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Four exam errors slip past check system
There were four mistakes in this year's secondary school exam papers despite "robust" checks.
Teacher still registered despite sexualised comments
A teacher who used repeated sexualised comments with his year 11 students has escaped being deregistered.
Students pay foreigners to do their work
Students are paying people overseas to do their homework, according to a company that "outsources" work.
Top school makes te reo compulsory
Te reo Maori is finding a home in one of the country’s most prestigious schools, with King's College making it a compulsory subject for all Year Nine students.
School in denial over bullying: father
The father of a schoolgirl sent to South Africa after she was bullied at Howick College says the school is in denial if it thinks hers is an isolated case.
Family send bullied teen to South Africa
A teen has been sent to South Africa to finish her school year after claims she was bullied so badly at Howick College she was too scared to go to class.
Key: Pay hike 'noose around students' necks'
There is no new money to offer teachers a bigger pay increase unless they wanted to burden their students with a future of paying off national debt, says Prime Minister John Key.
Ministry won't dock teachers' pay
The Ministry of Education says it will not dock the pay of secondary teachers striking this week as a show of good faith.
There isn't a lot more money - Tolley
Anne Tolley says secondary school teachers striking over pay and conditions need to wake up to the economic reality of their situation.
School's out for strikes - chaos for parents
More than 120,000 students will be asked to stay at home for a day this week after the teachers' union rejected what the Ministry of Education says is an 'excellent' pay offer.