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Covid hits children's enjoyment of learning

ERO recommends mentoring programmes to help students enjoy learning after Covid.

Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school

Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.

Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls

More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.

School Strike 4 Climate NZ to reignite movement in 2021

Organisers say an intergenerational protest will be held outside Parliament on January 26.

Demerit points bill oversimplifies youth justice system, expert says

A demerit system approach is 'trying to simplify something that isn't simple', he said.

Govt to allow 1000 overseas students in

The move is part of the recovery plan for international education.

Mark Bracey: Why phonics isn't the silver bullet to improved reading

Opinion: Learning to read can come naturally as a child is exposed to text in a fun way.

Summer reads: Tertiary education, training courses, jobs - your best Covid-based options

What kind of training will lead to secure jobs as we recover from the Covid recession?

Kaupapa Māori champion 'at the interface between two worlds'

Yo Heta-Lensen is used to resistance. She meets it with aroha and passion.

Students face emotional challenge confronting NZ history, study warns

Teachers will need to respond to students' emotions when they learn about NZ history.

Commercial contractors win school lunch tender

Big companies get most school lunch contracts as time pressure overrules local jobs.

Kids say: Lasagne please, but no fish

Lasagne proves the most popular dish in school lunch scheme.

Feilding childcare centre to reopen but investigation continues

The centre's owner has agreed to stay away from the site, ministry says.

Alleged child molester loses name suppression

Graeme Richard Collett faces trial in August next year, accused of sexual abuse of girls.

Home-schooling enrolments soar due to Covid

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven NZ's biggest-ever increase in home-schooling enrolments.

Kids allegedly locked in rooms, smacked, fed mouldy food: Daycare centre probed

Parents say children were locked in rooms, smacked, and fed mouldy bread.