The Minister of Education's endorsing the PPTA's decision to back planned education reforms into secondary teachers' collective agreements.
Just over 80 percent of PPTA members have voted to include Community of Schools and Across Community Teachers in their contracts.
Education Minister Hekia Parata calls it a significant step forward for the government's $359 million initiative.
However the minister's not getting it all her way - the primary school teachers union, the NZEI, has rejected the proposals.
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