Te reo teacher crisis: 'At this stage we have no applicants'
Schools are competing for a handful of teacher trainees qualified to teach te reo Māori.
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Te reo Māori still 'fragile' in schools - report
Report says schools and communities need to plan to grow te reo Māori.
$569m offer to teachers: More at the top, less at the bottom
Ministry offers more to experienced teachers, less to beginners.
John McGowan: Teacher shortage really is a crisis
COMMENT: Schools are growing and not enough teachers are being trained.
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Schools hit by 'critically low' relief teacher supply
More principals than trainee teachers at Otago University's recruitment day.
Teacher shortage hits 52% of primary schools
A third of schools say there are no suitable applicants for jobs they are trying to fill.
Simon Judd: Expelled pupils need a court of appeal
COMMENT: Suspended school students should have access to an appeal court.
More jobs, so kids are staying in school
Stability in school rolls has improved most for low-decile, Māori and Northland children.
More Kiwi kids are being kicked out of school - fights, assaults, P parents blamed
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Sexual grooming: 'Evil, depraved' teacher jailed
Depraved teacher made pupil call him "Master"
Mixed reactions to allowing baby in the classroom
Whanganui school found parents' concerns over baby in the classroom 'incredibly upsetting'
Teacher bringing baby to class sparks parent complaints
Stoush brewing over Whanganui school allowing teacher to have baby in classroom.
'Dual pathways' axed to expand trades academies
Funding shift creates 1060 extra trades academies places for Year 12 students.
Students rebel against digital NCEA exam that requires new laptops
Students say they need to buy new laptops to sit a compulsory digital exam.
D-Day teachers: Educators take to streets
Primary school principals and teachers took to the streets for better pay.
'A bit rich': Union says NBR Rich List shows deep divide in NZ
The union says the Rich List and the teacher strikes have a few things in common.
Teachers strike in the rain in Hamilton
Hamilton teachers march for more pay. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Teachers' strike today: School's out - All you need to know
Thousands of families face disruptions nationwide today as teachers strike.
What the teachers' strike is all about
Teachers' claims would cost $296m a year for pay and another $291m for better conditions.
Teacher strike: Dad takes day off for his girls
Electrician Mike Muir feels lucky that he can take a day off to be with his daughters.
Get ready for the teachers' strike: Up to 10,000 to march in Auckland streets
Primary teachers say their third strike in 135 years is sparked by a "crisis" in teaching.
Teacher crisis forces reading, extension cuts
A third of Auckland primary schools have unfilled vacancies - and it's affecting literacy.
Parents line up childcare for teachers' strike
Youthtown will close most of its after-school services on Wednesday for lack of demand.
James Morris: Finest teachers needed to ensure students succeed
COMMENT: Without the best teacher is an opportunity lost for a student.
School's out: Teachers walk off the job over pay - what are they really worth?
As teachers prepare to strike next week, how do we decide what they are worth?
Teachers ask for Auckland, Tauranga, Queenstown rental housing allowance
PPTA claims an immediate $242m 15 per cent pay rise plus a $9.5m housing allowance.
A teacher's fight to prove her English is good enough for NZ
Woman who has been in NZ for 20 years has been told she must sit language test.
Student stabbed in ear while defending teacher from attack
A Northland College student was assaulted while trying to protect his teacher.
After-school services to cover teachers' strike
School Trustees Association expects most primary schools will close after mediation fails.
Teacher drove at nearly four times alcohol limit
Disciplinary Tribunal deregisters one drink-driver but lets another keep teaching.
Kindy teacher held children down to force them to sleep
Newly trained teacher loses registration after physical and psychological abuse of kids.
Primary school teachers vote for full day strike
Teachers have voted to walk off the job in a fortnight's time.
Macleans College abandons NCEA Level 1
At least five more schools consider dumping NCEA Level 1 in view of proposed reforms.