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The Government is very confident that education policies in place are already making improvements to Maori achievement and participation in education," Education Minister Wyatt Creech and Associate

Education Minister Wyatt Creech made public today that last Friday he contacted the PPTA directly to appeal to them to begin the teacher pay negotiations immediately in the interests of all concern

The Government today announced plans to put almost 600 new special education teaching positions in schools throughout the country.

The Government today announced plans to put almost 600 new special education teaching positions in schools throughout the country.

Primary school principals have been given a clear message today that the Government's proposed assessment of primary school children is needed to improve academic achievement.

The past year has been one of pluses and minuses - not everything that we have done has been popular with primary principals.

The Government has released details of how schools across the country are expected to benefit from almost $400 million for new work on school buildings and extra classrooms.

The Minister of Education plans to follow up concerns about student access to schools in central Auckland during a visit to the area next month.

"We are very disappointed that the PPTA leadership still has not taken the necessary steps to get back into pay talks," Education Minister Wyatt Creech and Associate Education Minister Brian Donnel

The Government has cleared the way for more students from China to come to New Zealand to study.

The Government today re-iterated that negotiations with the PPTA can only resume if the union comes back to the table focusing on pay and conditions, and with no threats of industrial action.

The Minister for Courts Wyatt Creech today opened the revamped and renamed Waitakere District Court in West Auckland.

"The public and students will welcome the PPTA's decision to stop the proposed industrial action next week," Education Minister Wyatt Creech and Associate Education Minister Brian Donnelly said t

The Minister of Education said today he was treating very seriously repeated accusations from the PPTA President that the Minister was a "liar."

"The PPTA leadership is being very provocative and irresponsible in using secondary school aged students as pawns in their political campaign," Education Minister Wyatt Creech said today.

"The PPTA leadership appears to be preparing to use the secondary teacher pay talks to fight what is simply just a political campaign against Government policy," Education Minister Wyatt Creech sai

New education legislation introduced to Parliament today gives effect to a change in the
administration of senior teachers' pay, and clarifies the law governing the mergers of tertiary

Waiomio School in Northland will close on July 19, Minister of Education Wyatt Creech announced today.

The Government is giving the go ahead for a new Institute of Judicial Studies to enhance the quality of justice.

Tertiary students will win with big changes and improvements to the way their education is funded, Education Minister Wyatt Creech and Associate Education Minister Brian Donnelly said today.

School students will benefit from improved standards and a better quality education all round through more resources than ever before being pumped into education.

Total education spending $7.1 billion in 1998/99.

The Coalition Government has so far committed almost $1.7 billion extra for education during its term of office.

In this Budget:

"The Government and Auckland University are working to resolve the issues raised in the Occupational Safety and Health report on mortuary services at Auckland Medical School," Education Minister Wy

Only a few weeks since I was here for Bill English ? AGM.

I want to talk about our party and my portfolio, education. You have also asked for thoughts on the role of list MPs.