National says school lunches 'poorly targeted'
"They should do away with the universal policy and target it to those in genuine need."
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Real world learning: Out of the classroom and into nature
A one-day-a-week outdoor programme complements the school system.
Plea to change 'awful' process: 19 Bay kids school-less
Ministry working with the students to find them a new school after they were excluded.
Plea to change 'awful' process: 19 Bay kids school-less
The ministry is working with 19 Bay students to find them a new school.
Abused student: 'I want Dilworth to feel the pain financially'
Dilworth student who tried to report abuse was caned and sent back to his abuser.
Threatened and scared: Students leave school over claims of 'constant' bullying
The young girls, aged 13 and 14, are from separate families.
'Significant distress': Teens filmed sex act on a dare, principal says
School breaks its silence on incident that's caused 'great embarrassment to all involved'.
Michael Neill: The plight of the humanities
Opinion: Studies in arts and humanities are in disastrous decline.
'Crumbs': Claim lodged over minimum wage for kōhanga reo teachers
Mainstream teacher aides on minimum wage earn more than most kōhanga reo kaiako.
Thousands of teachers' practising certificates to be reissued after court ruling
The High Court has quashed the Teaching Council's shift to annual certification.
Bus driver confronts 13yo boy, refuses to pick him up
After two complaints from the family, the driver vented his anger at the boy.
Parting words from a retiring teacher
Opinion: 'In my early years as a teacher, we were trusted to work hard and plan well.'
Teacher turmoil: Mystery surrounds reason staffer stood down
A teacher has been stood down at Marlborough Boys' College but the reasons are secret.
Waikato student knocked unconscious during school fight
Police are now investigating the fight at an unnamed school.
'Chronically absent': Inquiry launched into NZ 'truancy crisis'
Official figures in May showed more than 60,000 students classified as chronically absent.
'Human rights issue': School under fire over toilet rules
But principal says students can still use toilets during class.
Sex teacher who preyed on teen jailed
Teacher told student 'it's dangerous' but 'it will be worth it' before sexual assault.
School report cards: More than 100 ERO reviews overdue
There maybe up to a six-year hiatus between ERO reports for some schools.
Rise in 'sophisticated', malicious cyber threats blocked at NZ schools
Student attempts to access gaming websites made up 20 per cent of all blocks.
Rampant illness: Primary school, ECE classes empty out
NZ Principals' Federation says the school holidays couldn't have come at a better time.
Academic defends quality of Māori and Pacific researchers' work
It is part of an effort by the Government to tackle long-standing under-representation.
Global cyber attack: Hackers demand $100m ransom
Two New Zealand schools use the attacked software and have been affected.
Kindergartens switch to pen and paper after global ransomware attack
More than 100 kindys have been warned to keep their computers switched off.
Scale, details of massive ransomware attack on NZ schools emerge
St Peter's College and 10 other schools were hit by a worldwide cyber attack.
Why quitting maths is bad news for teens' brains
Research shows quitting maths may have an adverse effect on teen' brains development.
Border to open to hundreds of overseas teachers - Hipkins
Move helps schools struggling to recruit for some locations or subjects, minister says.
'I sing every day from dawn to dusk': Talented teen hits new high
He got into choir singing by accident. Now he sings with New Zealand's best.
'It's horrendous, I felt sick': Parents react to 20 rapes reported in school survey
A total of 725 girls, aged between 12 and 18, took part in the first survey of its kind.
School choice interactive: Where do the kids in your neighbourhood go?
Most low-decile schools in Auckland continue to suffer from middle-class flight.
Mum's outrage: Boys told to wear girls clothes for school show
Mum's alarm as son asks to buy female clothes for school show, calling it "funny".
School choice in NZ: Where students travel to and why
Use our interactive to see where NZ kids go to school.
'Fear for livelihood': Student nurses open up on 'anxiety'
Student nurse numbers have been recorded at a near-decade low over fears of ill treatment.
Study highlights setbacks for Māori students in tertiary education
"Māori learners need to be part of the conversation from the beginning."
'Notoriously slow': Police vetting puts childcare centres under pressure
Holdups mean vacancies not filled quickly and relief staff unable to work.