New ZealandPrimary teachers and Govt reach settlementThe Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.01 Dec 10:40 PM
New ZealandTeachers 'unprepared' for national standardsThree-quarters of teachers are feeling unprepared and rushed as they work to implement national standards, a survey has found.14 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandNational standards 'tool to bash schools' - NZPFThe Govt's approach to national standards has shifted from benchmarks to help students to performance measures for teachers, the NZ Principals' Federation says.02 Feb 09:46 PM
New ZealandTaxpayers fund PR for school standardsJohn Key and Anne Tolley justified a $200,000 taxpayer-funded public relations campaign to sell national standards.02 Feb 03:00 PM
New ZealandGovt using ERO report as leverage - unionEducation Minister Anne Tolley has been accused of manufacturing a crisis for political gain over a damning report into basic teaching skills.16 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandTolley talks tough in clash with teachersAnne Tolley says she will sack the boards of primary schools which allow teachers to boycott national standards, saying they would be refusing to obey the law.13 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandNew educational standards will fail, academics sayA system of new national educational standards to assess primary school students is doomed to fail, academics across New Zealand say.24 Nov 10:00 PM
New ZealandNew education standards releasedThe Government has released new education standards to be introduced next year, tracking a student's progress and reporting it to their parents.22 Oct 10:46 PM
New ZealandKey issues pay-cut challenge to teachersJohn Key laid down a challenge to teachers yesterday - sacrifice part of a pay rise so school support staff can have one.21 Oct 03:00 PM