NZQA: hide & seek
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3841 12th Dec 2013
Why is NZQA concealing key statistics?
Education rankings "flawed"
1 CommentsBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue Listener Plus 3840 4th Dec 2013
A test that ranks countries’ educational achievements has serious flaws, some academics say, and basing reforms on the league tables is a big mistake.
Our place in the education world: a Q&A; with Andreas Schleicher
By Catherine Woulfe in Education
4th Dec 2013
The man who’s been called the world’s most influential education expert gives his views on how our education system is performing and how we can improve.
NCEA slammed by tertiary assessors
2 CommentsBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3839 30th Nov 2013
NZ secondary school qualification system causing serious problems, finds official report.
Baby bunkum
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
Pregnant women are being given “contradictory and occasionally infuriating” advice, says an American health economist.
Malala: girl interrupted
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3834 24th Oct 2013
Surviving a Taliban killing attempt has only made Malala Yousafzai a more powerful advocate of girls’ education.
Brave heart: facing your fears
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3833 17th Oct 2013
Many of us don’t think we’re particularly courageous but there are ways to make yourself bolder.
Home schooling: missing the mark
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3830 29th Sep 2013
Numbers of home-schooled children are ballooning, but there are no regular checks on how well they’re being taught – if at all.
The untold story of NZ's surrogate babies
1 Comments Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3830 26th Sep 2013
Couples who use surrogate mothers to bear their children are entering a legal and moral minefield.
Journalists dicing with death
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs
Issue 3825 22nd Aug 2013
In the wake of a bloody week for the “tribe” of foreign correspondents, Catherine Woulfe looks at how war journalists have gone from being immune to being a target.