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Māori see opportunity in Labour’s literacy programme in schools
Labour’s proposal to integrate financial literacy in schools an opportunity for Māori.
Class A: Teacher smoked meth at school, left pipe in special needs bathroom
She carried her stash in a glasses case but on occasion, left it unattended.
Cambridge coming to Whanganui Collegiate
The secondary school will replace NCEA Level 1 with Cambridge International Education.
University course completion rates lowest since 2014
Course completion rates dropped from a high of 89 per cent in 2020.
Aotearoa’s first Māori quantum physicist is up and at ‘em
Jacob Ngaha plans to fill his kete with quantum physics knowledge to share.
Australia’s controversial teacher training overhaul in NZ's sights
Providers in Australia will lose accreditation if they do not include certain content.
More than half of students still failing Year 8 maths
Achievement by girls, Māori, Pacific and low decile schools have all dropped.
‘They’re staggered’: The NCEA assessment overseas educators can’t believe is allowed in NZ
At international conferences, 'they are staggered we allow our young people to do that.'
Govt spends $1m to 'raise awareness' but not increase school attendance rates
Govt's school attendance campaign 'not expected to have a direct, quantifiable impact'.
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.
Fears proposed science curriculum will turn out 'ill informed students'
Teachers and scientists fear students might miss out on core concepts.
Popular teacher allegedly did students' work for them - and everyone passed
He allegedly gave all students ‘achieved’ or ‘merit’ despite work not being up to scratch.
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.
Harvard scholar who studies honesty is accused of fabricating findings
New York Times: Work by a professor at Harvard Business School has come under question.
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.
Big drop reported in teacher trainees
Universities report a slump in students entering teaching programmes.
'No confidence': NZ's largest school won't follow NCEA standards for Year 11 students
Rangitoto among schools not confident in new education standards starting next year.
Tomorrow’s Māori leaders are getting schooled up in governance roles and responsibilities
The Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust taking the future leaders through vital roles.
Education: Why a Bachelor of Arts degree is a priority not a punchline
Opinion: Humanities and arts are often looked down on - but they've never been so crucial.
Future of education: Why NZ needs to be there first
Opinion: An education consultant says the traditional state secondary school is over.
The NZ schools dropping NCEA Level 1
A growing number of schools are ditching NCEA Level 1 to better prepare kids for Year 12.
Top Auckland school axes 'dumbed down' NCEA for its own diploma
St Cuthbert's says new Level 1 curriculum will not provide sufficient, in-depth learning.
'This year is the worst': Schools hiring 'unqualified' teachers due to shortage
Principal survey finds nearly half had to appoint “untrained or unqualified” teachers.
'We have got to run our school': 'Unqualified' teachers hired amid shortage
Principal survey finds nearly half had to appoint “untrained or unqualified” teachers.
'Pretty dire': Early childhood teachers have little hope for future of the sector
Almost three-quarters of early childcare teachers think conditions will only get worse.
Opinion: Kids paying the price of sociologists' teacher takeover
Opinion: New teachers graduate with scant knowledge of the science of human learning.
Struggling students get the help they need before it's too late
Some schools are seeing achievement climbing as a result of structured' teaching.
'Education crisis': Report calls for overhaul of everything from curriculum to teacher training
Too many students are leaving school ill-prepared for tertiary study, work and life.
Delay in curriculum and NCEA changes gets a mixed reception
Critics fear the changed timeline will create a high road and a low road.
Roll-out of new NCEA assessments and refreshed curriculum slowed down
Educators are welcoming the changes which place more focus on literacy and numeracy.
Māori child called 'thick': Teacher struck off for racist remarks, force-feeding kids
Staff reported 11 incidents of mistreatment of children in an organisational review.
New NCEA tests 'poorly designed for Māori, Pacific students'
Independent evaluation says design of maths and writing tests are unfair on some students.
Making the Grade: Second NCEA literacy and numeracy tests show drop in reading
Only a third of students passed the first trial. Did students fare better this time?