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Teacher warns Stanford of ‘lost generation’ if NCEA scrapped
Stuff — August 28, 2025As many as 89 principals have signed an open letter to Education Minister Erica Stanford calling for NCEA reforms to be stopped and slamming them as ‘politically motivated’.
Principals plead for Govt to stop ‘politically driven’ NCEA replacement
Newsroom — August 28, 2025Erica Stanford’s not for turning, saying the school heads’ judgement has been marred by their ‘PTSD’ from the unmitigated disaster of previous changes The post Principals plead for Govt to stop ‘politically driven’ NCEA replacement appeared first on Newsroom .
Will new million-dollar investment visa grow the economy? Erica Stanford thinks so
Stuff — August 27, 2025Stanford announced a new business investor visa to replace the entrepreneur work visa, taking effect from November.
Secondary teachers walk off the job as government digs in
The Spinoff — August 20, 2025Teachers say an offer of 1% a year is an insult. Ministers say they should be at the negotiating table, not on the picket line, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin.
Why tens of thousands of teachers and nurses are striking this week
The Spinoff — August 20, 2025Secondary students are at home today as their teachers walk off the job, while nurses around the country have been striking too. What’s not working out between these essential professions and the government?
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