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ERO: Schools lacking in special needs practices
An Education Review Office survey of 229 schools found about 20pc had inadequate inclusive practices for special needs pupils.
Minister warns principals against speaking out about standards
Education Minister Anne Tolley has told principals they should stop talking to the media and focus on implementing the controversial national standards.
Teachers 'unprepared' for national standards
Three-quarters of teachers are feeling unprepared and rushed as they work to implement national standards, a survey has found.
Budget 2010: $1bn of education funding reprioritised
The education sector has had to come up with more than half of the $1.9 billion to fund new education initiatives over the next four years.
Guards at Beijing schools after attacks
Police cars are standing guard outside Beijing schools this week in an attempt to stop deadly assaults on students.
School issues first national standards-based reports
Some of NZ's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal.
Education cuts would move paperwork to frontline - PSA
The Govt's plan to cut Education Ministry backroom staff would force paperwork on to frontline workers, the Public Service Association says.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Tolley finds ally in school mum
Once parents join Education Minister Anne Tolley in the national standards debate, she wins, as was evident yesterday.
Teacher groomed pupil for sex, court told
A jury has heard allegations against an Auckland primary schoolteacher accused of grooming a male pupil for sex.
<i>Mary Ashby-Green:</i> Simple change to start date could end 'tail of failure'
Mary Ashby-Green asks whether starting school on the fifth birthday is good for our children
Govt to double funding to tackle truancy
The Government will double funding to tackle truancy after a survey of schools found more than 30,000 children a day are skipping classes.
National standards policy: How parents mark it
Almost three-quarters of parents support the Government's controversial national achievement standards for primary and intermediate students.