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China honour for Wanganui High School
China honour for Wanganui High School

Wanganui High School has been approved by the international Confucius Institute in Beijing to set up a Confucius Classroom…

Four Christchurch schools to close

Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that four Christchurch schools will be closed to form a new super school.

Nelson school to remain open after year-long battle

Nelson's Salisbury School will remain open after a year-long battle with the Ministry of Education. The girls' special…

Uni professor loses bid for ERA case hearing

A university professor who claims his workplace caused him hardship akin to post traumatic stress disorder has lost his…

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NZ Music Month daily concerts: The Unfaithful Ways video NZ Music Month daily concerts: The Unfaithful Ways

Watch The Unfaithful Ways' performance from the 2011…

Tornado: Families begin returning to their homes video Tornado: Families begin returning to their homes

Workers raced to complete the search for survivors…

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Students struggle with 'right to success'
Students struggle with 'right to success'

Students who have an exaggerated belief they have "a right to success" are more likely to struggle come exam time, a University…

Self-belief improving grades, says principal
Self-belief improving grades, says principal

By his own admission, Kelston Boys' High School student Samson Fualalo was an unmotivated learner.

New schools will help NZ to pass mark
New schools will help NZ to pass mark

The Government has promised to lift the achievement of school students as results show national pass rates for most NCEA…

Martin Thrupp: National Standards comparisons impossible
Martin Thrupp: National Standards comparisons impossible

The Government is again releasing National Standards data later this month in a new standardised format that will seem to…

Education

Minister could appoint Council members
Minister could appoint Council members

The Minister of Education could be given the power to appoint Teachers Council members and the council…

How to nurture a genius

I am sitting at the back of a university physics class while the students cluster in small groups around the whiteboards…

Charting Pasifika's progress in NZ

The Pacific community has stamped its mark firmly on New Zealand society. There are 20,000 more Niueans living here than…

Keith Rankin: IRD could be simpler and not need new IT system

In the wake of the Novopay debacle and other underwhelming government IT projects, Inland Revenue is embarking on the biggest…

Hollywood helps kids to read
Hollywood helps kids to read

School children are being taught how to read and write by watching Hollywood blockbusters with subtitles…

School breakfast programme may run five days a week

A school breakfast programme run by Fonterra and Sanitarium may be extended to five days a week with extra Government support…

Zap brain, improve maths

By zapping brains in maths lessons, scientists claim to have boosted students’ abilities by a third.

Both parents = smarter kids

Children raised in a two-parent families do best at school, a conference has been told. A "world family map" compiled by…

Foodbank school hopes for more help

A South Auckland school has started a foodbank for families who can't feed their children - and hopes today's Budget will…

Wellington College students scoop Top Scholar Awards
Wellington College students scoop Top Scholar Awards

Two students from Wellington College have been awarded the top academic prize at the Top Scholar Awards…

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Charter schools on track
Charter schools on track

There won't be any changes to legislation around the controversial partnership schools despite opposition parties continuing…

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