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School's drug test 'torture'
Two teenagers forced to take drug tests at their high school deserve apologies for their inappropriate and unfair treatment, say their parents.
Two teenagers forced to take drug tests at their high school deserve apologies for their inappropriate and unfair treatment, say their parents.
Tertiary students who fail more than half their courses may lose their student loans as the Government moves to crack down on abuse.
Thieves broke into the home of a Kings College student who died in his sleep last week taking thousands of dollars worth of electronics, including a computer bearing his childhood photos.
Six school children are taken to hospital after a bus and another vehicle collided in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden today.
Some of the country's brightest young minds have been named as the top performers in the 2009 Scholarship examinations.
New Zealand's once-yawning gap in student achievement between schools in rich and poor areas has closed by almost a third in the past five years.
A high school renowned for producing a string of Kiwi sporting stars has been accused of inappropriately drug-testing some students.
Almost three-quarters of parents support the Government's controversial national achievement standards for primary and intermediate students.
The Govt's approach to national standards has shifted from benchmarks to help students to performance measures for teachers, the NZ Principals' Federation says.