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Trust's working party first step toward charter schools, 13 January, 2012
A charitable trust tipped as the most likely to start up charter schools in New Zealand has announced it will set up a working party to investigate the viability of the controversial schooling model.

Charter school plans merit hearing, 26 December, 2011
The Government's charter school proposals provide the chance to radically change the lives of many children for the good, writes Alwyn Poole.

South Auckland keen on charter schools, 22 December, 2011
Education Minister Hekia Parata says some educators in south Auckland are already putting their hands up for charter schools.

Potential for more choice in charter school model, 10 December, 2011
What charter schools potentially offer is an alternative for students or segments of society whose needs are not well catered for by the public school system.

Editorial: We may learn from charter schools, 8 December, 2011
If children who are failing can be helped to succeed by a different prescription the trial is worth conducting to see what can be learned from it.

Kiwi teacher rewarded for innovative methods, 13 November, 2011
New Zealand teacher Chris Clay has been recognised for his innovative teaching skills in a global competition for educators.
 
Health and education top concerns, 12 November, 2011
More than one-third of voters say health and education are the most important issues for them this election, well ahead of wages and taxes.
 
Do children learn best in silence? , 11 November, 2011
We answer questions on whether children learn best in silence and why universities offer places on predicted grades.
 
New teachers 'struggle to communicate subject knowledge', 11 November, 2011
Children risk being left with a poor understanding of key subjects because of failures in the way teachers are trained, according to a leading headmistress.
 
No national testing - Tolley, 10 November, 2011
"So in every school, in every region, right around New Zealand, there is a different set of understanding about what constitutes the standards, and yet all of that information will be sucked into the Ministry of Education .

Senior exams kick off with drama, 10 November, 2011
Education Minister Anne Tolley said she knew students had been studying hard for NCEA and NZ Scholarship exams and wished them well for the next few weeks.

School in national standards fight
A Wellington school has complained to the Ombudsman in its dispute with the education ministry over national standards.
 
School calls Ombudsman over national standards, 10 November, 2011
Island Bay School is at loggerheads with the Ministry of Education.
The school's principal, Perry Rush, said the ministry had not followed correct procedure in a dispute over national standards, and an official complaint had been laid with the Ombudsman.
 
NZ close to top in UN index , 4 November, 2011
New Zealand is the fifth most developed nation in the world, according to a global report that ranks countries on their achievements in health, education and income.