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Issue 136: Militant unions failing our students

Muriel Newman, 10 October 2010

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Issue 135: Choice: 'why is the word so inflammatory in education circles?'

Allan Peachey, 25 July 2010

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Issue 134: Tertiary funding policy at an impasse

Roger Kerr, 18 June 2010

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Issue 133: The highly-valued 'nana' touch can't be taught in a degree

Fiona Hughes, 27 May 2010

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Issue 132: School choice: Making a Difference

Roger Kerr, 12 March 2010

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Issue 131: Does a bad start in life make for failure at school?

Roger Kerr, 08 October 2009

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Issue 130: A Swedish model for education?

Roger Kerr, 11 September 2009

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Issue 129: Teachers must oppose national standards

John Bishop, 10 July 2009

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Issue 128: Fund kids not schools

Jennifer Buckingham, 02 July 2009

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Issue 127: Positive outlook on curriculum

Kevin Donnelly, 08 May 2009

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Issue 125: The summit’s over – now for the next step

Phil O’Reilly, 01 March 2009

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Issue 124: A fresh approach to school choice?

Roger Kerr, 05 December 2008

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Issue 123: Export education worth supporting

Adolf Stroombergen, 22 November 2008

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Issue 122: The imperative for collaboration

Patrick Lynch, 01 November 2008

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Issue 121: Education Matters

Muriel Newman, 03 August 2008

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Issue 120: Universal student allowances: another election bribe?

Roger Kerr, 01 August 2008

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Issue 119: Governments continue to ignore country's research providers

Stuart McCutcheon, 22 July 2008

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Issue 118: School choice is vital element

Kevin Donnelly, 02 July 2008

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Issue 117: Don’t demonise private education

Jennifer Buckingham, 04 March 2008

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Issue 116: No longer choosing choice

Andrew Coulson, 21 February 2008

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Issue 115: Lagging in the reading stakes

Tom Nicholson, 08 February 2008

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Issue 114: Time to change way we judge schools

John Langley, 04 February 2008

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Issue 113: Science and maths: could we do better?

Roger Kerr, 25 January 2008

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Issue 112: Scoring our schools: what makes for a good education?

Roger Kerr, 01 October 2007

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Issue 111: The private-sector financing of public higher education infrastructure

Norman LaRocque, 01 July 2007

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Issue 110: Vouchers are the way to go

Kevin Donnelly, 09 June 2007

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Issue 109: Technology in schools ‘must be revamped’

Byron Bentley, 09 March 2007

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Issue 108: Pupils deserve more than credit counting

John Morris, 08 March 2007

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Issue 107: School choice lifts underachieving students

Roger Kerr, 06 October 2006

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Issue 106: Freedom of choice can only make it better

Kevin Donnelly, 02 September 2006

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Issue 105: It’s yesterday’s schools once more

Roger Kerr, 01 September 2006

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Issue 104: Zoning gives choice to the rich alone

Norman LaRocque, 31 August 2006

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Issue 103: Bums on seats approach flawed

Norman LaRocque, 09 August 2006

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Issue 75: Shambles of NCEA fully predictable

John Morris, 14 February 2005

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Issue 74: No teacher left behind

Terry M Moe, 09 February 2005

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Issue 73: School choice in New Zealand

Norman LaRocque, 14 January 2005

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Issue 72 Student loans for Maori pay dividends

Norman LaRocque, 13 January 2005

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Issue 71: teachers in high school deserve greater reward

Elizabeth Rata, 30 November 2004

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Issue 70: A case for tertiary fees

Norman LaRocque, 29 November 2004

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Issue 69: The wealth of nations: insights into university funding

Alison Wolf, 04 November 2004

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Issue 68: Time has come to tweak school assessment system

Bill English, 20 September 2004

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Issue 66: Education has, by and large, been run on the one-size-fits-all concept

Mike Hosking, 22 July 2004

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Issue 65: Parents know what's best for little Johnny

Gareth Morgan, 20 July 2004

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Issue 64: Back to basics for successful boys

John Morris, 20 July 2004

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Issue 61: Childcare funding move denies choice to parents

Dandie Dodds, 19 July 2004

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Issue 63: Let market forces into our schools

Gareth Morgan, 08 July 2004

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Issue 62: A new word that explains a lot

Simon Carlaw, 07 July 2004

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Issue 67: The ideal essence is change

Lauchlan Chipman, 24 June 2004

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Issue 60: Poorer parents put at a disadvantage by preschool policies

Norman LaRocque, 10 June 2004

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Issue 59: Why teachers should support the market

Mark Harrison, 26 May 2004

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Issue 58: Centralised, highly unionised system is failing students

Mark Harrison, 17 May 2004

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Issue 57: Education voucher scheme simpler than it's made out

Bill English, 04 May 2004

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Issue 56: Education policy denies real choice in schooling

Roger Kerr, 24 March 2004

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Issue 55: Choice

Rodney Hide, 09 March 2004

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Issue 54: More Red Tape Threatens Diversity of Education

Norman LaRocque, 16 February 2004

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Issue 53: Genuine choice for learners is important

Darell Hall, 15 February 2004

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Issue 52: Spin-doctoring and prizes won't fix fatally flawed NCEA

John Morris, 30 January 2004

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Issue 50: Time to Trade Up

Gilbert Ullrich, 12 November 2003

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Issue 49: Plenty of Evidence to Justify Competition in Education

Bruce Logan, 11 November 2003

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Issue 48:

Can Parties Reconcile Difference for Sake of Education Reform, 07 November 2003

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Issue 47: Raising the Qualifications Bar- is it Worth it?

Jean Pierre de Raad, 06 November 2003

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Issue 46: Top-up Tales

Norman LaRocque, 21 September 2003

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Issue 45: Good teachers deserve to be top of class

Roger Kerr, 05 September 2003

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Issue 44: Student loan scheme- it's a good deal

Norman LaRocque, 12 August 2003

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Issue 43: If I'm paying for your education, so can you

Michael Gove, 05 July 2003

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Issue 42: A lesson money can't teach

Don Brash, 24 June 2003

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Issue 41: Teachers for the new century

Edward P Lazear, 10 June 2003

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Issue 40: Education modernisation and school choice

Andrew J Rotherham, 02 June 2003

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Issue 39: Education has much to gain from less regulation

Norman LaRocque, 20 May 2003

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Issue 38: Small is beautiful? Reflection on the school class size debate

Jennifer Buckingham, 20 April 2003

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Issue 37: School zoning- fairness or fraud?

Jennifer Buckingham, 08 April 2003

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Issue 36: Critic and conscience of society

James Allan, 20 March 2003

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Issue 35: Someone has to pay

Norman LaRocque, 15 March 2003

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Issue 34: Nanny knows best- education fails us

Deborah Coddington, 08 January 2003

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Issue 33: 'Outcomes-based' curriculum fails international comparisons

Dr Kevin Donnelly, 30 December 2002

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Issue 32: In defense of an ideal

John Taylor, 20 December 2002

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Issue31: Universities would do better to strike out alone

Simon Jenkins, 20 November 2002

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Issue 30: Let's go shopping: Competition and choice in tertiary education

Norman LaRocque, 20 October 2002

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Issue 29: Tertiary education will not benefit from fee cap

Norman LaRocque, 18 October 2002

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Issue 28: Skills shortages hold back growth

Simon Carlaw, 20 September 2002

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Issue 27: Teacher pay rise not the only option

Norman LaRocque, 30 August 2002

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Issue 26: Rethink needed on the NCEA

Diane Foreman, 20 July 2002

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Issue 25: Don't blame the dahlias

Martin Hanson, 15 July 2002

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Issue 24: Why the NCEA has failed

Gillian Eadie, 20 June 2002

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Issue 23: In Ghana, a key market tries to cope with burgeoning demand

Norman LaRocque, 15 June 2002

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Issue 22: Leadership crisis in secondary education

John Taylor, 08 June 2002

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Issue 21: Knowledge economy fails the test

Alison Wolf, 20 May 2002

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Issue 20: Why uni fees must be de-regulated

Lauchlan Chipman, 15 May 2002

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Issue 19: Making tertiary education work

Peter Shirtcliffe, 20 April 2002

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Issue 18: The role of private education in India

Norman LaRocque, 20 December 2001

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Issue 17: Private higher education in China: not a new concept- but a tough business

Norman LaRocque and Dr Veronica Jacobsen, 20 September 2001

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Issue 16: The rise of private for-profit higher education institutions in America

Craig Swenson, 15 September 2001

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Issue 15: World Bank's International Finance Corporation moves into higher education

Norman LaRocque, 08 September 2001

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Issue 14: The Black Report on the NCEA

Michael Irwin and John Taylor, 20 June 2001

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Issue 13: An ill-planned recipe for academic anorexia

John Morris, 15 May 2001

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Issue 12: 'Marking' the NCEA

Michael Irwin, 20 April 2001

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Issue 11: The new school qualification is heading for major problems

Michael Irwin, 20 January 2001

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Issue 10: The new school qualification system - a logistical nightmare

Michael Irwin, 20 October 2000

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Issue 9: New Zealand dumbs down it's senior school

Dr Kevin Donnelly, 15 September 2000

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Issue 8: Testing primary children

Michael Irwin, 20 December 1999

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Issue 7: How good are our schools

Michael Irwin, 20 November 1998

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Issue 6: Schools and faith: Whose job is it to nurture spirituality?

Michael irwin, 10 November 1998

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Issue 5: Students as customers

Craig Swenson, 20 October 1998

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Issue 4: The National Qualifications Framework

Alan Smithers, 20 November 1997

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Issue 3: Notes and curriculum and qualification reforms

Michael Irwin, 15 October 1996

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Issue 2: The National Qualifications Framework - a solid edifice or Fawlty Towers

Michael Irwin, 10 June 1995

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Issue 1: Excellence, universities and the qualifications framework

Michael Irwin, 10 May 1994

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