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OPINION: New survey finds university students reluctant to share views in class.
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Some communities have been hit particularly hard by the disruption to kids' schooling.
Schools install vape detectors as teen vaping rises
One in five secondary students is estimated to have taken up vaping.
University cheating scandal: Education Minister gets assurances over African ghostwriter’s claims
Whistleblower claims some students have graduated without ever writing assignments.
School failed to address sexual bullying incidents - report
The unnamed school has been accused of minimising bullying complaints over several years.
Action demanded as school disputes panel yet to be set up
Some schools denying young people a right to an education and without means to challenge.
Perry Rush: New mathematics and statistics curriculum misses the mark
OPINION: Former principals federation president finds the new focus wanting.
Thousand of sexual harassment incidents at high schools - survey
Avonside Girls High School and Shirley Boys High School commissioned the survey.
Students' ‘wife beater Wednesday’ caned by Christchurch college
Year 13 students had altered inappropriate dress-up theme.
Te Wānanga o Raukawa seeks independence from the Crown
Te Wānanga o Raukawa wants to better reflect the way it operates and works with iwi.
EIT will lose name in mega merger
The longstanding institute of technology is set for a name change as part of the merger.
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Robertson Road School structured literacy teaching. Video / NZ Herald
Chlöe Swarbrick criticises Universities NZ after another student's hostel death
The student was found dead in her dorm room at Lincoln University on Monday.
UCOL's transition to Te Pūkenga 'going well'
A new operating model for Te Pūkenga is expected to be finalised in September.
Nurses among those not being targeted on international education green list
Opinion: International students' return to provide much-needed funds but Govt plan flawed.
New pathway for Māori keen on health careers
Genetics student Amber Te Tau is grateful for the support she has received from Pūhoro.
Focus Live: Auckland school holidays unchanged despite lockdown
September 17 2021 There will be no changes to the timing of school holidays in Auckland from the beginning of October despite the region having been in lockdown for nearly five weeks.
Focus: School to Skies educational internship programme
School teachers from all over the country are taking part in the School to Skies educational internship at RNZAF Base Whenuapai. Video / Dean Purcell
Focus Live: $50m lifeline for unis and schools after NZ shuts borders to foreign students
The Government will spend $51.6 million on New Zealand's embattled overseas education sector, as schools and universities continue to reel from the loss of foreign students.
Focus: 13-Year-Old 'child genius' already studying at AUT
13-Year-Old 'child genius' Vicky Ngo Ngoc is already studying a double-degree in finance and applied mathematics at AUT. Video / Dean Purcell
Preschool teacher fee hike could leave centres short of staff: lobby
Preschools are on the hunt for teachers but fear they could be driven away by a fee hike.
Focus Live: $278 million funding boost for early childhood education centres
The Government will reinstate the 100 per cent funding band for teacher-led ECE services after it was scrapped by the previous Government in 2010, PM Jacinda Ardern said.
Most ECEs to reopen under alert 2, but 'anxious' parents may stay away
Nearly all childcare centres will reopen under alert 2. But some families may stay away.
'School never safer for kids', say infectious disease experts
Children less susceptible to Covid-19 and lockdown limiting other viruses, say experts.
Māngere Central School hands out Lego for students during lockdown
Māngere Central School student Isobel Latif, aged 6, deeply engaged in her new Lego set provided by the school. Video / Supplied
Should bus passengers wear masks: AT and health officials at odds
New Zealand's health boss and Auckland Transport at odds over passenger masks.
Focus Live: Five new cases, Auckland woman dies of coronavirus
There are five new cases of Covid-19 today. There was a further death - a woman in her 70s from St Margaret's rest home in Te Atatu. Education Minister Chris Hipkins says that distance learning will continue 'for some time'.
'Take a breath New Zealand': it's time to support parents and teachers
An Auckland mum is on a mission to spread calm after return to school furore online.
Local Focus: Young innovators in lockdown
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Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern reveals $130m support package for tertiary students
The Government will spend more than $130 million on a student support package, which aims to assist financially embattled students dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Focus Live: Education Minister Chris Hipkins announces Suzy Cato's return and learning packs
Suzy Cato is back! Education TV channels, learning packs and free computers to boost home learning.
Jacinda Ardern talks to reporters after the Labour conference in Whanganui
Jacinda Ardern talks to reporters after the Labour conference in Whanganui. Video / Audrey Young