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When the new Labour-led government announced the end of National Standards this month, there were cheers around the country from teachers, principals and parents.
Read MoreA parent looks at the true cost of education in our state-funded primary schools.
Read MoreEffective literacy instruction incorporates specific teaching of the forms and meaning of language and of critical thinking skills. Students learning another language need to think critically to make connections between…
Read MoreDuring the Second World War, when asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort Winston Churchill said: “Then what are we fighting for?” The story may be…
Read MoreFrom a kaupapa Māori perspective, professional development for teachers on the topic “cultural responsiveness and relational pedagogy” is about mauri ora. When the mauri (inner spirit or life…
Read MoreAn extraordinary shift is taking place in China’s schools, largely unobserved by the rest of the world. One person who has noticed is Professor Peter O’Connor, an internationally recognised…
Read MoreThe good society, the British historian R. H. Tawney once wrote, is not just one in which people can rise up the social ladder, but one in which…
Read MoreYou may be eligible to receive treatment through the nationwide Autism and Sleep Study, being conducted through the University of Canterbury Our research is investigating (a) the effectiveness of treatments…
Read MoreThere are exciting times ahead for education workers in female-dominated roles with low pay. Following the $2 billion provision in the budget to settle the ground-breaking Kristine Bartlett case for…
Read MoreEvery kiwi kid wants to realise their dreams and every parent wants the best for their child. And to do that; to really have the ability to reach their…
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