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		<title>27 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dominion Post Doubt over Tolley&#8217;s claim on standards. link
Dominion Post Letters scathing of National Standards. link
Kapiti Observer National Standards backlash. link 
Southland Times Principals in show of support. link
Southland Times Letters to the editor. link to jpeg
Southland Times Tolley taken to task. link to jpeg
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		<title>19 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio NZ Principals say standards distract schools from curriculum. listen
Stuff.co.nz Two thirds of pupils failing new standards. link
Otago Daily Times Tolley Says Schools Making Good Progress With Standards. link 
NZ Herald Teachers fail test on national standards. link
Radio NZ Teachers, principals say ERO report out of date. listen
Otago Daily Times Dunedin school refuses standards reports. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southland Times Let&#8217;s fix the flaws, principals tell minister. link to jpeg
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		<title>10 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio NZ Educators challenge government figures on student failure. link
NZPA More kids to fail maths under national standards. link
Timaru Herald Principals vote for &#8216;long, dirty&#8217; fight on national standards. link
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		<title>9 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manawatu Standard Arts and science will suffer as Government funding is diverted to new National Standards initiatives, warns a Manawatu principal. link
Otago Daily Times Principals welcome support: The Government&#8217;s new approach to improving achievement in schools by providing direct and focused Ministry of Education support has been welcomed by Otago&#8217;s primary and secondary principals. link
Gisborne [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hutt News Pasifika principal says National Standards won&#8217;t help under-achievers. link 
Radio NZ Morning Report Teachers and principals say changes to the Ministry of Education announced this week don&#8217;t go far enough. link
TwinCities.com Minnesota educators say no to joining the crowd. link
Southbridge School Southbridge School and the National Standards: A Cautionary Tale. link to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio NZ podcast  Union says education boost comes with strings: link
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		<title>3 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NZPA/ONE News  Govt lends hand to lift achievement in schools: The government has announced how it well help schools identified as falling short in the controversial National Standards Scheme. link
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		<title>3 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stuff  Squad of experts to help out schools: The Government says 50 education experts aiming to help 87,000 failing children across more than 2000 schools is a good start to lifting student achievement. link
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		<title>3 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NZ Herald  New support system for schools announced: Schools are going to get support from education specialists who will help children struggling with reading, writing and maths, Education Minister Anne Tolley says. link
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		<title>3 August</title>
		<link>http://www.handsupforlearning.org.nz/latest-news/3-august</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Otago Daily Times  Teachers union welcomes help for struggling students: Primary teachers are pleased with the Government&#8217;s latest initiative to help children struggling with reading, writing and maths but say they don&#8217;t need the new National Standards to identify them. link
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		<title>2 August</title>
		<link>http://www.handsupforlearning.org.nz/latest-news/2-august-4</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NZ Herald  Parent support dips as they understand system: Parental support for the introduction of national standards has fallen slightly following the release of most children&#8217;s first school reports. link
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		<title>2 August</title>
		<link>http://www.handsupforlearning.org.nz/latest-news/2-august-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NZ Herald  New school reports score from A+ to Fail: Parents who reviewed four of the new school reports for the Weekend Herald say they are surprised at the wide range on offer &#8211; from very poor to wonderfully informative. link
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		<title>2 August</title>
		<link>http://www.handsupforlearning.org.nz/latest-news/2-august-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday Star Times   Political malice&#8217; nixing standards: The Government claims disgruntled teachers are failing parents by getting the National Standards reports to them wrong. link
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		<title>2 August</title>
		<link>http://www.handsupforlearning.org.nz/latest-news/2-august</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dominion Post  League tables in primary schools now &#8216;inevitable&#8217;: Primary school league tables are back on the agenda, with Education Minister Anne Tolley now saying they are inevitable. link
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		<title>28 July</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indepenent My little boy&#8217;s class struggle: Amanda Phelan is one of the many economic refugees who fled Down Under during the downturn but how would her son cope with a very different school system? link
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		<title>21 July</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Otago Daily Times Principals take their boycott back to school. link
Education Aotearoa Standards miss the richness of our kids. link 
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		<title>15 July</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northland Age Kelvin Davis covers the New Zealand Principal’s Federation Conference. link to pdf
Radio NZ Radio NZ and Auckland Museum recently hosted a panel discussions Education and Innovation, featuring Professor John Hattie, best-selling author Gordon Dryden and trailblazing principal Charmaine Pountney, chaired by Finlay McDonald. It&#8217;s a thought-provoking exploration of current education practice and National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 July</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Otago Daily Times What have we done to deserve this democracy? link
Otago Daily Times Student grades for parents, not public (From The Otago Daily Times,  July 1910). link
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		<title>6 July</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirstin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dominion Post It&#8217;s time for a Lange &#8216;cuppa&#8217; before we bring in national standards. link
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