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Articles tagged “Education”
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011
The government cut funding to Adult Community Education in 2009. The number of schools being funded fell from 212 to just 23. More than 150,000 New Zealanders who once attended night school now don’t have the opportunity. Great swathes of NZ no longer have schools offering courses as they… Continue reading
ACE
Community
Education
students
tertiary education
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Massey Unniversity has responded to the Voluntary Student Membership Act by increasing its fees next year by an amount about equivalent to that paid by students to their Student Associations.
Just to note:… Continue reading
Education
students
tertiary education
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Monday, 10 October 2011
We have just put out Labour’s tertiary policy. It follows on the big effort that we’ve made to lift skills in our workforce. No need to remind people that times are tough and it’s tough getting any new money. But I think we’ve got a pretty solid mix here that will make a difference.
The… Continue reading
ACE
Education
students
tertiary education
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Wednesday, 5 October 2011
As Auckland grows and the pressure for increased development also rises. More and more communities find themselves squeezed. This week David Shearer speaks to residents of the Pt Chevalier community who has been fighting back to preserve what they value in their neighbourhood.
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Auckland
Community
concerns
early childhood education
Education
Local communities
Pt Chevalier