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Tom Nicholson: Dyslexic kids need more than kind words

More kids missing school due to flu, holidays

Illness has been a major factor in increasing numbers of children missing school.

Mark Brace: Dyslexia in our classrooms

It is our education system, not the dyslexic child, that needs to be the focus of our attention. There is a better way, writes teacher Mark Brace.

Kids learning code make link with future

The trend is growing for programming to become the language of choice in schools.

Science programme shines light on future

When it comes to hooking young Kiwis on science, there might be no brighter way than making things glow in the dark.

Teachers escape with formal warning

Teachers who hit students at a private Tongan Christian school in Mangere were not taken to court because of the wishes of the families, despite complaints from five children.

Do the flags fly with kids?

A fern on the flag is okay but please keep the red, white and blue ...

Angry 5-yr-olds kick and bite teachers

Lack of support for special- and high-needs pupils was cited as the single biggest concern of 35 per cent of 104 principals.

School snubbed because it's 'brown'

A high-performing, predominantly Maori and Pasifika school says it is being snubbed by locals because of its low decile and "brown" community.

Cafe blamed for truancy

An internet cafe owner has been criticised by police for a lack of "social responsibility" for allowing a schoolboy to play computer games during school hours.

Aides resign after drug exchange

Two teacher aides caught passing drugs at an Auckland primary school have resigned today.

Drugs exchanged in staffroom

An Auckland primary school has suspended two teacher aides after they were snapped exchanging cannabis in the staff room.

Full tums help the sums

With more children coming to school hungry, a scientific study will for the first time guage the impact nutrition — or lack of it — has on learning.

Novopay and charter schools raised at select committee

Ongoing problems with Novopay and why a struggling charter school has not been shut down have been raised with the Ministry of Education in a select committee hearing today.

Is this NZ's priciest sport shirt?

Furious parents in an upmarket city suburb are digging deep for what could be the country's most expensive school PE tops.

Book cuts will hit hard, says Labour

The scrapping of nearly one million book loans to schools each year will let down students who are not prepared for digital alternatives, the Labour Party says.