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Record enrolment for te reo Māori, foreign languages down © RNZ / Te Aniwa Hurihanganui The number of teenagers studying te reo Māori at secondary school has passed 30,000 for the first time. Education Ministry figures showed in 2020 30,626 studied te reo and 1324 studied Te Reo Rangatira, which is for native speakers. The figures showed enrolment in international languages also rose in 2020 with 55,531 enrolments, up from 53,215 in 2019. French and Spanish were the most popular foreign languages, attracting 14,652 students and 13,237 students respectively. However, French enrolments have...

mac1 3 73 of an intake of 1200 cadets at West Point cheat in a calculus online exam. That's 6%. Wikipedia says "Candidates for admission must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Other nomination sources include the president and vice president"! "The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree. Cadets are required to adhere to the Cadet Honor Code, which states that "a cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy The worst scandal i...

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua in Invercargill had its welcome sign vandalised with abusive, racist grafitti on Tuesday. “This is what hatred looks like. It’s not overseas, it’s right here in our communities and it’s targeting our children, our language and our identity,” said Māori Language Commissioner, Professor Rawinia Higgins. “We know that more than one million people stood with us to celebrate Māori language in September and we ask people to show their support for the children and families from this kura.” The commission was created in 1987 after a la...