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Luxon tells parents to 'wake up' and tackle low school attendance
The visit comes as junior schools introduce one hour a day of maths, reading and English.
Whanganui East School urges more support for KidsCan
Parents are struggling with back to school costs.
'Numerous risk factors': Nurse issues meningococcal warning as school resumes
Caryn Williams says many factors contribute to young adults being at risk.
How effective is fear as a teaching tool?
Yes, we learn from fear. The question is: What do we learn?
New One Day School for gifted kids set to open: What are the signs of giftedness?
'Being different doesn’t make you popular.'
Children cycling need lower speed limits, say advocates
Cycling advocates are calling for safer conditions for children cycling to school.
Don’t be a dingus: The best Kiwi schoolyard insults that time forgot
Were you a tryhard, a sad guy, or a gumbus?
'Exponential' growth: Primary school's 'fight' for funding
'Last year we overspent $10,000 to $12,000 every two weeks.'
Judge decides kids better off with mum because dad can't 'preserve' their Māori culture
The children were raised in a Māori household, but lived with their dad after a breakup.
Letters: How to make vandals respect others’ work
OPINION: Readers have their say on bus shelter vandalism, AI and more.
Back to school: Dropping the kids off on the family bike
Richie Russell thinks more people should start cycling their kids to school.
Kiwi principal's words of wisdom go viral
A principal's letter to parents on social media has captured an international audience.
'We’re all learning together': Programme aims to encourage use of te reo Māori in classrooms
About 70 per cent of the school's students identify as Māori.
Praise be! Pentecostal church buys Penrose base from Baptists
A 1.3ha Penrose property beside a high school has changed hands: what next for the site?
Opinion: Personal tragedy can impact a child’s education
OPINION: Otahuhu principal stresses the life importance of attending school.
'I only had one pinot gris': What brought a $2.7m fraudster back before court
Tessa Grant was jailed for six years for her thefts, but given a fine for her crime today.
Principal groups defend school uniform pricing
Many families prepare to fork out hundreds of dollars to pay for school uniforms.
Letters: Unmasking Covid complacency; one school uniform for all of NZ
OPINION: For those over 60, Covid can be debilitating and lethal.
Letters: The Green Party discovers their clay feet
OPINION: A young politician’s mental health was shoved to the back of the queue.
Opinion: Education standards will increase with great parenting
OPINION: Schools will thrive when parenting thrives.
Chromebooks, shoes, uniforms and stationery - the overwhelming list returns
Between stationery and uniform costs, the start of the school year can be expensive.
Students 'fraudulently' using Havelock North Intermediate logo to bully others online
Account-holders on TikTok and Instagram are using a school logo and bullying students.
Tauranga students worried about university chances after NCEA results error
He has already been told he might have to add extra time to his degree due to the error.
NCEA pass rates drop for third year in a row
Covid is being blamed as provisional pass rates drop across the board for the third time.
Editorial: Classroom cellphone ban gives teachers a fighting chance
OPINION: Despite mixed evidence, school students will have phones taken away this year.
Letters: Scrapping Auckland light rail; Luxon must make tough decisions
OPINION: 'Once again, a burning congestion problem remains unaddressed.'
School's 'radical' $40k gamble of free uniforms for attendance. Did it pay off?
'We don’t want to have any barriers to learning.'
Charter school plans: More radical than before - David Seymour
David Seymour is planning to improve on the charter school model but unions are worried.
Virtual reality: The future of learning
A new wave of learning is spreading with the introduction of virtual reality in the classroom, opening up a whole approach to learning by mixing the digital and physical worlds. The NZ Herald visits Whangaparāoa School who are actively implementing VR technology in their classes and talk to a year 7 class during a lesson learning about electrical circuits. Video / Ben Dickens
Education crisis: How bad has the system become and what can be done to repair it?
Parents around the country are concerned about the quality of our education system.
Law student takes to social media to teach Te Tiriti
Te Matahiapo Safari-Hynes says political events motivated him to start the initiative.
Is your child refusing to go to school? Here's how you can help
How can families use the holidays to lay the groundwork for a more positive school year?
How a teen saved his granddad's life after a heart attack – and the app that could save your loved one
What was done to save Stuart Jones' life could lift falling cardiac arrest survival rates.