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Helping to foster better parents

A teaching method for caregivers of children from broken homes is "a bit like <i>Supernanny</i>" says the boss of a scheme aimed at coaching foster parents.

School reeling after death of student

A Gisborne school community is reeling from the tragic loss of a student, after an 11-year-old died in a freak accident on Wednesday night.

Early cannabis use stifles academic success - study

Budget 2010: Move to free up course-fee increases rattles student unions

Budget 2010: Daycare too big a slice of the cake

Budget 2010: Parents of young learners face fee rise in Govt plan

<i>Audrey Young:</i> Up to $400m hidden costs for parents

Bill English has delivered a Budget in which he can have a bob each way, writes Audrey Young.

Budget 2010: $1bn of education funding reprioritised

The education sector has had to come up with more than half of the $1.9 billion to fund new education initiatives over the next four years.

Anglican Bishop expresses support for King's College

Absenteeism often cry for help

Transient students struggle to catch up

Turnover rates at some schools are sitting at around 56 per cent - more than half of the children who start the year don't finish there.

Message sinking in: switching schools bad for kids

School dropout levels fall over past 10 years

Truancy services' focus may shift

Police get tough on after-ball parties

Teens in Third World schooling

Our neediest teenagers are often being educated in "Third World" conditions without trained teachers, textbooks or standard school services.