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National standards 'could make poor schools look bad'
Principals are worried that primary schools in poor areas will be made to look bad when national standards are introduced next week.
Tolley denies portfolio loss due to overwork
Education Minister Anne Tolley has defended herself against claims she has not been coping with the demands of her education portfolios.
Grappling with gender balance
Proportion of women entering law increasing as more men turning to trades.
Ministry intervened in 47 at risk schools in 2009
The Ministry of Education was forced to intervene in almost 50 at-risk schools last year, more than four times the amount from 2007.
Teacher wanted, must like island life
Parents on remote Stewart Island say the bureaucrats are not making their quest for an early childhood teacher any easier.
$2.6m for posh-school entry under fire as elitist
Private-school scholarships for poorer students have been attacked as an "elitist" use of taxpayers' money.
Politics 2009: Key, Goff and the recession
A new PM defied the odds as the Govt struggled to deal with the worst recession in decades, and Labour played catch up politics.
Govt using ERO report as leverage - union
Education Minister Anne Tolley has been accused of manufacturing a crisis for political gain over a damning report into basic teaching skills.