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Is this NZ's biggest insurance payout?

Nearly $200m is being paid by insurer Vero to the Education Ministry for quake-damaged schools in Christchurch, in one of the country's biggest-ever payouts.

A family of Grammar boys

Benjamin Gaze started at Auckland Grammar School this week, 132 years after his great-great-grandfather faced the same nerve-racking initiation.

Peter Lyons: School dreams turn to nightmares

Teaching is as much about stamina as intellect and creativity, writes Peter Lyons. Few teachers launch their careers with the stated ambition of being dullards in the classroom.

Where are the Pacific entrepreneurs?

Pacific Islanders need to rediscover their entrepreneurial spirit, says the new minister tasked with turning around their job and education prospects.

Schools urged to cut predator risk

Urgent action is needed across the school sector after one third of schools were found to be putting students at risk of exposure to sexual predators.

One third of schools too trusting - report

One third of schools are too trusting and are putting students at risk of exposure to sexual predators, a new report has found.

Graeme Aitken: Focus on social inequality will aid teachers

To compare teachers simply on the basis of the results of their students is to overlook the multiple influences on student achievement, writes Graeme Aitken.

Labour aims to help kindy families

Parents with preschool-age children are expected to be the big winners from Labour leader David Cunliffe's State of the Nation address today.

Political calculations

Rod Emmerson's view on politics.

Critics find praise for support plan

National has managed to win praise from many of its usual critics - even the teacher unions - for its latest policy to try to lift student achievement.

'Free' schooling costs parents $35k

A "free" state education in NZ will cost the average parent nearly $35,000 by the time their child finishes secondary school, a survey claims.

Second complaint laid over school's religious classes

Key: NZ schools overhauled

The leadership of New Zealand schools has been overhauled, with the Government creating new roles including 'executive principals' and 'expert teachers'. The change was announced today by Prime Minister John Key in a state of the nation-style speech in Auckland

Taxpayers fund charter school ads

Taxpayer money set aside for education has been used to drive enrolments at controversial charter schools through radio and newspaper advertisements.

Dropout's tale told on stage

Otara teenager Sipa Deidoe had never been inside a theatre until he came into the Aotea Centre for a first meeting about a new arts project late last year.

Schools' principal pay carrot

PM John Key is today expected to unveil a plan that will allow the boards of some poorly performing schools to hire high performing principals with big pay incentives.