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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
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Friday, 28 October 2011
On the David Shearer Show this week I speak to Pennie Blair, the Operations Manager at Student Radio Station 95bfm. Bfm (known then as Radio B) was founded in the late sixties as part of a university capping stunt and has evolved over the years. Today it is a permanent 24-hour station… Continue reading
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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
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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
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Friday, 7 October 2011
The future prosperity of New Zealand depends on us having a well-educated workforce and a vibrant higher education sector that works to keep our best and brightest in New Zealand where we can all benefit from their great ideas and energy.
Our tertiary education policy, released today… Continue reading
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