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“Western, colonial education systems may be out of favour in 2025, but call it a ‘knowledge-rich’ system, and somehow it’s more acceptable.” — Erica Hamilton, secondary school teacher.
Newsroom
Erica Stanford's not for turning, saying the judgement of the unhappy principals – mostly from low socioeconomic schools – is marred by their 'PTSD' from the unmitigated disaster of previous changes. Laura Walters reports.
The Conversation
If these changes go ahead, parents should be asking how their child is moved into an academic or vocational track – and who gets to make the final call.
The Conversation
As AI becomes part of everyday life, students showed how we can partner with the technology, rather than worry about it taking over jobs.
E-Tangata
“The emotional toll on tamariki Māori when their language is absent from core learning, or reduced to tokenism, is devastating. It tells them their identity is secondary.” — Te Aumoana Kingi.
E-Tangata
“Children have a human right to a quality education that equips them for effective participation in a strong democracy — not one that simply shapes them into cogs for the economic machine.” — Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn.
Stuff
Stuff takes a look at some of the claims and counterclaims surrounding secondary school teachers' pay.
Stuff
Stuff takes a look at some of the claims and counterclaims surrounding secondary school teachers' pay.
Stuff
Secondary teachers are striking the 1% pay increase offered by the Government.
RNZ
But the minister in charge has made no indication she'll budge, urging teachers to ditch their 'political stunt'.
RNZ
Primary principals say debate over a book for junior readers has come at a time when teachers are on high alert over threats to te reo Māori in schools.
RNZ
The near-total ban was driven by concern it would be confusing for children learning to read English, documents show.
RNZ
The Education Ministry has said it won't reprint 'At the Marae' for kids because it includes a higher number of Māori words.
Erica Stanford said any unused funding allocated to charter school conversions would "no doubt" be repurposed into other parts of the education sector.
The Conversation
By choosing to offer the Cambridge exam system and publicly criticising NCEA, a group of prominent schools subtly helped shape the government’s new education policy.
NZ Herald
Eighteen errors have been spotted and fixed in new maths resources funded by the Ministry of Education. Issues include incorrect sums, a wrong number...
The Conversation
Filling the skills gap through immigration denies young New Zealanders a pathway to meaningful employment. Only proper vocational training reform can fix that.
Stanford said the tool would be crucial to moving away from NCEA Level 1.
Two tumuaki and a kaiako from the Bay of Plenty and Waikato secondary schools and kura who spoke with Aukaha News are reacting with some concern to the government’s NCEA reforms.
RNZ
The government has pulled the pin on New Zealand's official secondary-school qualification after more than 20 years.
Stuff
Since NCEA was introduced, the average high school graduate in New Zealand has become worse at understanding numbers and words.
RNZ
A proposed new system would include a move back to A-to-E grades, because there's "too much credit counting" going on now, the minister says.
Stuff
The Government has announced a proposal to replace NCEA. Here is what is changing.
E-Tangata
“There’s a bitter irony when those who benefit most from a racist education system are the ones deciding whether we count the data — and how we talk about it.” — Ara Alam-Simmons.
NZ Herald
New Zealand’s largest teachers’ union is taking the Government to court over recent changes to funding for resource teachers. Resource teachers work...
Stuff
The Government has announced a proposal to replace NCEA. Here is what is changing.
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