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More than half of students still failing Year 8 maths
Achievement by girls, Māori, Pacific and low decile schools have all dropped.
Employment Court ruling: School at Gloriavale under review
Six Gloriavale leavers were employees and not volunteers, Employment Court found.
'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fire
The new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - Different homes
Arona is a mama to 5 teenagers and a 1 year old. Due to housing limitations the whanau has had to split where they live. She wants to know how to keep everyone, connected when they can’t all live under the same roof. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
Treasury unsure school lunch scheme offers value for money - Budget document
A Budget document shows Treasury does not support the free school lunch scheme.
'I have a lot of concerns': Educators rely too much on online learning
Teachers were among the biggest users of IT in the classroom before the pandemic.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - ADHD, PTSD and anxiety
After escaping an abusive relationship, solo mum of 4 Jan Marie is on a new path forward and is looking for ways to help support her son Anthony who is struggling with severe anxiety, ADHD and PTSD. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
Co-ed or single-sex? Boys do better in single-sex schools, study finds
Boys at single-sex schools leave school with higher qualifications than those at co-eds.
Wake up: School science is being minimalised
OPINION: Those who can fix this are doing nothing, writes chemistry teacher.
'Where's the science?': Teachers shocked at draft school curriculum
Advance copy of the new curriculum contains no mention of physics, chemistry or biology.
'They don’t know what they’re doing is assault': Campaigners call for mandatory sexual consent education in schools
'We know what happens when students don’t get this. We know sexual violence is endemic.'
School of last resort: How to fix NZ’s vital but ignored alternative education system
New Zealand’s alternative education system suffers from inadequate facilities.
University rankings: 'New Zealand continues to outperform relative to its size'
New Zealand's eight universities are all ranked in the top 500 in the world.
Making the grade: Should schools teach life skills like budgeting, driving and civics?
'If they can't get them from Mum and Dad, they need to get them from school.'
Job cuts at University of Otago set to go ahead despite Govt bailout
The institution announced its intention to cut up to several hundred staff in April.
Focus: Education Minister announces boost to tertiary education funding
Education Minister Jan Tinetti and Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced an extra $128 million to fund tertiary education providers over the next two years. Video / Mark Mitchell
Government 'not responsible' for all university failings - Sepuloni
NZ's loss-making universities have blamed underfunding for their problems.
'Inadequate and poor quality': Alternative education for at-risk teens slammed
Scathing report calls for a total overhaul of the system and more funding.
Opinion: Weak universities diminish NZ’s resilience
OPINION: Staff are being let go from campuses across NZ as institutions tighten belts.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - MECP2 duplication syndrome
A lack of support from health agencies has left a mum of four struggling to keep up with caring for her son Te Kaha who has a rare genetic disorder - MECP2 Duplication Syndrome. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
John Langley: Breaking the bruising cycle over teachers’ pay
OPINION: Why butt heads over wage negotiations every two or three years?
Leeann Watson: Immigration alone can’t bridge NZ’s ‘employability gap’
OPINION: The education system is failing both Kiwi kids and companies, says Leeann Watson.
Do young people leave school with basic skills for work? No, say employers
An employer asked an apprentice to sweep the workspace. They said no and phoned their dad.
Students to protest in support of teachers amid rolling strikes
The PPTA says strikes will keep going as it looks through the recommendations.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - Reframing ADHD
Takoha is bright and full of beans but his parents suspect he may have ADHD. They are unsure about getting him tested and want to understand how they can better support him. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
Opinion: Science education is dying
Opinion: Why have we abandoned teaching the very thinking that can save us?
Students want strikes to end: 'We are calling for our right to education'
“While you battle over pay and conditions, students are being sent home."
School staff get ‘long overdue’ backpay after Holidays Act mistake
Teachers and school staff are about to share over $38 million in partial compensation.
Brooke van Velden: Kids deserve fair shot at education
The curriculum should require real knowledge to be taught, in detail, to all.
'Shocked and appalled': University pays ex-Cabinet minister Steven Joyce nearly $1m
Invoices from Joyce Advisory total $966,000 between December 2019 and December 2022.
'No one's happy about this': Secondary teachers begin new round of industrial action
Students will be rostered home for the rest of the term.
Big drop reported in teacher trainees
Universities report a slump in students entering teaching programmes.
Email confirming Otago University cuts released 'prematurely'
University spokesman says proposed changes are not yet finalised.