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Why some Rotorua schools are turning down extra funding

"It's ridiculous ... it has not been thought through by anyone."

Donation scheme not an easy decision for some schools

The deadline to opt-in to the Government's school donation scheme is about to expire.

Why good-looking students perform better in school

Teachers rated students: "attractive, unattractive, "abnormal feature" or scruffy.

Hawke's Bay GPs call for parents to get students vaccinated against meningococcal

Lindisfarne College GP Graeme McCrory recently vaccinated 165 boys across two days.

Measles threat to NCEA exams

Unvaccinated students exposed to measles may not be able to sit NCEA exams.

'It means there is hope': The girl doctors said should be allowed to die, goes to school

Almost totally paralysed girl who doctors said should be allowed to die is off to school.

Principal quits as parents, teachers split into warring factions

Matipo School principal resigns after parents split into warring factions.

Relationship aims to help Rangitīkei thrive

Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa is looking at all the options for using its new HQ.

Generation Debt: Expat Kiwi still paying loan doubled by interest

Ash Gorringe always paid his student loan on time, yet interest has doubled it.

Teacher misconduct jump 'not due to shortage'

Teaching Council says misconduct jump due to lower threshold and clearing of backlog.

Viral! Tauranga schools' staff boogie in video

The lighthearted video has been doing the rounds on social media.

'Predatory maggot': Teacher's sex with teens in car - dad speaks

Father of victim targeted by sex abusing former teacher speaks out about guilty plea.

Teacher had sex with 15yo boys in parked cars

The charges related to offending between November 2017 and December last year.

Students outraged over hall withholding bond money

"It is unfair... there are no alternatives to staying in the halls."

The school with a roll of five celebrates 125 years

Mangamahu School celebrates century and a quarter.

Meng Foon: Protect kids from corrosive effects of bullying

COMMENT: Tolerating school bullying is tantamount to accommodating it.