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Discussion Paper | The Case for Character Skills
By Kieran Madden
“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Success early on in life is about…
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Creating opportunities to contribute
By Danielle van Dalen
Last week New Zealander Robert Martin took up his position in Geneva as Spokesperson for Disabled People on the United…
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Is education the great equaliser?
By Kieran Madden
Last week, New Zealand got a glowing report card from the OECD for our economic performance and the policies set…
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Back to school
By Jane Silloway Smith
Uniforms are washed and ready to wear; iPads are fully charged; and backpacks are laden with fresh stationary supplies –…
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Think again
I caught myself last week saying, “you learn something new every day.” I try to avoid using clichés that can…
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Review: The Beautiful Tree
By Keiran Madden
The Beautiful Tree: A personal journey into how the world’s poorest people are educating themselves By James Tooley (Washington: Cato…
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Submission: Standards for Schools
By Steve Thomas
In 2009 the Government looked into the details of the National Standards for Reading, Writing and Mathematics. Maxim Institute made…
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Submission: National standards consultation
By Steve Thomas
Currently, in New Zealand’s education system, there are significant problems with student underachievement, with 20 percent of students falling behind…
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Submission: Draft New Zealand Curriculum
While the Draft New Zealand Curriculum allowed much greater freedom for schools and communities to set the direction of teaching…
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The Parent Factor 5: Summary and Policy Recommendations
The final report in the award winning Parent Factor series, highlights the need for schools and principals to be trusted…
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Boy’s education a challenge
By Keiran Madden
Everyone now admits that there is a gender gap between boys and girls achievement, and that it is growing. This…
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The Parent Factor 4: Access to education
Most New Zealand parents want to choose their child’s school, but under the current system, their ability to do so…
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The Parent Factor 3: Information for parents
The Parent Factor: Information for Parents paints a clear picture of the kind of schooling system parents want in this…
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The Parent Factor 2: Valuing teachers
This report finds that New Zealand parents want to see teachers valued and respected for the work they do and…
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The Parent Factor 1: Freedom for schools
This report finds that parents would like to select the school their children go to, and that only a minority…
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