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School issues first national standards-based reports
Some of NZ's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal.
![NZ's leakiest school will cost $7m to fix](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's leakiest school will cost $7m to fix
A primary school with a long-running problem of rotten timber and faulty cladding is to be almost completely demolished.
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Govt to double funding to tackle truancy
The Government will double funding to tackle truancy after a survey of schools found more than 30,000 children a day are skipping classes.
![School's drug test 'torture'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School's drug test 'torture'
Two teenagers forced to take drug tests at their high school deserve apologies for their inappropriate and unfair treatment, say their parents.
![Students who fail could lose their loans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Students who fail could lose their loans
Tertiary students who fail more than half their courses may lose their student loans as the Government moves to crack down on abuse.
![She who hesitates is lost, as Tolley learns the hard way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
She who hesitates is lost, as Tolley learns the hard way
Hesitation is death in Parliament. Hesitation suggests a minister is not on top of his or her portfolio, writes John Armstrong.
![Key promises shake-up to weed out 'lazy' students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Key promises shake-up to weed out 'lazy' students
The Government is taking aim at lazy students and courses with high dropout or failure rates in looming reforms in tertiary education.
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Drug tests spark school probe
A high school renowned for producing a string of Kiwi sporting stars has been accused of inappropriately drug-testing some students.
![National standards policy: How parents mark it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
National standards policy: How parents mark it
Almost three-quarters of parents support the Government's controversial national achievement standards for primary and intermediate students.