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Primary teachers plan crucial stopworks on March 18-22
Primary teachers will hold stopwork meetings in March on their latest pay offer.
Polytech reform may scare international students
Education NZ seeks feedback on foreign students' concerns about polytech reform.
Crackdown may drive out home-based carers
EXCLUSIVE: Policy for those in home-based work tipped to lift fees and force some to quit.
One in 10 primary schools still short of teachers - NZEI
New NZEI survey points to a possible slight easing of the teacher crisis.
Mystery lagoon death: Autopsy conducted today
Sarah Mayne's body was found in the lagoon near Frank Kitts Park on Saturday morning.
$206m university research facility scrapped
Selwyn MP Amy Adams lays blame at the feet of the Education Minister Chris Hipkins.
The big housing squeeze: Teachers forced to bunk with boss
Overseas teachers recruited to fill gaps are struggling to find homes in Auckland.
Polytech rescue plan spells upheaval for apprentices too
Radical industry training plan goes way beyond anything discussed in consultations.
Struggling to stay afloat: Primary school's $276k pool repair bill
Children are being deprived of water safety skills as schools struggle to fund pools.
Teachers hope to avert more strikes
Teacher unions are believed to be making progress in pay talks.
Love and Learn branches out to embrace Whanganui East community
Centre for children grows to add an advocacy and support trust.
Principal shocked by police P raid, arrests at her house
Waipu School principal explains to the community after P and stolen goods found at house
Education does not need to restrain the strong
COMMENT: School reformers are taking too much autonomy from schools doing well.
Fire-gutted intermediate school reopens
Half of the school's classes will be held on university campus until new prefabs are ready
Battle lines drawn over school reforms
More than 70 public meetings begin on proposed radical education reforms.
Young: The year of delivering sitting targets
COMMENT: Of all the reviews commissioned last year, one was particularly worthwhile.
New school opens with 10 teachers for 13 kids
New Flat Bush school expects 80 per cent Asian roll of 180 within three years.
Kawerau: Only 38 per cent at school regularly
Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.
Overseas teachers cost taxpayers $10,000 apiece
Overseas teachers bring the world into low-decile schools, but are they ready for it?
Schools start late to avoid the summer heat
New Zealand's hot late January weather is driving some schools to delay start dates.
One in six Auckland schools reopening with vacancies
One in six Auckland schools are looking for teachers, down from one in five last year.
School divide may force compromise on radical shakeup
Almost half of schools oppose plans to shift control of schools to regional 'hubs'.
Battle looms to end 'winner and loser' schools
Schools are roughly evenly divided over proposals for a radical shakeup.
Fire-gutted school may reopen on university campus
Fire-gutted school may reopen on the next-door University of Auckland campus.
Fire-gutted intermediate school mulls its future
Almost 700 students in limbo as fire-gutted Auckland school faces unclear future.
Axe looms over six-monthly school reports
National Standards have gone, and six-monthly reports on students may soon be axed.
Nervous wait for 165,000 students with NCEA results out today
More than 165,000 students nationwide will be able to check their results today.
Keep gender identity issues out of the classroom, says poll
People are evenly divided on gender identity/biological sex in child sports teams.
Student chaos: Schools use force on pupils '13 times a day'
About 0.2 per cent of children with extreme behaviours are "creating chaos" in schools.
The gap between the rich and poor at university in New Zealand
This summer we look back at the big stories of the year. This is from September.
A chance to finally 'own' language policy
Interest groups applaud chance to advance language learning from start of schooling.
New languages could be offered to all kids
Nikki Kaye's bill will set off a debate on which languages should be taught.
Overseas trips costing schools tens of thousands
Blockhouse Bay Intermediate's spending catches Auditor-General's attention again.