Editorial: Back-to-school nerves understandable
WE SAY: It is a big deal to start relaxing our mental programming of the past month.
WE SAY: It is a big deal to start relaxing our mental programming of the past month.
Playgrounds can now open at childcare centres but are still closed in schools and parks.
Schools and early childhood centres will open on April 29
Centres reveal safety measures as they prepare to reopen.
Schools expect only 5 to 10 per cent of students to turn up in alert level 3.
Morrinsville College principal's warning: 'Children can contract Covid and they can die'.
Nathan Wallis was slammed for pillow featuring the confederate flag.
Ministry says closing schools and childcare reduces deaths by only 2 to 4 per cent.
Hipkins: 'We are not being too heavy-handed on this.'
The Early Childhood Council had called for centres to remain closed until alert level 2.
Some childcare centres will stay closed, but most schools will open on April 29.
PM confirms parents will decide if children go back to school.
The council wrote a letter to the Education Minister about the issue of reopening.
NZQA holds firm against reducing NCEA requirements during the pandemic.
Childcare centres want to stay closed at level 3 because of the risk of spreading virus.
Some families forced to "put their lives on the line", while others stay safe.
School, as children knew it, no longer exists - or won't for a while, writes Vera Alves.
The Ministry of Education has released new information.
Many new entrants are unable to start school as lockdown drags into fourth week.
Grant Robertson announced schools will have more time to prepare after lockdown lifted
Can you get a takeaway or go to the pub? The Government will reveal all today.
Education Ministry scrambling to supply students with connections and devices.
A million Kiwi kids start learning online today in which could be a 'game-changer'.
COMMENT: Children are not immune, and can be carriers.
Expert calls for restrictions on reopening daycares to avoid more Covid-19 outbreaks.
Reopening schools and childcare may be a staggered process over months.
What happens to schools when the alert level 4 lockdown ends?
Ministers of Social Development and Education front up to Parliament committee.
School closures could extend beyond the end of the current four-week period.
Winston Peters says there are "huge tensions" balancing health and economic issues.