Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the establishment of an independent taskforce on early childhood education (ECE).
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Education Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed that nine Trades Academies will open around the country in 2011, providing trades and technology programmes for over 800 secondary school students.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley says parents and teachers have a wonderful opportunity to work together to raise achievement levels for New Zealand's children.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley has met with China's Minister of Education Yuan Guiren and Vice Minister Hao Ping in Beijing to discuss closer educational ties between New Zealand and China.
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A wide-ranging education bill which passed its third and final reading today will improve student safety and allow schools to manage more efficiently, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
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ROLLESTON — Plans to cater for an increasing school-age population in Rolleston and Lincoln were announced today by Education Minister Anne Tolley.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley and India's Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Kapil Sibal, today renewed an agreement to strengthen and broaden New Zealand's education engagement with India.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley says schools have rushed to sign up for professional development workshops to support the implementation of National Standards.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley has outlined Government plans to help schools crack down on truancy.
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The Government is to remove unnecessary red tape for crèches at gyms and shopping malls, Education Minister Anne Tolley said today.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley says today's Nielsen survey results in the New Zealand Herald confirm the overwhelming support parents have for National Standards.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley today welcomed the introduction of National Standards in primary and intermediate schools as many students return from their summer break.
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Seven new Service Academies will open at New Zealand secondary schools in 2010, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced.
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The number of international students coming to New Zealand is increasing, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced yesterday.
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100 more schools around the country are set to receive ICT upgrades as part of the Government's commitment to high speed broadband in schools.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley says the revised Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012, which was launched today, will focus on raising achievement among Pasifika students.
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The Government's summer research scholarships scheme has proved to be a success says Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley.
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AUCKLAND — Waimokoia Residential School in Auckland is to close, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley has today announced additional funding of $29.8 million for new buildings at 27 schools across New Zealand.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley and China's Ambassador to New Zealand, Mr Zhang Limin, today signed an education agreement at Parliament which focuses on enhancing education research, science and technology links between New Zealand and China.
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AUCKLAND — Education Minister Anne Tolley has asked the Commissioner of Auckland's Felix Donnelly College to begin consultation on the school's possible closure.
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The school-leaver statistics released by the Ministry of Education show the need for National Standards to lift achievement levels says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley has decided that Aorangi School in Christchurch should close.
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Fourteen schools are set to receive major upgrades to their ICT infrastructure, in the first stage of the government's $34 million boost for broadband in schools.
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QUEENSTOWN — The future of Wakatipu's schools has been confirmed following consultation, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced.
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INVERCARGILL — Education Minister Anne Tolley yesterday announced capital funding of almost $800,000 to establish a new teen parent facility attached to Invercargill's James Hargest College.
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Governance will be improved at polytechnics alongside a more flexible interventions framework in a Bill being introduced to Parliament today, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced.
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National Standards in mathematics will build on the progress and achievement highlighted in the 2008 Numeracy Research and Evaluation reports, Education Minister Anne Tolley said when launching the reports today.
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Minister of Education Anne Tolley has announced the timeline for implementing National Standards, which aim to lift the levels of achievement in literacy and numeracy for New Zealand children in primary and intermediate schools.
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Minister of Education Anne Tolley and Associate Minister of Education Dr Pita Sharples today announced $8.9 million in grants from the Discretionary Grants Scheme, set up to increase the number of places available in early childhood centres.
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An $8 million funding boost will help high-performing polytechnics and institutes of technology collectively provide up to 700 new places to help cope with forecast enrolment growth next year, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
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Three new early childhood education centres are to be built in Manukau, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced $127,095 in funding to assist six early childhood education centres in Ashburton, Christchurch, Mangere, Oxford, New Plymouth and East Cape.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced that Dorie Community Preschool has been awarded $30,000 to recruit and employ qualified staff and buy equipment for its new service in Chertsey in the Ashburton District.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced that Christchurch Rudolph Steiner Kindergarten 1 has been awarded $13,765 to buy equipment for its new service in Opawa, Christchurch.
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GISBORNE — Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced that Waikura Valley Early Childhood Service has been awarded $19,700 to recruit and employ qualified staff and buy equipment for its new service at Waikura Valley, East Cape.
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AUCKLAND — Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced that Akoteu Lotofale’ia Preschool has been awarded $23,630 to recruit and employ qualified staff and buy equipment for its new service in Mangere, Auckland.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced that Te Kopae Tamariki Kia U Te Reo has been awarded $10,000 to buy equipment for its expanding service in Spotswood, New Plymouth.
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OXFORD — Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced that Oxford Early Learning Centre has been awarded $30,000 to recruit and employ qualified staff and buy equipment for its new service in Oxford in the Waimakariki District.
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Changes to regulations covering early childhood education services will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy while ensuring the health and safety of children, Education Minister Anne Tolley said today.
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Early childhood education services will receive an inflation-based funding boost of 1.95 per cent from 1 July, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
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Extra recognition for secondary school students who perform exceptionally well in specific subjects will be included in NCEA results from 2011, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
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The debate on so-called league tables is a sideshow to the real issue of meeting parents' desire to bring in National Standards that will help lift student achievement," Education Minister Anne Tolley said today.
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WELLINGTON — The suburb of Churton Park in Wellington is to get a new primary school by 2012, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley has appointed two new parent community representatives to The Correspondence School Board of Trustees.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley is very pleased with news that kindergarten teacher pay talks have been settled.
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DUNEDIN — The government has withdrawn an offer of capital funding for Otago Polytechnic's share in a building to house the Otago Institute of Design, after the polytechnic failed to accept a key condition of the offer.
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Measures introduced into Parliament today will reduce school compliance costs and improve efficiency in the education sector, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
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Student loan borrowers will qualify for a voluntary repayment bonus whether they are based in New Zealand or overseas, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
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ROTORUA — Education Minister Anne Tolley marked the fruition of 25 years’ work today when she launched the Te Reo Curriculum Guidelines at Taurua Marae in Rotorua.
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