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Tom Nicholson: Dyslexic kids need more than kind words

27 pupils struck by mystery illness

More than two dozen students have fallen ill at an English secondary school with children collapsing during a Remembrance Day service.

Resits after exam papers stolen

Univerity of Otago dentistry students were forced to re-sit their last exam without being told why, after 98 unmarked scripts were stolen from the Clocktower building.

Cuts in special education revealed

The revelation comes on the same day as an urgent need to address delays in support for our youngest kids was highlighted.

Speed-interviewing gets youths into jobs

A push to help youth into jobs has seen more than 150 young people participate in a round of speed-interviewing today - with half expected to be offered positions.

Exam papers stolen from Otago Uni

In what the University of Otago has slammed as a "reprehensible act", 98 unmarked student exam scripts have been stolen in a burglary at the campus.

Dunedin schools compete for pupils

A war is being waged between Dunedin secondary schools, which are estimated to be spending big money on marketing to attract pupils.

Performing arts college loses registration

A Rotorua-based performing arts college has been stripped of its registration and ordered to repay $2.6 million in taxpayer funding it wasn't entitled to.

Up to 300 jobs to go at Unitec

A major overhaul at Auckland tertiary education provider Unitec will see up to 300 jobs go, it has confirmed.

Mark Brace: Dyslexia in our classrooms

It is our education system, not the dyslexic child, that needs to be the focus of our attention. There is a better way, writes teacher Mark Brace.

Teacher seeks name suppression

A female teacher found guilty of sexual offending against a Wellington schoolboy is applying to keep her name secret.

NCEA puts students to the test

Secondary school students around the country will be putting their learning to the test from today, as NCEA exams kick off.

Editorial: Govt needs to work harder for schools

Teachers' pay should contain a decile element to encourage them to stay where they are most needed. Decile funding, too, should be more heavily weighted to compensate.

Hekia Parata: Socio-economic factors are often overstated

What makes the biggest difference to a kid's education is something every kid and parent knows - the quality of the teaching in the classroom, writes Education Minister Hekia Parata

Simple idea lets kids take lead on learning

Overcoming disadvantage is a tough ask. But it is a job schools are battling head-on as they seek to help all students achieve their potential.

No bullrush ban despite broken bones

Bullrush will not be banned from a Christchurch school despite two students breaking bones during games this week.