Written By: Enzo - Date published: 2:59 pm, December 13th, 2017 - 74 comments
It’s great to see Chris Hipkins abolishing ‘National Standards’ as a matter of priority. This policy was nothing but an unfortunate bit of populism from the previous government, and a Prime Minister in John Key who specialised in band-aid solutions to problems that required stitches. While it may have made some people feel better that it […]
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:03 am, October 9th, 2015 - 21 comments
Turns out the Education Minister overrode Ministry advice to protect National’s pet charter schools from being evaluated on their actual outcomes. Plus a bonus side order of hypocrisy on class sizes.
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:45 am, June 12th, 2012 - 23 comments
Parents and teachers are calling for Key to apologise over the stress and anxiety that Key’s government has caused them over the last 2 weeks. Want to guess how Key handled it?
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 11:25 am, June 8th, 2012 - 6 comments
While the public’s attention is focused on educational issues, use the platform to press for change on the Nats other damaging educational initiatives, national standards and charter schools.
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:37 am, June 8th, 2012 - 38 comments
The hysterical right are pretty pissed that the Nats have backed down on class sizes. Let them rant all they like – the Nats can’t afford to listen.
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:08 pm, June 7th, 2012 - 14 comments
Public opinion is massively opposed to cutting teachers. When 50,000 people marched down Queen St the Nats dropped plans to mine conservation land. Time for another show of people power.
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 8:44 am, June 6th, 2012 - 79 comments
Hekia Parata has refused to front up to education groups against her bigger class sizes.
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 1:39 pm, June 5th, 2012 - 23 comments
Here’s a petition against Hekia Parata’s class size increases. Show the government what a big mistake they’ve made. If Federated Farmers can spread it, so can you…
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:07 am, May 29th, 2012 - 32 comments
Is the government coming to its senses on the matter of reducing class sizes? That would be a rare pleasure indeed…
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