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Design school closure heartbreaking

A Whangarei design school which caters for young creatives may have to close this year, because it looks likely to lose government

Key suggests exams should be postponed

Prime Minister John Key has questioned the fairness of persisting with NCEA exams today - saying many students would have suffered a sleepless night.

NCEA exams chaos after deadly quake

Scholarship exams have been cancelled, but NCEA exams can go ahead in schools if they are not earthquake damaged, NZQA says.

Massey: No decision yet on exams

A decision will be made after daylight whether exams will still go ahead at Massey University's Wellington and Palmerston North campuses.

Massey Uni lowers requirements on vets

Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

Toddlers cleared of any brain injury

The two toddlers most seriously hurt when a tree toppled at an Auckland daycare last Tuesday are expected to be discharged on Monday.

'Teething problems' hit English exam

Some technical issues hit students sitting the digital version of NCEA English Level 1 this morning.

Pupil confident ahead of big exam day

"I'm feeling well prepared," says Zoe Tinkler on the eve of the start of her NCEA exams.

Top Kiwi student tackled racism at Harvard

A Kiwi who tackled institutional racism at Harvard Law School now wants to share his experiences in the Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign.

Union campaigns for pre-school funding

An event at Hill St Early Childhood Centre in Wellington this morning will publicise the campaign to restore funding and quality to ECE.

Editorial: Seclusion ban a step toward managing difficult pupils

It is unbelievable that a difficult child could be locked in a tiny cell at any New Zealand school nowadays.

Deborah Hill Cone: The real shame of schools today

COMMENT: Seclusion room ban should be just a start to reforms.

Labour's $60m work scheme for U24s

Labour will offer six months full-time work in community or environmental areas to under-24s who are unemployed for more than six months.

Kiwi whiz kids running $200m empire

While most Gen Ys are finding their feet, these Kiwi kids are running a global company worth more than $205 million.

School charges for pre-schoolers

An Auckland primary school is asking parents to fork out up to $100 for a transition-to-school programme for under 5s.

Labour's plan for redundant workers

Labour is set to outline plans to offer free re-training to workers whose jobs are overtaken by technological advances - on top of its 3-years free tertiary education plan.