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Shannon Walsh: Are charter schools a stain on the Government’s claims to fiscal responsibility?

OPINION: Charter sponsors can now get 20-year contracts, up from 10 years.

Parents say schools getting opening hours wrong for years

Some primary schools added days on after realising they had misinterpreted the rules.

Govt warned Te Pūkenga de-merger would lead to more people on Jobseeker for longer

Advice suggested fewer people on a Jobseeker benefit would move into study.

‘Outrageous’: Agencies may need to make more cuts to fund massive board fee rises

There's concerns pay bumps may come at the expense of services.

School vandalism costs soar to $57m, calls for Govt action intensify

The ministry set aside $9.7m for repairs this year, up 17% from 2020.

Editorial: Shocking writing stats expose teaching gaps

OPINION: How can it be that we have failed this generation of children so poorly?

Nation of Debt: 'I'm scared of opening IRD letters' – expat Kiwi on his ballooning student loan debt

Three-quarters of overseas borrowers are behind on repayments.

Icy day doesn't stop McFlurry of strikes in Hawke's Bay

Teachers and McDonald's workers walked off the job, calling for better pay and conditions.

Primary teachers reject 'insulting' 1% pay rise from ministry

Union leader Liam Rutherford said the offer essentially asked members to take a pay cut.

Audrey Young: NCEA masterclass – Stanford schools colleagues on how to get things done

OPINION: It has been Erica Stanford's week, or perhaps Erica Stanford's year.

Teaching basics brilliantly? Numerous errors found in new Ministry-funded maths resources

The Education Ministry said minor errors were not uncommon.

The Conversation: NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn't forget why it was introduced in the first place

OPINION: NCEA Levels 2 and 3 will become the New Zealand Certificate of Education.

Govt delays new curriculum rollout after teacher feedback

The new curriculum will start in 2027 for students up to Year 10.

Editorial: NCEA reform a once-in-a-generation opportunity

Editorial: The writing has been on the wall for NCEA.

Education Minister Erica Stanford defends ‘hasty’ six-week consultation period for NCEA upheaval

The upheaval will see the decades-old NCEA scheme abolished completely.

Northland College faces intervention after scathing ERO report

Principal Duane Allen emphasises ongoing efforts to address problems raised.