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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Govt pledges $44m for 1000 teachers, tutoring services
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:03
	Publish Date:		2022-09-14 05:07:00
	Description:		The government is funding $44 million into recruiting 1000 more teacher and supporting students behind in their learning due to Covid disruptions. The aim is to coax 700 teachers here from overseas and recruit 300 locally. It is extending the offer of relocation grants and school finders fees. About $20 million is going on catch-up teaching and tutoring services - including exam preparation, workshops, tutorials, homework and mentoring. There will also be 500 more places summer school to give year eleven and 12 students more time to earn NCEA credits. Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti talks to Lisa Owen.
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