Charter Schools
Govt change: charter schools optimistic
Charter school owners are confident their schools will survive the change of government even if the charter school system is abolished. Audio
Blue Light Senior Boys School planned for Taupo
Two new charter schools are opening in Taupo and Rotorua specifically for Maori students. Principal of the Blue Light School, Mike Jackson, says the experience will be holistic for the students and it… Audio
Charter school bill drawn from Parliament ballot
A Labour MP's bill banning charter schools from being run to make a profit is to go before Parliament.
Chris Hipkins defends Labour's charter school policy
Labour's education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says Charter Schools will be given options to change. He is confident Labour's Maori MPs will get behind the policy. "I think we need to focus on… Audio
Criticism of Charter Schools by Labour is "weak electioneering"
We talk to the two sides of the charter school debate. On one side is Raewyn Tipene, the chief executive of He Puna Marama Trust which runs a Maori-focussed charter school in Whangarei. "It will be a… Audio
Labour party divided over charter school policy
Labour MP Peeni Henare is backing the party's Maori campaign manager and list candidate Willie Jackson, who says a Labour government should not shut down all charter schools. Audio
Willie Jackson and Labour at odds over charter schools
Labour candidate Willie Jackson runs a charter school, yet the party opposes them. So how can a candidate and a party be so divided on the topic? Jane Patterson reports. Audio
Jackson at odds with Labour's charter schools policy
Labour Party list candidate and Māori campaign manager Willie Jackson is at odds with the party's policy strongly opposing charter schools.
NZ's charter schools given good report card
Most of the first eight charter schools are good at teaching and testing children from Māori, Pasifika and poor backgrounds, an independent evaluation says.
Charter school getting bigger slice of funding pie - PPTA
A new Hawke's Bay charter school is being paid for three times as many students as it has enrolled.
New charter schools face enrolment challenges
Two new charter schools due to open in 2017 have had mixed fortunes in attracting students.
'Difficult' students going to charter schools
Some charter schools are enrolling difficult students and having trouble attracting good teachers, the Ministry of Education has been told.
New charter schools target Māori teens
Backers of two new charter schools want to help Māori students who are doing badly in regular state schools.
Drilling firm behind one of two new charter schools
A drilling firm and an educational trust are behind two new charter schools announced today.
Charter schools want more money for growth
Some charter school owners want financial assistance from the government to help with growing enrolments. Audio
Online schools will supplement, not replace, schools - minister
Proposed 'online' schools would not replace traditional schools but supplement them, the Education Minister says. Audio
Charter school accounts scrutinised
The country's eight charter schools paid their owners or related entities more than $1 million for administration and management services last year.
Charter school accounts scrutinised
Taxpayer-funded charter schools are underspending their property funding from the government. They say that gives them the flexibility to spend more on students' education. But some in the industry… Audio
Charter school wins decile one funding
A charter school is getting more government funding after becoming the first of the publicly funded private schools to change its decile rating.
Poor marks for Auckland charter school
A new charter school is confident it provides high-quality teaching despite having poor national standards results.
