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New figures: more services offer 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Education; more children participate

Education Minister and Palmerston North MP Steve Maharey is welcoming young MPs to Youth Parliament 2007, to learn how it works and discuss a range of education issues, including NCEA and how to keep students in school longer.

Address on the role of Boards of Trustees in NZ Schools

Education Minister Steve Maharey has today revealed more details of the current stock take of the role of Boards of Trustees in New Zealand schools in a speech to the New Zealand School Trustees Association Annual Conference in Wellington.

Speech notes for address to the New Zealand Childcare Association Annual Conference in Paihia.

Ngâ mana, e ngâ reo, e ngâ hau e whâ

Tenâ koutou, tenâ koutou, tenâ koutou katoa.

The number of children set to benefit from 20 Hours Free ECE is steadily rising already, less than a week after launch day, says Education Minister Steve Maharey.

More than $10 million will secure more than 500 places for children in Early Childhood Education (ECE), funding providers to expand or build new services, says Education Minister Steve Maharey.

The final phase of improvements to New Zealand Scholarship examinations has been announced today by Education Minister, Steve Maharey and Associate Education Minister, Parekura Horomia.

Kua Whakamarau Hiranga Te Reo Rangatira

The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, says new Ministry of Education reports on student attendance show improvements in many key areas, although he says there is more work to be done.

Mission On campaign requires schools to promote and sell healthy food and nutrition for students

The Education Minister, Steve Maharey and Manurewa MP, George Hawkins, have expressed their sorrow at the death of the former Labour Education Minister, Hon Phil Amos.

Teachers and principals should advocate for the NCEA as our national qualification

The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, is calling on teachers and principals to advocate the strengths of NCEA as our national qualification, and an essential centrepiece of our 21st century education system.

Government investing $92m to build four new schools in the Takanini area of Auckland over the next 15 years

Children with hearing loss, including screening of newborns, are benefitting from cochlear implants and extra support in school

The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, says schools are being dramatically reshaped to meet new styles of teaching and learning.

The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, said schools are being dramatically reshaped to meet new styles of teaching and learning at the '21st Century Environments for all learners' Conference in Auckland today.

A range of incentives have been developed to encourage more people to become technology teachers, including a new teaching qualification and making teaching scholarships more attractive.

Early childhood education centres across the country will receive grants of $4.3 million to help more staff become qualified teachers.

Today's signing between Tûranganui-a-Kiwa claimant groups and the Crown is an important step forward.

Changes for the NCEA further refine the design of the system

Steve Maharey highlights a $1.4 million Budget 2007 investment aimed at encouraging upcoming school leaders to become principals.