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
19 August
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Radio NZ Teachers, principals say ERO report out of date.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. link
11 August
The Southland Times Let’s fix the flaws, principals tell minister. link to jpeg
10 August
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 ‘long, dirty’ fight on national standards. link
9 August
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’s new approach to improving achievement in schools by providing direct and focused Ministry of Education support has been welcomed by Otago’s primary and secondary principals. link
Gisborne Herald Letter to the editor: Our children are not guinea pigs. link
5 August
The Hutt News Pasifika principal says National Standards won’t help under-achievers. link Radio NZ Morning Report Teachers and principals say changes to the Ministry of Education announced this week don’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 pdf
3 August
Radio NZ podcast Union says education boost comes with strings: link
3 August
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
3 August
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
3 August
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
3 August
Otago Daily Times Teachers union welcomes help for struggling students: Primary teachers are pleased with the Government’s latest initiative to help children struggling with reading, writing and maths but say they don’t need the new National Standards to identify them. link
2 August
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’s first school reports. link
2 August
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 – from very poor to wonderfully informative. link
2 August
Sunday Star Times Political malice’ nixing standards: The Government claims disgruntled teachers are failing parents by getting the National Standards reports to them wrong. link
2 August
The Dominion Post League tables in primary schools now ‘inevitable’: Primary school league tables are back on the agenda, with Education Minister Anne Tolley now saying they are inevitable. link
28 July
The Indepenent My little boy’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
21 July
Otago Daily Times Principals take their boycott back to school. link
Education Aotearoa Standards miss the richness of our kids. link
15 July
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’s a thought-provoking exploration of current education practice and National Standards. listen
7 July
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
6 July
Dominion Post It’s time for a Lange ‘cuppa’ before we bring in national standards. link
5 July
TV3 News Principals reject Tolley’s national standards. watch
TVNZ News Rebellion brews over National Standards. watch
Campbell Live Anne Tolley speaks to John Campbell. watch
TV3 Teachers have to do what the Government tells them to, says Tolley. link
The Southland Times Minister to face schools’ rebellion. link
Radio NZ National Standards – are schools refusing to implement them? listen
Radio NZ Parliament’s library withdraws research paper highlighting problems with national standards. link
Radio NZ A direct appeal by the Minister of Education doesn’t appear to have defused school principals’ opposition to the Government’s national standards. link
The Southland Times Minister will not back down on National Standards. link
1 July
NZ Parliament Question time in the House: Mallard vs. Tolley on National Standards… link
Otago Daily Times Tolley blasted for comments. link
Otago Daily Times Boards dispute unity on national standards. link
30 June
NZ Herald Tolley upset at paper on standards. link
network on net Southland backs Auckland Principals’ Association, and spells it out further. link
Morning Report Schools report against national standards for first time. listen
Franklin County News Principals slam National Standards training. link
29 June
The Press Defending our kids’ education: it’s a matter of principals. link
28 June
The Auckland Primary Principals’ Association calls for a boycott of National Standards Training:
NZ Herald Teachers ‘unprepared’ for national standards. link
15 June
The Dominion Post Rebellious school boards may be sacked. link
15 June
Morning Report Survey shows lack of confidence in National Standards. listen
15 June
Voxy.co.nz Minister’s Advisory Group Says Parents Need Full Information About Their Child’s Performance. link
9 June
The Standard Aussie national standards hurting education. link
8 June
Edublogs: dragonsinger NZ educators have been heading into an abyss. link (scroll down to item)
8 June
Hokowhitu School, Principal’s Blog Poverty, Student Underachievement and National Standards. link
8 June
New Zealand Parliament Parlimentary Research Paper on National Standards finds:
Students assessed as not achieving the Standards could lose motivation for learning, affecting their achievement. Enhanced student achievement is an aim of the Standards, yet National Standards themselves do not raise achievement levels; it is the teaching and learning that is invested in students that improves achievement levels. This may not be adequately provided for under the Standards.
