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A class act: In praise of teachers
Ten years ago, completing school was a distant dream for Alexia Russell's autistic son.
NZ Poet Laureate shares taonga with Haumoana artist
NZ Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh has been writing in Hawke's Bay.
Editorial : Fix the teacher shortage
EDITORIAL: We need to entice more graduates into school teaching.
School costs climb to more than $1k
A Hamilton father has to pay $1000 to send his boy to Hamilton's Hillcrest High.
Back-to-school costs bite twice
Families struggling with back-to-school costs are getting further stung by payday lenders.
Rotorua teacher shortage at 'crisis point'
A school has been forced to pull two people out of retirement to fill teaching positions.
Editorial: School exams need to change
Too much classroom time is spent testing for NCEA and a review of the system is timely.
The wait is over for thousands of students
The wait is over for thousands of students as NCEA results were released yesterday.
Students in tears at maths exam but passed
Last year's Level 1 maths exam brought students to tears - but most have still passed.
NCEA results going well but not for all
The big day has arrived for 168,000 secondary school pupils.
Exam bosses coy on NCEA release time
About 143,000 students will be able to access their NCEA results online tomorrow.
Hindi to be taught at Papatoetoe High School
Hindi is to be taught at Papatoetoe High School by teacher Aneeta Bidesi.
Peter Lyons: NCEA teaching our kids they don't need to try too hard
COMMENT: The main lesson taught by NCEA is called satisficing.
Ride-on mower, $7k party: Schools named and shamed
Some schools did not report fraud by workers who moved to other schools.
Loud music just as addictive as smoking, expert says
Global studies show about 14 per cent of children have noise induced hearing loss
NCEA review to look at workload, assessment
Are our teenagers overassessed at school?
Alwyn Poole: Teacher training letting us down
COMMENT: Teaching needs to offer paid apprenticeship training.
Teacher who stopped head-banging incident censured
Teachers' union concerned after teacher censured for stopping boys hurting each other.
NZQA agrees to talk about maths exam
Open letter expressing concerns about the Level 1 maths exam signed by 118 teachers.
Correspondence School travel bill surges
Destinations have included San Francisco, Washington DC, Johannesburg, and Los Angeles.
Teacher accessed dating site in class
Reg Korau failed to disclose driving convictions and drove school van for personal use.
Teacher deregistered after showing boys orgasm video
She did it "because kids get so bored with learning about the basic stuff".
Maths exam 'not as hard as people claim'
Debate continues over Level 1 maths exam - and here are the answers!
East Auckland school bus cuts halted
Auckland Transport will postpone planned school bus cuts where parents are unhappy
The maths questions that made our teens cry
Level 1 students would have had to know a formula teachers say isn't taught until Level 2.
Mad maths: NCEA exam leaves students in tears
Experts say questions in the Level 1 maths exam were taken from the Level 2 curriculum
Make sex education more graphic, study suggests
Young people are increasingly experimental with sex, but education isn't keeping up.
Maths mayhem: Teachers blast 'impossible' NCEA exam
Thousands sat the Level 1 maths exam but it's not adding up for teachers.
School bus cuts: MPs appeal for delay
Concerned parents and principals are speaking at a Howick Local Board meeting at 6pm.
No mumps injection? Stay home, school says
About 30 per cent of high-school pupils may not be fully immunised against mumps.
Heath: Feather in the cap of today's teachers
COMMENT: The past is full of missed educational opportunities, writes Matt Heath.
Fire at Auckland high school
A fire at Whangaparaoa College started in a sawdust disposal bin.
Mike's Minute: NCEA is just one measure of success
School needs to be more than tests and qualifications - NCEA is just one measure of success.