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'Reality of change': 106yo school in path of new highway faces relocation
Tauriko School will remain open throughout construction and any relocation.

Watch: 'The current system fails' – Govt investing $140m to boost dire school attendance rates
Most of the Government's funding will go towards creating a new nationwide service.

Govt move to scrap ECE cultural requirements sparks backlash
Critics argue the changes could harm tamariki Māori and prioritise profits.

Opinion: 'Fund hope, not hype' – what secondary teachers need from Budget
OPINION: Erica Stanford announced $53m for teacher registration fees for three years.

Cecilia Robinson: 'Why didn't we learn this at school?'
OPINION: The Government is embedding financial education from Year 1 in the curriculum.

‘About values’: School fights to stay open
The school avoided closure with donations from parents and grandparents.

Patrick Walsh: A heavy bureaucratic blanket has been a dismal failure for learning support
OPINION: The most vulnerable and disadvantaged children have been poorly served.

Why NZ's brightest are heading overseas for university
The number of top achievers going overseas after school is at an all-time high.

'Focus on the basics': Whanganui Mayor pushes back on truancy appeal
Andrew Tripe says there's a firm directive to councils to focus on the basics.

Northland schools see literacy boost with structured approach
Almost two-thirds of teachers are significantly changing their teaching practices.

'They can shear the sheep': Historic farm recreated in Minecraft for study
Computer game acts as an educational tool for students to learn about the primary sector.

Number of people studying education continues to drop
New Zealand's education crisis deepens; numbers studying significantly drop since 2015.

How this teacher aide is helping a small rural school thrive
Ashley Steedman has 'fallen in love with the job'.

On The Up - Auckland private school buys multimillion-dollar waterfront farm
Saint Kentigern students will grow food and study ecosystems on the land.

Act MP can’t name one ‘race-based’ policy she’s trying to outlaw
The MP says policies for Māori and Pasifika students are unfair but struggles to name one.

Editorial: Rising intolerance casts shadow over our political landscape
OPINION: Education in this country is being increasingly divided by class.

Opinion: How students feel a year into the school phone ban
OPINION: Here's what young people really think about the ban.

University law school merger decision looms amid legal challenge threats
The proposal could go ahead despite overwhelming opposition from the university's senate.

Editorial: Wealth, not race, divides educational opportunities
OPINION: Education in this country is being increasingly divided by class.

$1b hub’s big payoff: NZ’s convention centre gears for economic impact
In a strong showing of early success, nine events have been announced for 15,500 people.

‘What happens next?’ Calls for local solutions to school lunch problems
Libelle Group's liquidation raises concerns about school lunch programme's stability.