Principal: Alert level 3 is going to create a social class divide at NZ schools
Some families forced to "put their lives on the line", while others stay safe.
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'It's going to be a shambles': Principals' big lockdown concern
'If students turn up... it certainly won't be face-to-face teaching as we know it.'
Teachers angry over alert level 3 rules: 'We are not babysitters'
High school will become daycare under alert level 3, principals say.
Principals worry: Can 'voluntary' schooling at alert level three work?
Principals have serious concerns about how 'voluntary' schooling will work.
NCEA credit reduction mooted due to lockdown
Principals suggest lopping 10 or 20 credits off NCEA requirements this year.
Learning in lockdown: 1m Kiwi kids start screen lessons today - are parents ready?
A million Kiwi kids start learning online today in which could be a 'game-changer'.
The New New Zealanders: How our lives will change after a time of coronavirus
Some of the change we face in the next year will be tough. Some will be lovely.
Virus shuts English language school
Napier language school shuts, but no widespread closures in NZ yet.
Famous Kiwi face to lead at-home school lessons - free computers on way
The first computers and modems for needy families have already been dispatched.
Two TV channels, 17,000 computers for school kids in lockdown
Families without home internet and computers will get them free.
Student revolt forces university backdown
More than 3000 students signed a petition against the proposed block learning system.
Computers to the door, educational TV planned for lockdown learning
TV lessons may start next week while families wait for internet connections.
Covid-19: Students want university fee rebate
'Not what I paid for'- Students can't access labs, equipment, or technology for courses.
University to start all papers from scratch, and study until Christmas
The plan has caused uproar among students.
Coronavirus: Family mourn woman after tragic accident soon after lockdown started
A long serving Far North teacher died at her property a day after the lockdown began.
Primary school advises 1-3 hours of schoolwork a day
One to two hours for juniors, three hours for intermediates, is enough.
Coronavirus: Daycares expected to wipe parent fees
Childcare centres "would frankly be a bit dopey" to pursue parents' fees now.
Auckland Grammar backs closing schools now
Auckland Grammar backs school closures, but other principals say wait.
More than a quarter of NZ students stayed home today, principals estimate
School principals are calling for composure and coherence amid Covid-19.
Teachers shocked by council call to close schools
The Teaching Council which represents 100,000 teachers has written to Ardern.
Coronavirus: Victoria University offers free study
Surplus expectations waived, giving the university a $15m breathing space.
Coronavirus: School closes to plan for Covid-19
Schools are cancelling camps and assemblies and planning for teaching online.
Coronavirus: Ministry survey hints at school closures
Ministry seeks answers in two days on coping with possible school closures.
Coronavirus classroom fears: Agency wants halt on foreign teachers
Will fear of travelling trump NZ as safe haven for overseas teachers?
Out of the classroom and into the forest - what a way to learn!
This is not new-age hippy education.
'Risky changes' - Massey shake-up alarms NZ scientists
Scientists' group critical of Massey shake-up that could see Auckland science jobs lost.
Mass student walk-out of school after gay teachers resign
Students protest in support of two teachers.
Letters: The sickening tragedy of child abuse
It's time to grow up and realise that being strong has nothing to do with bullying.
Sex abusing teachers: Number of convictions, allegations skyrockets
The number of teachers convicted of sex offences has increased dramatically since 2018.
Principal cries at teacher disciplinary hearing
Accused teacher had boarded with principal for a year.
Teacher 'smashed eggs on classroom floor in rage'
Teacher smashed eggs on classroom floor, tribunal told.
Outgoing principal speaks out
New principal's post at Kamo High School to be advertised in the next few weeks.
Teacher censured for punching student who said he had a 'paedophile moustache'
Teacher hit student who said he had "a moustache like a paedophile".
Teacher shortage still critical in provincial areas
Teacher shortage persists in some areas when schools reopen next week.