School lunches feed pensioners in lockdown
"I didn't realise it was so good, and I'm grateful that the kids are getting this."
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Lockdown family's Wi-Fi nightmare
'I got like really stressed about it because I love my teacher.'
Empty schools, kindies as lockdown starts
All but 11 of Auckland Kindergarten Association's 120 kindies are empty.
Schools swing into gear - no holiday this time
No holiday for kids as Zoom classes gear up again.
Mouldy food allegations at childcare centre
Health officials are investigating the Pitter Patter Education Centre in Feilding.
Dan Bidois: How to stop the school system failing our young
Opinion: Schools, parents, and the sector need better oversight of low-performers.
On-job teacher training scheme postponed
Kiwis return from overseas to train as teachers - even in maths and science.
ECE teacher: 'Just silence' from ministry over abuse fears
The teacher reported an ECE centre four years ago for inappropriately punishing toddlers.
Worried parents swamp tuition firms after NZ school maths achievement slumps
'Overseas this is the norm, and we're seeing it increasingly ... adopted by NZ families.'
Dropping NCEA level 1 media studies is a mistake
OPINION: Media literacy is becoming increasingly important for young people.
Experts urge overhaul of school system
The chair of the Tomorrow's Schools Review Taskforce says reform is needed.
'Generalist' teachers mean smartest science students go unnoticed
The researchers said there had been a focus on literacy and numeracy in primary schools.
NZ history curriculum slammed as 'unbalanced'
Draft curriculum proposes 'three big ideas' - all about Māori and colonisation.
Aotearoa NZ History: Step closer for all schools to learn in 2022
A draft curriculum content has begun today after years of NZ history neglect in schools
Maths results hit record low: Experts called in to help students
Principals say there's a void of leadership in maths education.
Maths failures: It doesn't add up
How can we turn around a 27-year decline in our knowledge of maths?
Back to school: Kiwis returning due to Covid ease teacher shortage
Teaching vacancies listed in January dropped by a third from January last year.
Back-to-school stress to be 'amplified' this year
The budget advisory service is busier this year as families prepare for back to school.
Ministry's process stifled childcare centre abuse complaints: teacher
The centre's licence was suspended for three weeks in November following the allegations.
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
A mother's story: Diagnosing my daughter's dyslexia
A mother found out how challenging it can be for NZ schools to deal with dyslexia.
War of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to read
Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".
Reading revolution: The new way your kids will be taught to read
Schools are getting 2.4m copies of new phonics-based reading books - will they work?
Linda Mitchell: Now is the time for a reset on early childhood education
Opinion: Broad latitude is given to early childhood education providers - why is that?
Daycare food fight: Sausages, dried fruit, popcorn, raw apples banned
Watermelon seeds must be removed and peas cooked and mashed for under 3s.
Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school
Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.
Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls
More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.
'Down on hands and knees vacuuming the lawn': Inside asbestos clean-up
Hazmat-clad clean-up crews reveal what it takes to clear asbestos from Ponsonby homes.
Govt to allow 1000 overseas students in
The move is part of the recovery plan for international education.
Mark Bracey: Why phonics isn't the silver bullet to improved reading
Opinion: Learning to read can come naturally as a child is exposed to text in a fun way.
Students face emotional challenge confronting NZ history, study warns
Teachers will need to respond to students' emotions when they learn about NZ history.
Commercial contractors win school lunch tender
Big companies get most school lunch contracts as time pressure overrules local jobs.
Further claims of abuse at Feilding childcare centre
The Ministry of Education suspended the child care centre's licence on November 23.
Licences cancelled: Eleven Auckland daycare centre companies liquidated
'Cancelling licenses not a decision made lightly' - Ministry of Education.