Blog entries http://www.ppta.org.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:32:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ppta.org.nz/index.php/ppta-blog/in-memory-of-carmen.html <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tane.</p><br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">A majestic tree has fallen in the great forest of Tane.</p><br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">&nbsp;</p><br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Carmen, truly a Kiwi icon. </p><br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: Read More... Flying Pig Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:06:28 +0100 PPTA Gay liberation Carmen http://www.ppta.org.nz/index.php/ppta-blog/where-were-you-in-the-great-charter-school-fight-of-2012-13-mum-.html <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">My feeling is that charter schools will be a defining issue for New Zealanders just like the tour was in the 1980s (now where was that nice Johnny Key on the issue &ndash; that&rsquo;s right, he can&rsquo;t remember &hellip;) and the bulk funding disputes of the 1990s.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The sides are lining up and the side of the angels is clearly the opposing one. Even the Teachers&rsqRead More... Observer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:24:03 +0100 WWSTA Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association Tomorrow's Schools STA New Zealand School Trustees Association John Key charter schools