All storieshttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/en-US2012-02-14T07:28:03ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)It's not 1-in-5 who are failing, it's less than 1-in-10http://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/2/8/its-not-1-in-5-who-are-failing-its-less-than-1-in-10.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-02-09T00:06:59ZEmeritus Professor Terry Crooks (who specialised in student assessment at Otago University) supplied this analysis of the 2010 NCEA level 2 results.

He concludes that only around 7% of students leave year 8 ill-prepared to pass NCEA level 2. The 1-in-5/20%-are-failing statistic much-beloved of politicians includes students who are on track to pass level 2 but who drop out of school or don't sit the tests, and students with serious disabilities. New Zealand's problem is that too many capable Maori students drop out of high school.

]]>Charter schools - why would you bother?http://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/charter-schools-why-would-you-bother.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T02:18:17Z]]>Reporting National Standards Datahttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/reporting-national-standards-data.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T02:17:00Z
Dear Colleagues
The National Government has been re-elected with an education manifesto that includes an increased emphasis on reporting student achievement at both school level and system level. There will be a requirement for Boards to "publish annual plans, provisional targets, and achievements by 28 February each year". The National Party says it will "shift the resourcing model, so it incentivises performance," with Education Minister Anne Tolley reported as saying this means paying top performing schools more. ]]>Additive-free schoolshttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/additive-free-schools.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T02:14:42Z
Children and adults who live on fast food or any food that is packed with chemicals will be adversely affected to some degree. Watch children after a birthday party and you will understand how some children behave on a daily basis. Dealing with this aspect of child abuse has not been explored. Child abuse is not confined to lower socio economic families because all have to eat.]]>The problem of charter schoolshttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/the-problem-of-charter-schools.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T02:12:28Zby Liz Gordon, Quality Public Education Coalition

Charter schools have been around in parts of the United States for nearly two decades. They are attractive there because the US school system, with Federal, State, City and School District levels is very top heavy with bureaucracy. Also, high levels of poverty in many city areas have impacted on school outcomes. As a result, many groups have felt that they could ‘do better’, given the chance.]]>Makeover timehttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/makeover-time.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T02:05:18ZFormer kindergarten teacher turned fashion stylist, Rachel Annett, spent a day
with Hutt Valley kindergarten teacher Carolyn Evans. Here’s her advice

Rachel can be contacted at: email t.saunders@clear.net.nz, ph 021 053 5426]]>Internet innovations will shape education this yearhttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/internet-innovations-will-shape-education-this-year.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T01:44:14ZNational Standards: narrow-mindedhttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/national-standards-narrow-minded-1.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T01:40:56ZThe tragedy of closed school poolshttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/the-tragedy-of-closed-school-pools.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T01:38:45ZThe Canterbury Taleshttp://www.educationaotearoa.org.nz/all-stories/2012/1/18/the-canterbury-tales.htmlEducation Aotearoa2012-01-19T01:35:10Z]]>