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ECE ‘boost’ an administrative burden for whānau and teachers
National’s FamilyBoost subsidy will likely not reach whānau most in need due to the administrative barriers in applying for it, while also failing to deal with the big issues…
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Unsung education heroes want funding to tackle cyclone-related trauma in children
A new report from NZEI Te Riu Roa shows principals and teachers in the Hawke’s Bay region affected by Cyclone Gabrielle feel overworked, unsupported and underprepared to navigate…
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Scrapping pay parity is not the solution to the ECE sector crisis
NZEI Te Riu Roa members working in early childhood education (ECE) say the Government should come clean on whether it is going to scrap pay parity for early childhood teachers.
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Education leaders call on PM to save school lunch programme
Aotearoa’s education sector leaders have jointly written to the Prime Minister, urging him to continue investing in Ka ora Ka Ako (the Healthy School Lunches Programme) at current…
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Pay equity win for therapists in schools and at Ministry of Education
Therapists in schools will receive a significant pay increase of up to 34% after therapists covered by the pay equity claim voted to accept the proposed settlement.
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Union stands in solidarity with Palestinian children on Children’s Day — calls for immediate permanent ceasefire
Ahead of Children’s Day on Sunday 3 March, NZEI Te Riu Roa stands in solidarity with Palestinian children and advocates for their rights to education and peace.
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Union leaders pay tribute to Fa’anana Efeso Collins
NZEI Te Riu Roa stands in kotahitanga to express our deep sorrow at the passing of educator, Green Party MP, community leader, and social justice advocate, Fa’anana Efeso Collins.
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Prime Minister's punitive welfare sanctions will harm children and their learning
New Zealand’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, strongly condemns the punitive sanctions against people on welfare benefits Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced…
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OIA shows the eyewatering true cost of charter schools
The National and ACT experiment with charter schools that ran from 2014 to 2018 cost up to $48,421 per student annually, more than six times the average funding spent on students…