Secondary school teachers put on fast track to residency to address shortages
The change would come into force from May.
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Editorial: Unruly classrooms mean our kids who want to learn are missing out
EDITORIAL: New report finds Kiwi kids some of the worst-behaved in the world.
Lockdowns partly to blame for students' behaviour - principal
Teachers believed disruptive behaviour had got worse in the past two years.
Watch: $90k invention helps boy walk again, eight years after choking tragedy
How the community has helped make his parents' dream come true.
Act's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cuts
Van Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.
Couple say school's 5.5m 'tower of terror' destroys home's privacy, value
Adults and children alike can be spotted staring into the couple's windows at all hours.
Can private businesses build better schools?
Investors could be used to build more public schools. It's been controversial overseas.
Pedestrian killed in Papatoetoe hit-and-run was 14-year-old boy
Alcohol and speeding were believed to be factors in the collision, principal says.
Cancelled classrooms: Does your school have one of the 20 axed NZ projects?
Everything you need to know about the 20 schools at risk of losing promised classrooms.
Top Auckland school declines enrolment application despite boy living in zone
The Ministry of Education has stepped in and told the school to enrol the boy.
Opinion: Do we have an educational problem? We need to be honest
OPINION: It’s time to roll up our sleeves and settle in for some hard graft.
Thousands of students stood down - highest in 20 years
Assaults, smoking, vaping and alcohol all resulted in formal removal.
Teachers turn down $5000 to help fast-track new NCEA guidance
Teachers claim schools do not feel confident about introducing the new level 1 standards.
Education Ministry boss assured job cuts to achieve Govt savings won’t impact students
The Government regularly claimed its cuts wouldn't impact frontline services.
Ministry of Education defends decision to hire new staff
The Ministry of Education has increased staff by about 1900 in 5 years.
'Absolute nonsense': Hipkins slams Luxon's $200b hole claim
Christopher Luxon delivered his first state of the nation address as Prime Minister.
Two students expelled from school after brutal attack
Two students involved in an attack on another student have been excluded from school.
Solving a school's mould muddle: When the flooding subsided, it was just the beginning
Nūhaka School will be rebuilt after damage from the cyclone revealed hidden issues.
$750k spent, nothing to show: Govt cost-cutting hits schools
Frustrated principal says build is back to square one.
Parents lay complaint over school's alleged over-sedation of epileptic son
Spencer Cauty received more than 10 doses of sedative at school 'unnecessarily'.
Tragic toll of online abuse outlined in pleas for Govt to take action
Dysfunctional, sluggish official responses blasted amid escalating online harms.
From the MTG: We are set for another year of educational fun
All programmes align with the New Zealand Curriculum.
Kiwi principal's words of wisdom go viral
A principal's letter to parents on social media has captured an international audience.
'We’re all learning together': Programme aims to encourage use of te reo Māori in classrooms
About 70 per cent of the school's students identify as Māori.
Opinion: Education standards will increase with great parenting
OPINION: Schools will thrive when parenting thrives.
NCEA pass rates drop for third year in a row
Covid is being blamed as provisional pass rates drop across the board for the third time.
Editorial: Classroom cellphone ban gives teachers a fighting chance
OPINION: Despite mixed evidence, school students will have phones taken away this year.
School's 'radical' $40k gamble of free uniforms for attendance. Did it pay off?
'We don’t want to have any barriers to learning.'
Virtual reality: The future of learning
A new wave of learning is spreading with the introduction of virtual reality in the classroom, opening up a whole approach to learning by mixing the digital and physical worlds. The NZ Herald visits Whangaparāoa School who are actively implementing VR technology in their classes and talk to a year 7 class during a lesson learning about electrical circuits. Video / Ben Dickens
Education crisis: How bad has the system become and what can be done to repair it?
Parents around the country are concerned about the quality of our education system.
Govt accused of ‘conspiracy’ thinking in sex education changes
Teachers union says no consultation or guidance over planned changes to sex education.
Dr Cherie Chu-Fuluifaga recognised for work in education
“Never in my lifetime I thought I would be getting this type of honour.”
Biggest foreign investment deals of 2023
Which countries are most active, what sectors are they buying in and what prices are paid?