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NZ used to be 'one of the most literate nations on earth'. What happened?
John MacDonald: Taking prisoners - school election changes needed
OPINION: White supremacist Philip Arps is standing for a school board.
How many air purifiers have arrived in NZ schools - and who got them?
Five thousand air cleaners were promised. How many have been delivered?
Back to school: Relief teachers 'like unicorns'
Principals looking into an empty pool of spare teachers to cover those off sick.
Chronic teacher sickness: Principal says school 'limped' to mid-year with huge Covid absences
"To have six or seven [relievers] in a day is not unusual."
Ministry 'recommends' schools enforce masks in Term 3
Schools can enforce mask wearing the way they enforce uniforms, advice says.
Poverty, family background don't explain school exclusion rates for Māori
Teacher bias and low expectations are likely to blame, one expert says.
Plea to retain teachers, despite huge absences
Mid-year roll counts show some schools are missing up to a third of their students.
Dumping deciles: What's the Equity Index and how could it affect your school?
Schools got their Equity Index numbers last week but how does it actually affect them?
'Struggling to hang on': School illness battle as winter Covid wave begins
Schools report one in five staff and students off sick as end of term approaches.
Covid, RSV, Flu: How to keep our kids safe from sickness
Paediatrician on keeping kids well while giving them back their "sense of normality".
Susan Grimsdell: Child literacy as simple as ABC
OPINION: This mother started her daughter on the path to reading with a can of marmalade.
NZ urgently needs a winter Covid action plan for schools – here's how to do it
THE CONVERSATION: An action plan for schools is urgently needed to protect children.
Truancy crisis: Fewer than 60% attend school regularly - Govt sets targets to combat startling student stat
Truancy in New Zealand has been getting steadily worse since 2015.
Mask wearing returns as winter illness hits schools
Grey Lynn School among a number of schools bringing back compulsory masking.
Confronting 'evil': Trump's call to arms at NRA convention after school shooting
"The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
The big problem with Meghan's Texas pics
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Netflix adds warning to popular show after Texas shooting
Netflix will issue a disclaimer to Stranger Things Season 4 after Texas school shooting.
'Political agenda': Republican senator's reaction to US shootings question
The Republican Senator fired up about a British journalist's line of questioning.
'He can be aggressive': Mother of Texas shooter's new admission
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Philip Stevens: Rungs too far apart on ladder out of poverty
OPINION: Equity Index will replace the 'blunt tool' of decile rankings for schools.
Auckland schools revert to compulsory mask-wearing after Covid surge
Rising community cases prompt move.
Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone
Here are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.
Budget 2022: Nearly $3b to education including decile changes and pay parity
It comes as the sector moves away from the decile system.
Budget 2022: Education funding not keeping up with inflation
'Air is going out of the tyres faster than it's being pumped back in,' one principal says.
Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking
OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.
School suspensions can help get support for autistic kids, principal says
Autistic students are almost three times more likely to be stood down or suspended.
'Punished for their disability': Autistic students three times more likely to be stood down
Government funding helps lower suspension odds - but there's not enough for everyone.
'Commonsense has prevailed': Govt drops international primary students ban
International students will be welcome back to the country from July 31.
'Commonsense has prevailed': Govt drops primary international students ban
International students will be welcome back to the country from July 31.
Chris Hipkins wants more diverse international students
Education Minister wants to build the sector back with students from a wider pool.
Editorial: Covid has played Pied Piper
OPINION: Our editorial on the worrying numbers of students missing out on school.