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Christchurch earthquake: Schools all over NZ welcome southerners
More than 200 Christchurch students are being taught in classrooms as far afield as Auckland while their schools undergo inspection and repair.
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Education's Cinderella syndrome
I have to go to a barbecue this week. This, in itself, isn't exactly newsworthy - even though it may very well be one of the last barbecues of the summer, which is always a poignant little mini-event worth noting.
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Labour pledges to undo funding cuts
Phil Goff says Labour will reinstate the $400m funding cuts that he claims have pushed early childhood education fees up.
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$1.5b leaky-schools nightmare keeps Tolley awake
The cost of fixing the leaky-school problem has risen to around $1.5bn - but Anne Tolley admits she doesn't know where the money will come from.
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<i>John Morris</i>: Better all round for pupils
Auckland Grammar head John Morris responds to a Herald editorial on the school opting out of NCEA.
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'Constructive' meeting over school's NCEA decision
Auckland Grammar met with officials today following the school's decision to offer Cambridge examinations instead of the national NCEA qualification this year.
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School to justify Cambridge exam preference
Ministry of Education officials and Auckland Grammar will today discuss the school's decision to offer Cambridge examinations instead of the national qualification, NCEA, this year.
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Parents learn how to focus on the positive
One of the main lessons Nikki Bodde has learned from the Incredible Years parenting programme is not to use the word "but".
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Parental lessons may miss most in need
Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.
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Top school's revolt against NCEA
Auckland Grammar is defying the Government by becoming the first state school to dump NCEA at the Year 11 level. Other schools may follow suit if the move goes smoothly.
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Fight to save historic Hawkes Bay school
Owners and management of Te Aute College have taken the rare step of seeking a Commissioner to help save the historic Hawke's Bay school from extinction after 156 years as a stalwart of Maori education in New Zealand.