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Preschool fined $254K for funding claims
A Montessori preschool has been fined $254,000 for misleading parents about funding.
Where have all the young teachers gone?
Auckland's housing crisis is hitting a teaching profession that was already ageing.
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Bay teachers back rise for teacher aides
Bay teachers want funding and pay rises for valued school support staff.
Teacher aides: higher pay, fewer hours?
Principals say school support staff hours may have to be cut if their wages are lifted.
Wanaka schools to get $19M funding boost
About $19 million will be invested in Wanaka's school network.
Schools win more - but less than inflation
Schools have won a funding increase - but less than the rate of inflation.
Boys could mean more cash for schools
Documents released to the Herald reveal details of a proposed "disadvantage index"
Kids lose tech classes, playing fields
School overcrowding is shutting some students out of technology classes and playing fields
Bulging school rolls force zone shake up
School zones are being rewritten to cope with bulging rolls at 43 Auckland schools.
More tests follow E. coli find at schools
The source of E. coli contamination at two Waiheke schools is still unknown.
The Big Read: Death of a schoolboy
Stephen Dudley died after an assault at rugby practice. The Coroner's report is now out.
Schoolboy death: Coroner blames assault
The family of Stephen Dudley are calling for new charges after today's Coroner's report.
Budget to include $5m for more teachers
More money will be spent lifting teacher numbers over the next four years.
New city schools won't have sports fields
Exclusive: A new type of school without playing fields is being proposed for urban areas.
Kaye seeks 'healthy, well-rounded' kids
New Education Minister Nikki Kaye widens targets: 3 Rs plus healthy and well-rounded.
Students travel moon distance to top schools
Christchurch students travel the distance of a trip to the moon to get to top schools.
Boys expelled for assaulting student
Three boys at a top school have been expelled for assault.
Private schools lure high-paid principals
Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.
Tuck shops losing out to packed lunches
Over 10 years the percentage of students buying lunches from tuck shops has halved.
Tears over alleged daycare assaults
Lynn Euphemia Abraham is defending 11 charges against nine children.
Teacher force-fed kids, court hears
Lynn Euphemia Abraham is defending 11 charges against nine different children.
Invercargill shooting: Cop now in prison
Police officer Ben McLean, charged with murdering his wife, moved from hospital to prison.
Anzac Day shootings: Family shock
Invercargill families of Anzac Day shooting victims in 'total shock'
Low-decile schools lag in teaching scheme
Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers
Hill Cone: Education's art attack is wrong
COMMENT: Obsessive focus on literacy and numeracy is squeezing lifeblood from creativity.
NCEA: How does your school rate?
Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.
Rugby coach facing 53 child sex charges
The man pleaded not guilty to charges including sexual connection and indecent assault.
Teachers kicked, hit, stabbed by 'P kids'
Teachers are being kicked, punched and stabbed by children of P-addicted mothers.
'P babies' are now at primary school
Children suffering from exposure to meth in the womb are arriving at schools.
Boys, Maori, Pacific kids gain in NCEA
Boys, Maori and Pacific students have gained more than average in the latest NCEA results.
Office is now 'school' for autistic boy
Parents looking for school that will take autistic Hamilton boy expelled for hitting.