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Pies and cookies still fill tuck shops
Pies, hot dogs and cookies feature strongly in school tuck shops, a survey has found, suggesting efforts to improve the quality of the school food supply have failed.
School standards: Must try harder
Will parents be able to choose the right school using National Standards data, which even the Prime Minister admits is "ropey"?
Schools left off results website
188 schools have not been included in official National Standards information after failing to provide the right details.
Most National Standards data online
A handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Minister of Education as the first round of data is made public.
Editorial: Govt could do better over school reports
How should we grade the Government for its handling of the release of national standards in reading, writing and mathematics? 'Could do better'.
PM welcomes standards debate
Prime Minister John Key says he welcomes the debate generated by the publication of national standards data.
Should preschool be compulsory?
Two views on the Government's decision to require social welfare beneficiaries with little children to arrange for them to attend preschool education centres from July next year.
Teacher shortage looms
A higher birth rate and an ageing workforce mean hundreds of teachers could be needed to meet a staff shortage as school rolls surge over the next decade.
Being Kiwi: War babies
The Herald marks its rebirth with a week-long inquiry into how our national identity has changed through the generations. Today, we look at those aged 60-79 - the war babies.