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Uniform rort? Crackdown on 'covert' school fundraising
"Some schools are making quite a lot of money."

Govt will act on teacher crisis pre-Xmas
Education Minister Chris Hipkins plans a pre-Christmas package to tackle teacher shortages

Solar may cut schools power bill by $20m
The new Government will investigate solar panels to cut school power bills by $20m a year.

Public education crisis isn't coming - it's here
Children go to school to learn critical and creative skills. For that, they need teachers.

Learning by cooking wins school award
Children at Haumoana School are learning reading, writing and maths by cooking.

Auckland teacher shortage hits new peak
Auckland's primary teacher shortage has hit a new record with 287 vacancies.

Maori education programme takes shape
Inspire in Education aids Maori students to achieve and stay in school, says its founder.

Local Focus: Teachers take a stand
It could all end in strikes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Braunias: Election time - at primary school
Steve Braunias watches the results of a political election at Rutherford Primary School.

Editorial: National's language proposal good start
EDITORIAL: National's proposal to teach a second language in primary school is promising.

Otara children 'mob' their new piano
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is donating 100 pianos to low-decile NZ schools.

National Standards: Are they working?
National Standards have transformed school cultures - but are kids learning any better?

Writing gap widens between girls and boys
Huge gaps between boys and girls, and among ethnic groups, show up in new school data.

Students become councillors for the day
12 junior students from Poroti School take a seat around council table for a day.

New programme aims to build resilience in youth
Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Tackling suicide 'starts at preschool'
Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

New teachers quit Auckland, delay kids
Most new Auckland teachers plan to leave town, and many are deferring having children.

'Monty Python' path to teaching in NZ
Overseas teachers seeking NZ recognition of their qualifications have risen by 19 per cent

Labour's education promise
Labour says it will invest an extra $4 billion over four years in education.

Statutory manager steps into deaf school
A limited statutory manager has been appointed at the Kelston Deaf Education Centre.

Auckland's worst-ever teacher shortage
'Worst teacher shortage for 30 years' as schools struggle to fill multiple vacancies.

Charter schools for Rotorua and Taupo
Two new charter schools, one in Rotorua and the other in Taupō, are set to open next year.

Suspensions for students assaulting others reaches seven year high
Suspensions for physical assaults on other students is the highest its been since 2009.

Teachers under attack: schools 'breaking'
Schools are standing down a record number of students for assaulting teachers.

Maori history: part of core curriculum?
Education sector groups plan a campaign to make Māori history part of the core curriculum.

Transient kids: Housing crisis hits home
Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children

Relief at last for overcrowded school
Bulging Auckland schools will get 41 new classrooms costing $21 million.

Kiwi kids to learn computing from age 5
Computing becomes part of the core curriculum.