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PM: Striking teachers 'disconnected'
Secondary teachers' plans to go on strike next month show they disconnected from the real world, Prime Minister John Key says.
School board: Fake Tolley letters not political
Trustees at Otatara Primary School say a decision to give students fake letters claiming school hours would be extended was not politically motivated.
SFO probes childcare centres
Early childhood provider KidiCorp is the focus of a Serious Fraud Office inquiry over $30 million of taxpayer money.
12-year-old drug dealer stuns school
A drug dealing 12-year-old took a kilogram of cannabis to sell to his mates at an intermediate school.
New support system for schools announced
"Expert practitioners" will work with schools to lift achievement, but a teachers' union is sceptical of the government's announcement.
Boilers 'time bombs' in our schools - engineer
The survivor of the fatal Orewa College boiler explosion fears there are ticking time bombs in most Kiwi schools.
ERO: Schools lacking in special needs practices
An Education Review Office survey of 229 schools found about 20pc had inadequate inclusive practices for special needs pupils.
NZ waking up to value of Mandarin, says Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute wants to get 50,000 people learning Mandarin by next year.
Changes mean no final year loans for some students
Some students won't get student loans for their final years under the changed student loan scheme.