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Labour's Jan Tinetti on political education policies
Labour's education spokesperson Jan Tinetti joined First Up to talk the week in politics. Audio
Labour's concerns over new charter school legislation
It's Jan Tinetti's turn to front for the Labour party this week - she talked with Nathan Rarere about charter schools. Audio
Labour on government's new maths curriculum rollout
The Government is bringing forward the rollout of a new maths curriculum, saying it's to ensure children do not continue to fall through the cracks. Labour's spokesperson for education, and ex… Audio
Jan Tinetti refutes govts claims over Pharmac funding
The Government's yet-to-be-fulfilled promise to fund cancer drugs is still in the news - Labour's Jan Tinetti talk with Nathan about the political issues of the week. Audio
Labour on government's funding boost for teacher training
The Government says it's serious about upping the standard of teaching graduates with a $53 million dollar funding boost for in-school training. Labour's education spokesperson Jan Tinetti spoke to… Audio
Finance Minister's numbers don't add up for tax cuts - Labour
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says tax cuts will be the main feature of her first Budget in May. The Treasury is expecting growth to be $42.8 billion lower in the coming years than was estimated in… Audio
Robertson's valedictory speech 'best I've heard' - Jan Tinetti
Time now for our weekly catch up with the Labour Party, and MP Jan Tinetti is with us bright and early. Audio
Labour caucus in good space as it rebuilds from 2023
Time now for our weekly catch up with His Majesty's Loyal 0pposition - and Labour MP Jan Tinetti joins us again this week. Audio
Reasoning behind cutting free lunches - Jan Tinetti
To politics now and the coalition government is looking at cutting the free lunches in schools programme by up to 50 percent. The government said Labour did not set aside enough money to fund the… Audio
Labour's Jan Tinetti 'furious' about school property review
The former Education Minister is furious that the school property system is under review citing "abysmal economic management" from the previous Labour government.
A three-month Ministerial Inquiry… Audio
NCEA results tumble
NCEA pass rates have slumped for the third consecutive year.
Provisional results released by NZQA yesterday show rates for Year 11 students doing NCEA Level 1 and Year 12 students working towards… Audio
Schools will be provided with resources to implement new financial literacy classes
The Education Minister, Jan Tinetti, says schools will be given the resources to implement Labour's policy of compulsory financial literacy classes for all students from 2025, if it wins the election.
…Minister on pay offer to teachers
The Education Minister says a new pay offer recognises teachers as the corner stone of the education system.
Secondary school teachers are being offered a pay rise of about 14.5 percent by the start… Audio
Government confirms 14.5% pay rise for secondary teachers
High school teachers will get a pay bump of around 14.5 percent, after the government agreed to an arbitration panel's recommendation. The decision ends months of pay disputes between the government… Video, Audio
Tinetti forced to apologise for 'high degree of negligence'
Education Minister Jan Tinetti was forced to apologise to the House yesterday after the Privileges Committee found she'd misled Parliament due to "high degree of negligence".
But the committee found… Audio
Education Minister on $128 Million bailout for universities
Returning to our earlier story, the government has stumped up $128 million for cash strapped universities. Education Minister Jan Tinetti spoke to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
Some school kids working full-time to help pay the bills
Some school kids are working up to 40 hours per week, including overnight shifts, to help their families pay the bills. Students from Auckland's Tamaki College and Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate told… Video, Audio
300 new classrooms on the way - Budget '23
The government plans to build 300 new classrooms so children can learn in better conditions. The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Education Minister Jan Tinetti told a room of pupils in Wellington… Audio
Class sizes ratio announcement a 'slap in the face' - principal
The government has unveiled plans to reduce primary school class sizes by just a single student. One teacher to 29 children is the current ratio for years 4 to 8.
The government plans to drop it to… Video, Audio
The government defends stalling child poverty stats
The Government's efforts to reduce poverty have stalled, with more than 100,000 children still living in extreme hardship.
Data out today from Stats NZ shows no change between 2021 and 2022.
These… Audio
