Govt to create $150M a year elite teacher strike force

Govt to create $150M a year elite teacher strike force
Jan. 23 (BusinessDesk) – The government is proposing to form and pay extra for an elite corps of up to 270 principals and 6,000 teachers to raise flagging performance in New Zealand schools. Prime Minister John Key announced the initiative in his first major speech for election year, to a west Auckland business audience, with details to be ironed out this year for introduction next year and spending of $359 million committed over the next four years for its implementation. Once in place, its annual cost will be $150 million a year, to create...