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COMMENT: So often it has been our ministry imposing fads on our schools.
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Teachers and principals reject latest pay offer
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New Rotorua Principals' Association president named
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Principals push for fast-track, on-the-job teacher training
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Secondary teachers reject pay offer, vote to strike
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Education unions agree to unite in campaign for more investment
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Wellington primary school teachers and principals marching through the central city
Wellington primary school teachers and principals marching through the central city as a week of rolling strikes across the country comes to a close.
School prizegiving debate: Kiwis divided over rewarding kids
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Jodie Rimmer: Let's get behind the teachers
COMMENT: Striking teachers' deserve all parents support.
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Teachers say the latest government offer came to late to avoid strike.
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Revealed: Hawke's Bay school expulsion, suspension rates
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Henderson Valley revolt: Parents seek review of principal's role
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More emphasis on wellbeing, less on education, Mike King says
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Rotorua principals prepare for more strikes
Teachers on maternity leave are bringing their babies to class in reliever shortage.
Strike decision 'not taken lightly' say Tauranga principals
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Teacher sacked, censured for slapping boy in the face with book
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Primary teachers' union recommends rolling regional strikes
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Increase in traumatic incidents at Hawke's Bay schools
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Nanogirl's cookbook gifted to low decile primary schools
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Primary teachers reject settlement offer
New Zealand Educational Institute says the offer does not address the teacher shortage.