Childcare fees hit private school levels
Childcare fees rose at twice the general inflation rate from 2008-2017.
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It's unclear what prompted the school to bring in its new rule.
Truancy at Rotorua schools 'shocking'
School attendance rates in Rotorua are dropping each year.
Primary teachers plan crucial stopworks on March 18-22
Primary teachers will hold stopwork meetings in March on their latest pay offer.
Memo to college students: Stop whining over ripped jeans
Comment: I'd be grateful I didn't have a uniform, rather than arguing over ripped jeans.
Polytech reform may scare international students
Education NZ seeks feedback on foreign students' concerns about polytech reform.
Low tops, coloured fingernails banned: School students rebel against dress code
Students say dress code "objectifies" girls who arouse male teachers.
Principal almost loses finger in freak tug of war accident
School abandons tug-of-wars after its principal almost lost a finger when a rope snapped.
Crackdown may drive out home-based carers
EXCLUSIVE: Policy for those in home-based work tipped to lift fees and force some to quit.
Otago Uni introduces drug checking for O-Week
Students will be able to have the substance they plan on ingesting tested.
School adds sunglasses to uniform list
The eyes have it at Maungakaramea Primary School as sunglasses are issued.
Childhood centre numbers soar as teacher shortage bites
The number of early childhood centres has surged, yet some kids remain on waiting lists.
Plan to move teachers around 'hubs' draws emotional response
Taskforce plan for regional hubs to employ teachers spark emotion at a public meeting.
One in 10 primary schools still short of teachers - NZEI
New NZEI survey points to a possible slight easing of the teacher crisis.
King's College tragedy: Star schoolboy softballer mourned
King's College is mourning the loss of a Year 13 boy.
Principals: More truancy prosecutions needed
'We have a real problem with the ones that are deliberately being kept at home.'
Last minute no-shows: Chinese chill hits NZ schools as students bow out
Chinese student numbers in NZ schools are down 20 to 30 per cent this year.
Kerre McIvor: Polytech shakeup is long overdue
How is a half-arsed BA in media studies more helpful than a person who can build a home?
Former charter school's 'mammoth' first year
Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology has been open for just over a year.
When not to talk to your kids about school
Katie Barker learned the hard way the best time to talk to her daughter about school.
'They could have killed my son': Savage beating of student
Security staff refused to intervene during attack on school student, mum says.
$206m university research facility scrapped
Selwyn MP Amy Adams lays blame at the feet of the Education Minister Chris Hipkins.
Education hub brings together 600 teachers and 44 schools
The goal of the hub is to tackle attendance, transience, and mental health.
The big housing squeeze: Teachers forced to bunk with boss
Overseas teachers recruited to fill gaps are struggling to find homes in Auckland.
Private schools to move north
The St Kentigern schools group intends to consolidate onto two sites, from three now
Polytech rescue plan spells upheaval for apprentices too
Radical industry training plan goes way beyond anything discussed in consultations.
Training shakeup: How will it affect you?
How the big shakeup affects students, apprentices, employers and staff.
Industry shakeup: New body to run polytechs, apprentices
Sixteen polytechnics will be merged into one entity that will take over industry training,
All students should study NZ's early history
COMMENT: Perhaps a compulsory class in colonial history for MPs is what's needed first.
The multi-million-dollar 11-year-old school that needs to be rebuilt
On opening in 2008 the school had been called "the most modern in the country''.
Struggling to stay afloat: Primary school's $276k pool repair bill
Children are being deprived of water safety skills as schools struggle to fund pools.
New recruits' wings a strong incentive for trainee pilots
Academy welcomes a new cohort with a wings ceremony to provide motivation.
Sustainable schools to install chicken coops and behives
Schools have been given $25,000 from Countdown supermarket for chicken coops and beehives.
Rotorua Boys' High head prefects blown away by leadership selection
The pair is hoping to bring their culture to the roles and uphold the mana of Raukura.