Charter Schools

The Minister of Education has been questioned about why a charter school has ended up with two and a half million dollars of unspent government funding, sitting in its bank. Audio

The country's first Charter school's are making their first ever annual reports available to the public. And, overall, the results look good. Audio

Critics have dismissed the first annual reports from charter schools. Audio

As we have reported this morning the first ever charter school annual reports and financial accounts are out and they are revealing high NCEA pass rates and strong financial results. Audio

NCEA pass rates of 100 percent and surpluses as high as half a million dollars are detailed in the first ever charter school annual reports and financial accounts. Audio

Inquiries into some partnership schools reveals a diverse appraoch to Maori education. Audio

A new South Auckland charter school has taken a swing at state schools, but another says it wants to support its neighbours rather than compete with them. Audio

Charter school enrolments have not been hurt by ongoing criticism, with some reporting significant roll increases. Last year about 360 students attended the first five of the publicly funded private… Audio

As we heard in the news, The Education Review Office has completed its first two reviews of charter schools and both have passed with flying colours. Audio

ACT'S new leader David Seymour and United Future leader Peter Dunne go head to head on the Resource Management Act and charter schools; controversy over a proposal for a huge nickel smelter in… Audio

The government has revealed the identities of four new charter schools which are going ahead despite ongoing criticism of the publicly-funded private schools. Audio

The government's planned partnership schools, publicly-funded private schools inspired by the charter schools that run in many US states, have attracted supporters and critics. Audio