Communities of Learning welcomes 444 more schools

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1929" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;11&sol;Dollarphotoclub&lowbar;68094383&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Dollarphotoclub 68094383" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"181" &sol;>Another 444 schools have formed themselves into Communities of Learning&comma; Minister of Education Hekia Parata has announced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This takes the total number of schools throughout the country participating in Communities of Learning to 793&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just one year into the four-year roll out of the programme about a third of Kiwi students are set to benefit from their schools sharing expertise and resources&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 54 new Communities of Learning have almost 135&comma;000 students in total&comma; more than doubling the number of students attending the groupings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Previously known as Communities of Schools&comma; the new Communities of Learning include schools in Northland&comma; the East Coast of the North Island&comma; Taranaki and Wellington&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In total there are now 96 Communities of Learning and together they have more than 250&comma;000 pupils&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Communities of Learning are groups of schools and kura that come together to raise achievement for children and young people by sharing expertise in teaching and learning&comma; supporting each other&comma; and working together so a child&&num;8217&semi;s journey through the education system is easier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;