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Seeing double: School boasts eight sets of twins
Manurewa's South Auckland Middle School has a whopping eight sets of twins.

Polyfest phenomenon keeps on growing
This year's ASB Polyfest will be the biggest yet, with more than 10,000 students on stage.

Opinion: Investment into Rotorua schools welcomed
Opinion: It's fabulous to see money being invested into upgrading Rotorua schools.

Editorial: Money should be taught in schools
EDITORIAL: Too many leave school with no financial knowledge or skills.

NCEA debate: How can physics and tramping be valued equally?
The NZ Initiative argues that we have "placed a deceit at the heart" of NCEA.

Business thinktank: 'Bring back external exams for NCEA'
Research shows 40% of students with NCEA Level 2 fail basic literacy and numeracy tests.

Editorial: NCEA has room to improve
EDITORIAL: NCEA should raise the bar for some but keep its benefits for other.

NCEA credits comparison of Outdoor education verse Physics
Comparing NCEA credits for Outdoor education & Physics courses at Pukekohe High School.

Watch: Pastafarian v principal: Is a colander 'religious headwear'?
The teen wants the Human Rights Commission to investigate.

Opinion: Teachers' pay must be increased
Their pay will have to increase if the new Government is to recruit enough new teachers.

Kids going hungry because of back-to-school costs
Families forced to cut food budgets because of back-to-school costs.

US teacher caught filming fight between students
The school district put the teacher on leave after the Snapchat video surfaced.

Decade long wait for a new science block
Some in the education sector say Ministry pressuring schools to build "flexible" spaces.

New principal overwhelmed by welcome
New principal's priorities are to improve academic achievement, engagement and wellbeing.

Hawke's Bay teacher honoured with national award
Ongaonga School deputy principal has received a National Excellence in Teaching Award.

Partnership schools' national board to stand down
Board does not want to contribute to dismantling initiative "which is achieving so much".

Low-decile schools feel the love with KidsCan's help
As kids are fed, watered and kept warm school attendance bumps up.

Schools tapping parents for big sums
Seventy per cent of schools will scrap donations if Labour pays $150 per student instead.

Information sought post charter schools decision
Amendment bill aims to bring charter schools back in to the state system.

Whangarei charter school hopeful for future
Whangarei's Te Kapehu Whetu school is not fazed by Govt intention to end charter schools.

Apology after 258 NCEA students marked zero
NZQA working to fix problem and plans to release correct results by the end of the day.

We need a liberal education in co-ed schools
History and civics should be taught in schools and senior levels should not be single sex.

Donate tampons so girls don't miss school: Sallies
The Salvation Army has launched an appeal for sanitary products.

Government steps in to save school arts events
Government up funding for children's performance providers after Stage Challenge axed.

Swept away: Mum returned as soon as downpour hit kids
Pair who died at Cascade Falls were keen football players at Massey High School.

Back-to-school costs have parents worried
How much sending the kids back to school costs could depend on where you live.

A class act: In praise of teachers
Ten years ago, completing school was a distant dream for Alexia Russell's autistic son.

NZ Poet Laureate shares taonga with Haumoana artist
NZ Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh has been writing in Hawke's Bay.

Editorial : Fix the teacher shortage
EDITORIAL: We need to entice more graduates into school teaching.