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Cross Party Resistance to Charter Schools8 comments

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 week ago: “Is this change good for education?”   That’s the question Chris Hipkins tells us … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education 2, Funding Schools, Germ, Government Policy, Maori & Pasifika Education, New Zealand, Partnership Schools, Poverty and education

ACT, Maori, Pasifika, and Charter Schools

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 week ago: … more →

Tags: ACT Party, Charter Schools, Germ, New Zealand, Privatisation of state schools, SOSNZ, Charter Schools, Education, John Banks

Charter Schools - the winners and losers1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 weeks ago: All you need to know about charters in one handy overview. If you read/watch nothing else, watch thi … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education 2, | Find Out More |, Germ, New Zealand, Privatisation of state schools, Charter Schools, Education, nz

Inside Child Poverty New Zealand, by Bryan Bruce1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 weeks ago: OK, let’s get some things straight about providing free healthy meals in schools. 1.  First of … more →

Tags: Poverty and education, effecting change, Education 2, New Zealand, nz, Education, Children, School, learn

Charter Schools: Great advertising - Dodgy business

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 weeks ago: Follow the money, people – follow the money. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education 2, Germ, Government Policy, National Party, New Zealand, Parents Fight Back, SOSNZ, adverising

Blogging, threats and conspiracy theories ... should I get my tin foil out, yet?3 comments

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s always very disappointing when people invited to a debate, to share their thoughts and ad … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Privatisation of state schools, Education 2, New Zealand, SOSNZ, Charter Schools, media, Report, Blog

Does anyone remember being asked whether we wanted Charter Schools?4 comments

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 4 weeks ago: “New Zealand democracy at work! Today the politically powerful, the corporate  and the wealthy … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Government Policy, Partnership Schools, Privatisation of state schools, Canterbury School Changes, Christchurch Schools, Germ, Education 2, | Find Out More |

Choice is Education- is it really all that it's cracked up to be?3 comments

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 4 weeks ago: Karran Harper Royal asks some very important questions about choice: “Is it really school choi … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Privatisation of state schools, Germ, Education 2, Parents Fight Back, USA schools, Education, Politics, Charter Schools

I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate || Spoken Word1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: This boy speaks sense.  He speaks for a whole generation, and not just the kids but many teachers an … more →

Tags: Education 2, Students' Own Words, decide, disaffected, Education, Exam results, Fate, learn, Passion

An Open Letter to Michael Gove pp Hekia Parata,John Banks and John Key

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: An Open Letter to Michael Gove. This simple, honest blog post could have been written by almost any … more →

Tags: class sizes, Privatisation of state schools, Teacher Intimidation, good teaching practice, Germ, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, UK schools, Education

An animated fairy tale about just who the big bad wolf in society really is...

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: Who creates the issues and then who they blame for them to divert attention…  Does this sound … more →

Tags: Government Policy, effecting change, teacher cuts, Education 2, Funding Schools, 99, An Animated Fairy Tale, California Federation of Teachers, crash

Why Are Kiwis Taking To The Streets?

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: They are mighty pigged off, that’s why. This Saturday, 13th April, thousands of teachers, pare … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education 2, effecting change, | Find Out More |, Funding Schools, Germ, Good Teaching, Government Policy, national standards

My Letter of Resignation

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: Reblogged from an educator's re-education: featured in The Washington Post's The Answer Sheet I … more →

Tags: Good Teaching, performance pay for teachers, national standards, good teaching practice, Germ, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, USA schools, Testing 2

Why Thatcher's Death is Important for New Zealand

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: From Billy Bragg, Calgary, AB, Canada, on the death of Margaret Thatcher: “This is not a time … more →

Tags: Government Policy, John Key, nz, New Zealand, Protest, Politics, Speak Out, Current Events, say no

Parata did "a pretty good job" consulting Christchurch schools. Tui.

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: Why is information being withheld? Ach, just when you think you have heard it all, Hekia manages to … more →

Tags: SOSNZ, Government Policy, Canterbury School Changes, Christchurch Schools, Education 2, Parata (Hekia), National Party, Ombudsman, New Zealand

National testing, prescribed lessons, rote learning ... the future of NZ?

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 months ago: The USA is just waking up to the realisation that national testing, prescribed lessons, and other GE … more →

Tags: SOSNZ, Standardised Tests, Germ, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, USA schools, @TheChalkface, Australian schools, Education

A teacher begs you "Please, educate yourself - have a voice."

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 months ago: “Dear Parent/Guardian, I am your child’s teacher.  My role as educator extends far beyond the … more →

Tags: Standardised Tests, Good Teaching, good teaching practice, Germ, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, USA schools, Education, Teaching

Teachers don’t really fit in any more, says Kris L Nielsen2 comments

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 months ago: “Hi! It’s me! Yeah, that teacher who got way too much press just for quitting his job. What ki … more →

Tags: Standardised Tests, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, USA schools, @TheChalkface, Education, Protest, Teachers, S.O.'s

How will charter schools help our neediest students?

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 2 months ago: What is the most important thing?  It is people. It is people It is people. I am reminded of this ea … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Poverty and education, Partnership Schools, Privatisation of state schools, Germ, Education 2, New Zealand, @TheChalkface, Education


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