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School bus in collision with vehicle in central Auckland
Six school children are taken to hospital after a bus and another vehicle collided in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden today.
NCEA supporters cheer as poorer schools catch up
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.
Top students $30,000 richer
Some of the country's brightest young minds have been named as the top performers in the 2009 Scholarship examinations.
Key promises shake-up to weed out 'lazy' students
The Government is taking aim at lazy students and courses with high dropout or failure rates in looming reforms in tertiary education.
Drug tests spark school probe
A high school renowned for producing a string of Kiwi sporting stars has been accused of inappropriately drug-testing some students.
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.
National standards 'tool to bash schools' - NZPF
The Govt's approach to national standards has shifted from benchmarks to help students to performance measures for teachers, the NZ Principals' Federation says.
Coroner's court probes dead youth's use of Prozac
Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.
Taxpayers fund PR for school standards
John Key and Anne Tolley justified a $200,000 taxpayer-funded public relations campaign to sell national standards.
Student offers her virginity for sale online
A cash-strapped Kiwi student is selling her virginity to the highest online bidder.