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Teachers strike in the rain in Hamilton

Hamilton teachers march for more pay. Made with funding from NZ On Air

School's out: Teachers walk off the job over pay - what are they really worth?

As teachers prepare to strike next week, how do we decide what they are worth?

Teachers ask for Auckland, Tauranga, Queenstown rental housing allowance

PPTA claims an immediate $242m 15 per cent pay rise plus a $9.5m housing allowance.

Teachers and principals agree to strike next month

Primary teachers and principals will go on strike on August 15.

College leads way in living wage

Nineteen teacher aides, cleaners and other staff will go up to the living wage in January.

Schools: 'We're not going backwards'

Teacher unions say the Budget "reflected hardly any of the needs we identified".

'Teachers are bullied too' - study

A sixth of teachers say they don't work in a safe social and physical workplace.

Teachers claim public mandate for pay hike action

More than half of New Zealanders support a pay rise for teachers of at least 10 per cent.

Thousands more decile 10 students get exam help

Pupils with learning difficulties struggle to get the help they need, despite Government changes to tackle inequity.

'Ridiculous' prices forcing out teachers

A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

Teachers hail reaction to funding proposal

Teachers' body the Education Council appears to be opposing the Education Ministry's proposal to shake up the school funding system.

Head slams 'videos for field trips'

Schools are not taking field trips needed to teach core aspects of the curriculum in subjects like geography - instead having students watch videos.

Herald on Sunday editorial: Secondary schools shut doors to trades

Teachers' unions always insist they are professional bodies serving the interests of education, not just their members.

There aren't enough teachers

Schools are struggling to find maths and science teachers, while middle management jobs are going begging as senior staff retire.

Teachers protest criminal check charge

A proposed charge on criminal checks will hit poorer school communities hardest, a teacher union says.

Union urges scrutiny of scholarships

A scheme in which millions of taxpayer dollars are spent on sending students to private schools needs to be assessed to see if it is delivering results, an education union says.