University asks contractors to work without pay
Guest lecturers will not be paid in the second semester and contracts are being reviewed.
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Small schools to get better lights and insulation in bid to restart economy.
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'It's definitely been something totally out of my comfort zone.'
Schools reopen - but one in six don't expect any students
Schools are officially open again - but many are not expecting any students.
Auckland schools: 'We'll do our bit for the recovery'
Schools expect only 5 to 10 per cent of students to turn up in alert level 3.
Lockdown stand-off: Kids not as contagious says Bloomfield; childcare centres refuse to reopen
Some childcare centres will stay closed, but most schools will open on April 29.
Music teacher's composes 'song' about coping with distance learning
A lot of teachers will probably relate.
PM on why she's left it for parents to decide when their kids will go back to school
PM confirms parents will decide if children go back to school.
NZQA holds firm: pandemic won't change NCEA
NZQA holds firm against reducing NCEA requirements during the pandemic.
Childcare centres want to stay closed at alert level 3
Childcare centres want to stay closed at level 3 because of the risk of spreading virus.
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.
'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.