Half of pre-schoolers still at home
Many parents are still at home and/or afraid to send their children back to centres.
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Teacher aides win historic pay equity deal
Another big step towards equal pay for NZ women and men.
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Teacher Sandy Bornholdt said "it wasn't 'just in case' learning it was 'just in time'".
$200m problem: Why is Wellington's central library closed?
It wasn't damaged in the Kaikoura earthquake, it's not even technically earthquake prone.
Device delivery to at-home learners was 'logistical nightmare' principals say
Students finally get their learn-at-home devices - when they return to school.
'Champing at the bit': How schools are tackling rugby return
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Preschool teacher fee hike could leave centres short of staff: lobby
Preschools are on the hunt for teachers but fear they could be driven away by a fee hike.
A quarter of Northland kids still at home
Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.
Staggered entry times: Children told to wait outside school gate
Some schools are still staggering start times although they no longer have to.
Looming recession tipped to boost polytechs
Polytech and wānanga domestic enrolments forecast to jump 33 per cent.
Principals 'pleasantly surprised' by 79% turnout
Principals "plesantly surprised" by school turnout of just under 80 per cent.
Focus Live: $278 million funding boost for early childhood education centres
The Government will reinstate the 100 per cent funding band for teacher-led ECE services after it was scrapped by the previous Government in 2010, PM Jacinda Ardern said.
$278m boost for qualified preschool teachers
Higher subsidy rate for 100 per cent qualified teachers will be restored.
School's back for 82 per cent of kids
About 85 per cent of kids are back at school, but some Whangārei parents scared away.
Focus: Back to school for NZ kids after lockdown
Focus: Some have the back to school blues and some are just happy to see their friends again as Flanshaw Road School kids get back in the classroom. Video / Michael Craig
Dad: Why I'm not sending my kids to school
Takapuna dad Moueen Haddad explains why he is not sending his kids to school on Monday.
Marist College to re-open despite 'new' Covid-19 case
"We are all looking forward to welcoming our students through our school gates."
Natasha Hemara is new head of troubled Northland school
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'Incredibly joyful': Surge of interest in homeschooling since lockdown
A number of Kiwis are making a permanent switch to home learning.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Wait for the school bus nearly over
"The buses are just part of what's been a big lot of work."
Budget 2020: Free training for 100,000 students, apprentices
Free training for construction, engineering, agriculture, health.
$1.6b trade training package: 'I've never seen anything like it'
Building and Construction ITO CEO says "I've never seen anything like this in my career".
Targeted fees-free retraining scheme tipped for Budget
It is difficult for mid-career people who lose their jobs to go back to study.
NCEA exams delayed due to Covid-19
NCEA exams have been delayed by 10 days in light of the pandemic crisis.
$4 billion injection for health system
Almost $4 billion will be spent on the health system in the wake of Covid-19.
Schools may stagger reopening days at level 2
Teachers ready to return to class despite persistent safety fears.
Early childhood teachers win big pay hike
Early childhood teachers will get big minimum pay rises in the Budget.
Revealed: Why many Kiwi parents will keep kids at home in level 2
Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.
Mind the gap: The growing social divide at schools
The lockdown has widened educational gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged kids.
Cabinet papers show scramble to get laptops, modems to disadvantaged students
Cabinet documents show the struggle - and cost - of quickly rolling out online learning.