Short story writing in good health: Sargeson Awards
Competition judge, writer and University of Waikato lecturer,Catherine Chidgey, commented that while the story was one of the shorter entries, every word earned its place: “Narrated by an anonymous, collective ‘we’, ‘Better Graces’ is...
Skills Bright Sparks Finalists – entries show deep concern for state of the environment
The finalists for the Skills Bright Sparks Competition have been announced, with a number of entries addressing environmental issues – indicating that the health of our planet is a major concern for Kiwi youth.
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Immersive and collaborative learning for teachers
Reimagine learning | Pohewatia te āpōpō is the title of this year’s annual uLearn, a futures-focused education conference run by CORE Education. The conference mission is to consider what New Zealand’s learners need to...
Keeping early childhood teachers safe from measles
As the number of measles cases grow, a call has been made to ensure early childhood teachers are vaccinated.
National’s early childhood education spokesperson Nicola Willis has urged the Government to make the MMR vaccine...
Chee hoo! Pasifika Festival more than just a hula
With a loud “chee hoo” and a whole lot of chop suey the Pasifika Festival in the Bay of Plenty is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and the festival is going to be...
Climate striking kids’ plea to adults: march with us
Tens of thousands of children are again taking to the streets over climate change action - and this time, they want Kiwi workers to march with them.
Nearly 100 businesses and universities around the country...
Goodbye deciles, hello Equity Index
New Zealand schools will finally see an end to the unpopular decile funding system.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today that school deciles could be replaced in 2021 or 2022 by an Equity Index that...
Students leaving school early to enter buoyant labour market
Recently released school leaver data for 2018 shows more students are leaving school before gaining NCEA Level 3 or university entrance.
The data showed a slight decrease in university entrance award attainment and small declines,...
Kiwi students prepare for intergenerational climate strike
The third Strike 4 Climate organised by School Strike 4 Climate NZ (SS4C NZ) will be the biggest yet. This time, students are calling on adults to join them too, as the climate crisis...
Calling for better and fairer measures of school quality
Low-decile schools are often viewed as being of lower quality by parents and are disproportionately categorised by ERO in the underperforming category.
However, findings from The New Zealand Initiative’s latest report, In Fairness to Our Schools:...
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