Pita Sharples
19 May, 2011
Supporting M�ori educational achievement
Budget 2011 will provide significant capital and operational funding to strengthen delivery of school and community-based M�ori language initiatives, Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples says.
It will also help teachers to engage better with M�ori students, improve literacy teaching, and support Kura Kaupapa M�ori.
Budget 2011 provides new funding for M�ori education:
- $9 million over four years to support iwi to develop school and community-based language initiatives.
- $3 million over three years to support Te Runanganui o nga Kura Kaupapa M�ori to develop a curriculum and associated resources based on the philosophy of Te Aho Matua.
- $8 million over four years to realign Kura transport assistance - which has been capped since 1995 - with mainstream schools.
Funding will be reprioritised to the following areas:
- $60 million over four years to build new kura kaupapa M�ori and upgrade existing school buildings.
- $6.5 million to expand family-based literacy programmes to all decile one two and three schools, building on the current Reading Together programme.
- $17 million over four years to allow an additional 20 schools to participate in the Te Kotahitanga teacher training programme.
�These initiatives help teachers to engage with whanau to improve M�ori achievement at school through better support for students� identity, language and culture � ingredients for educational success which are often missing,� Dr Sharples says.
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