Classmates' messages to be read at Auckland schoolgirl's funeral
She was killed while walking to school last week.
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Editorial: Bringing disabled schoolchildren back into the fold
Editorial: Long road to recognition for our disabled kids who just want to go to school.
Neighbouring schools on high alert after latest Papatoetoe High School Covid scare
Pupils are staying away from school as Covid fears for elderly keep them away from class.
Dan Bidois: How to stop the school system failing our young
Opinion: Schools, parents, and the sector need better oversight of low-performers.
'Icing on the cake': Primary school gets brand new $3.5m classroom block, first since 1956
The primary school hasn't had a new classroom since it was built in 1956
Local Focus: New Pāpāmoa school opens
The Suzanne Aubert Catholic School is open for business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Back-to-school stress to be 'amplified' this year
The budget advisory service is busier this year as families prepare for back to school.
Schools preparing for Covid-19 lockdown
Schools have not even reopened for the year and they are already making lockdown plans.
Back to School: How to build a healthy lunchbox your kids will eat
Not having to make school lunches is one of the parental highlights of the holidays.
Reading between the lines
Opinion: Ignore the naysayers, let's stick to the facts on the science of reading.
War of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to read
Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".
Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school
Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.
Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls
More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.
Mark Bracey: Why phonics isn't the silver bullet to improved reading
Opinion: Learning to read can come naturally as a child is exposed to text in a fun way.
Shock after much-loved Canterbury school principal's sudden holiday death
Alan John Sutton died of a heart attack while in Ashburton on Sunday.
Local Focus: Building future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians
Getting kids to solve problems "from the ground up". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Sneak peek given for Pāpāmoa's Te Ōkūroa Drive School ahead of 2022 opening
The school is on track to open in about 16 months but the zone is yet to be finalised.
'Shameful': A third of New Zealand 8-year-olds say they are bullied
'This is the children telling us in their own words that this is happening.'
Seven years in the making: Tauranga Primary unveils new pou
'The pou connect us to Tauranga Moana.'
Adam Duchac on New Zealand's truancy problem
A report has found that chronic absence rates have doubled in secondary schools and nearly tripled in primary schools since 2015. Video / Newstalk ZB
New carpark, pool, playground for Whanganui Intermediate
The school has multiple property improvement projects on the go.
Primary school principals back breakaway union
Dissatisfaction with the NZEI has lead to approval to break away from the union.
Top tips for getting term 4 ready
It's been a rough year for our kids - here's how you can help them navigate term 4.
Auckland school locked down after two people try to remove child
A staff member received minor injuries.
Big Read: How Dilworth historic abuse case was blown open
The Dilworth investigation started after an approach from a former student two years ago.
Mum 'furious' it took two days for parents to be told of positive Covid-19 school case
All staff and students have been urged to get tested for Covid-19 following the exposure.
Primary school Covid case: All students, staff asked to get a test
Official advice comes after an infectious student briefly attended on Monday.
Child at primary school linked to Botany Covid-19 sub-cluster
The Chapel Downs School pupil who tested positive on Monday is linked to the Botany cases.
Focus Live: $600m boost for childcare teachers, promise to replace decile system
Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced an extra $600m for childcare teachers and promised to replace the decile system with a system based on an "equity index". Video / Mark Mitchell
Labour's $600m for childcare teachers' pay, replace decile system
Labour promises $600m for ECE teachers' pay, but no expansion of fees-free study.
'There is still anxiety': Principals go doorknocking as kids slow to return
Anxious Auckland parents are still wary about sending kids back to school.
Election quiz: Do you know the basics of NZ's political system?
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'Huge difference': Free lunches for thousands of Rotorua children
"This will improve attendance, concentration and make sure they are having healthy meals."
