David Law: Does more money always buy better education?
2 Mar, 2021 04:35 AM
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Creative solutions rather than reaching for the cheque book will help get our children s education back on track. Photo / Michael Craig
Creative solutions rather than reaching for the cheque book will help get our children s education back on track. Photo / Michael Craig
NZ Herald
OPINION: A well-functioning education system that delivers good outcomes for all is essential to New Zealand s future prosperity and its people s wellbeing. However, there have been a growing number of stories about New Zealand s educational decline over recent months.
The fact that our students performance in reading, maths and science, relative to their peers internationally, has been slipping for decades is profoundly concerning. What exactly is going on, and could something obvious, such as a lack of funding or poor value for money from education spending, be blamed?
Covid generation: Shaken and still feeling the hurt
27 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
15 minutes to read
Covid generation students starting university on Monday, from left: Raman Kaur, Georgia-Rae Jones, Nabaa Faisal, Anna Maria Va a, Kevin Wang and Ellie Harper. Photo / Dean Purcell
Covid generation students starting university on Monday, from left: Raman Kaur, Georgia-Rae Jones, Nabaa Faisal, Anna Maria Va a, Kevin Wang and Ellie Harper. Photo / Dean Purcell
Eleven months after New Zealand went into lockdown, a generation of young New Zealanders is still feeling the hurt. Until the latest series of snap lockdowns - including the one that started at 6am today
Press Release
Delivered by the Honorable Win Gatchalian, Senator of the 18th Congress:
Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, I take the floor today to present a sobering assessment of the quality of education being provided to children enrolled in Philippine elementary, junior and senior high schools. In the same way that students are tested at the end of a lesson to gauge how well they have mastered the skills and knowledge taught to them, we must also assess the efficacy of the education system itself in imparting the requisite skills and knowledge for future generations of Filipinos to survive, thrive, and lead in our society. Sa madaling salita, kailangan po nating masuri nang husto kung natututo ba ang ating mga mag- aaral sa kanilang mga paaralan.
Its caucus discipline is still shot and Judith Collins clearly has no control over her MPs.
The latest piece of evidence is Simon Bridges attacking Police Commissioner Andy Coster by describing him as being “wokester” and saying he is soft on crime.
Bridges’ portfolios are Justice, Pike River reentry, water and Maori Crown relations. Simeon Brown has the responsibility for Police.
So it is pretty surprising that he is delving into personal attacks on the country’s top police officer.
National Party MP Simon Bridges has taken aim at “wokester” police Commissioner Andy Coster, claiming he is more concerned with being nice than “actually catching criminals”.
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …