to exploitation, advocates say.
Is the model for funding high-needs education broken?
In 2016-17 more than 9,000 high-needs students were funded by the Ministry of Education through its "Ongoing Resourcing Scheme" or ORS. ORS subsidises the wages for teacher aides. The average number… Audio
Private education provider passed students that should have failed- NZQA
A private training institute was enrolling foreign students with insufficient English, passing when it should have failed them, and offering an "inordinate" number of holidays.
Changes to student visas could restrict post-study employment
Changes to student visas are in the pipeline that would restrict overseas students working and living in New Zealand once they finished studying.
Mismanagement under scrutiny after Unitec deficit
Governance and management of the country's largest polytechnic, Unitec, is under scrutiny after it ran up a $31 million deficit and incurred a warning from its auditor.
Biggest polytech makes $31m deficit, adviser appointed
Auditors have posted a question mark over the viability of the country's largest polytechnic, Unitec, after it reported a $31 million deficit for 2017.
Unitec in financial trouble, tertiary union responds
The country's largest polytechnic, Unitec, is in financial trouble. It's facing a $31 million deficit and lost 660 full-time students last year, about seven percent of its total. The president of the… Audio
Unitec posts $31m deficit, govt appoints financial adviser
Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict fo 2017. Auditors have warned there are threats to the intitution's viability and the Government has appointed a financial… Audio
Unitec makes $31m deficit, advisor appointed
Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict for 2017. Auditors are warning the institution's viability is in question after it lost 660 full-time students last year… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 1 June 2018
Meth evictions: Twyford plans inquiry before redress decision; homeless still out in cold but MSD says it's working on it; Unitec posts $31m deficit, appoints financial adviser; M.Bovis concerns for… Audio
Illegal school parking
: An Auckland school has starting sharing photos of bad parking outside its gates in a newslatter and with police. Staff and parents take photos of the "parking wars" happening during drop off and… Audio
Kiwiblog complaint about the Birkenhead Primary School
Kiwiblog is complaining that the Birkenhead Primary School Newsletter is promoting the Labour campaign launch in Northcote. Audio
No beanies allowed
A Southland school is getting heat from parents for not allowing students to wear beanies on cold days.
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