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Principals say they need a range of support measures to cope with mounting violence.
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Nationwide strikes loom again as primary school teachers reject their latest pay offer.
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Teachers postpone strike after mosque attacks
A teachers' strike planned for April 3 will be postponed after mosque attacks.
Teachers step up to ease students' anxiety
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Long career in education ending for Whanganui woman
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COMMENT: Will the national climate change protest by students achieve anything?
Hawke's Bay students strike over climate change
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Principal almost loses finger in freak tug of war accident
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School adds sunglasses to uniform list
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Sustainable schools to install chicken coops and behives
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Teachers hope to avert more strikes
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Education does not need to restrain the strong
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New school opens with 10 teachers for 13 kids
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Learning from Tomorrow's School experiment
COMMENT: Tomorrows Schools taskforce will make schools better.
Shorter school holidays could be better
COMMENT: A shorter school holidays in summer could suit everyone.
National MP calls for shorter summer school holiday
National MP seeks shorter school holiday for the good of parents and pupils.
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Niko Brown, 5, ready to start school thanks to sponsor
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