Tackling racism in Aotearoa: Should white privilege be taught in schools?
Some say it is divisive, while others say it is essential to tackle entrenched inequities.
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Student left "incredibly uncomfortable" after lecturer uses the racial slur in class.
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Lollipops Hastings has permanently closed, citing a shortage of staff.
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'Unsafe levels of mould' in classroom prompt remote learning fears
Eight classrooms in Hutt Valley High School have been "isolated" following the discovery.
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Teacher hit student who threatened to kill him
Teacher held student against wall and slapped his face.
Thirteen complaints in a year about Katikati College
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Principal to iwi after land return: 'You're the boss now'
Five Rotorua schools have lifted Māori achievement to the same as other students.
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Beloved author Joy Cowley opens up about childhood struggles
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Covid-19: MIT student studied above Manukau rail station
Student studied at venue on top of Manukau rail station and next to main bus station.
Wellwishers cheer Papatoetoe High School
'We are pretty chill right now': Students get on with studies despite crisis.
Kiwi kids in world's largest trial of games to teach self-control
BestStart will test games to improve self-control with 1600 children.
On-job teacher training scheme postponed
Kiwis return from overseas to train as teachers - even in maths and science.
Former maths teacher censured for 'sexual innuendo', drug use chat with students
Teacher discussed sex and drugs with Year 12 students.
Dropping NCEA level 1 media studies is a mistake
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Experts urge overhaul of school system
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'Generalist' teachers mean smartest science students go unnoticed
The researchers said there had been a focus on literacy and numeracy in primary schools.
NZ history curriculum slammed as 'unbalanced'
Draft curriculum proposes 'three big ideas' - all about Māori and colonisation.
Maths results hit record low: Experts called in to help students
Principals say there's a void of leadership in maths education.
Maths failures: It doesn't add up
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Back to school: Kiwis returning due to Covid ease teacher shortage
Teaching vacancies listed in January dropped by a third from January last year.
Kate Middleton's children 'horrified' by lockdown haircuts
The Duchess of Cambridge says parenting during lockdown has left her exhausted.
Schools preparing for Covid-19 lockdown
Schools have not even reopened for the year and they are already making lockdown plans.
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
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