So What’s the Story Behind Stanford’s Proposed New Senior Secondary Curriculum?
This week, with great fanfare at the Auckland base of the US (military?) owned Rocket Lab company, Education Minister Erica…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Can someone tell Winston Peters it’s OK to condemn Israel bombing Qatar?
PSNA says Winston Peters must immediately and thoroughly condemn Israel’s bombing on the Qatari capital Doha. Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa…
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BEN MORGAN: Europe beating Putin diplomatically, and a big battle is coming in Donetsk
Last week, European leaders continued their efforts to generate support for Ukraine. Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ met in Paris…
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“Incredible Work” Killing Tom Phillips – Did Armed Police hunt 9 and 10 year olds?
He was always going to be gunned down by police – we all knew how it would end. A Lee Harvey…
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The best Education Minister NZ ever had
There were many Ministers of Education during my teaching career, mostly National seeing as they were in government for longer…
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Tamaki Makaurau by-election bombshell result
What an emphatic victory – and vindication – for Te Pati Maori and what a humiliating thrashing for Labour. The…
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Protests in 30+ centres across the country for Global Day of Action for Gaza today – Saturday 6 September
In more than 30 centres across Aotearoa New Zealand today Palestine solidarity protests will support the Global Day of Action…
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GET THIS MAN A BREATH-MINT – On Shane Jones’ Proffered Fissile Probing
Earlier this week, I had read in the NZ Herald of Shane Jones reportedly trumpeting the prospect of a nuclear energy policy…
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Gemma New – don’t conduct in Tel Aviv!
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is calling on the NZ Symphony Orchestra conductor, Gemma New to cancel her engagement with the…
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So Erica Stanford Thinks All Brains Learn the Same?
A couple of articles back I wrote about Stanford importing a one size fits all curriculum form overseas. Going by…