There is a sweeping education legislation review before NZ parliament at the moment. The “Education and Training Bill 193—1” is at the select committee stage and submissions close on the 14th Feb 2020. Cynthia Hancox has put up much about this bill on her website and is continuing to link…
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Calls Needed to Reunite Homeschool Family
Please see below contacts for the Swedish and the Indian Embassies in New Zealand and Australia. Calls Needed to Reunite Homeschool Family e-mail October 7, 2009 from HSLDA.org Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: We recently told you about the plight of the Johanssons, a Swedish family whose only child, 7-year-old…
A Bit of Political Advice to Home Educators
A Bit of Political Advice to Home Educators The Editor would like to mention two things: When to speak and when not to speak. The news that there will no longer be regular blanket reviews of everyone of us but only reviews of those over which there are specific questions…
MoE/ERO Reviews
Some-one asked on hefnetnz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hefnetnz/ and Trademe Message Board http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.aspx?id=29810245&threadid=29810245 “Is it TRUE that the MoE have decided to review every home schooled child in the next 12 months?” Here is Craig’s answer: Gidday all, I think you can relax about this. Back in 1997/8 it was found that neither…
Parents to get truancy reminders
ttp://www.stuff.co.nz/nelsonmail/4666609a6007.html Parents to get truancy reminders By MARCUS STICKLEY – Nelson | Monday, 25 August 2008 Parents could soon start being prosecuted for taking their children out of school for a holiday, a Nelson principal says. Primary schools have been reinforcing attendance rules with parents after receiving reminders from the…