Teaching Council’s failings indefensible
The Parents' Alliance says the Teaching Council's apology to the victims of Timothy Fisher is long overdue, and its handling of the case was indefensible. It has been reported that Fisher was registe
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Parents’ Alliance: cheaper uniforms a win for families
Responding to the Labour Party policy announcement that, if elected to Government, the Labour Party will take steps to reduce the cost of school uniforms, the Parents’ Alliance Chair Cameron Bagrie r
Parents’ Alliance welcomes Labour’s pledge to work to restore rural school buses
Parents' Alliance welcome Labour's pledge to work to restore rural school buses The Parents' Alliance welcomes Labour's commitment to work to restore the rural school bus routes reduced under the cur
Parents’ Alliance welcomes consistent school term dates
Parents' Alliance welcomes consistent school term dates The Parents’ Alliance has welcomed the National Party education policy announcement that, if re-elected to Government, National would set natio
Parents’ Alliance cautiously welcomes ACT's fiscal plan but needs to know more
Parents' Alliance cautiously welcomes ACT's fiscal plan but needs to know more The Parents' Alliance welcomes ACT's proposed funding for a new Epsom secondary school led by two of New Zealand’s best
Parents expect children to be learning the basics at school
Responding to Chris Hipkins announcement that Labour will repeal the requirement for primary and intermediate schools to teach a minimum of an average of an hour of reading, writing and maths each day
Labour's $583m student loan election policy shows it is focused on the wrong part of the education system
Labour's promise to wipe 10 per cent off student loans would cost $583 million over five years. "This shows Labour is focused on the wrong part of the education system,” said Parents' Alliance chair
Labour’s curriculum council risks more churn; National’s ECE School Start Check needs funded follow-up
The Parents' Alliance says the Labour Party’s Independent Council for Curriculum and Assessment would slow down reforms that are already under way, and would keep curriculum decisions further from par
"Parents have stood alone. Not anymore" – Parents’ Alliance launches to give parents and grandparents a voice in New Zealand education
The Parents’ Alliance launches tonight in Wellington with a six policies called: “Six for Our Kids” and a call for parents to add their name to parentsalliance.nz