ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION AFFAIRS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1929, 21 January 1919, Page 4

ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION AFFAIRS.

TEACHERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS. When the Educational Institute had under consideration proposals for an amended Educational Bill it referred to a sub-committee the questions of the personnel of the proposed National Education Board and the constitution of the proposed local Education Committees. This committee presented its report, as follows: — “National Education Board: That member’s of the Education Board shall devote (heir whole time to the work of the board and receive a salary; that the hoard consist of seven members, and the personnel be as follows: The Minister, the Director, three members elected by teacher's (one to be a woman), two appointed by the Govern merit (one to be a woman); the members elected by the teachers, and those appointed by the Government, shall hold cilice for three years. Teachers who may be elected members of the Education Board shall receive leave of absence during the period, for which (hey hold cilice, and their superannuation rights shall be conserved. “Education Councils: The city, the borough, or the county shall be the unit area for educational purposes; the City Council, Borough Council, or County Council shall set up, partly by election and partly by co-optation, an education committee or commit toes to manage the educational affairs of the area. ’ The report was adopted, after being discussed in detail, the debate being mainly on the lines of previous discussions of the subject.