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Fatty diet wreaks havoc in islands
Sentencing date set for paedophile
A former Far North deputy principal will be sentenced in August on 74 charges of sexual offending against boys.
Prom puts end to segregation
Teenagers in a pocket of rural Georgia have held their first integrated school prom, ending decades of racial segregation…
Peter Mazany: Charter schools 'vital' for some students
Our target is to double the effectiveness of teaching and learning in half the time and half the cost, writes Peter Mazany…
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Watch Loui the ZU's performance from the 2012 Critics'…
Judith Nowotarski: Govt must engage with teachers
Many people assume that sending their child to a private school will boost their academic achievement, writes Judith Nowotarski…
Pasifika graduate numbers rising
More and more Pasifika students are graduating from the country's top university, with one of the highest number of graduands…
Entries open for Prime Minister's Science Prizes
Entries are now open for the prestigious Prime Minister's Science Prizes, and a former winner says New Zealand scientists…
New defects found in Novopay system
Another 172 new defects have been found with the Novopay school payroll system since the Government began fixing original…
Education
Leadership studies too theoretical, says ex-CEO
Former Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe says university business students don't understand leadership in…
Legal stoush over leaky schools
The Ministry of Education has begun legal action against major building product companies over its huge repair bill for…
College targets smart skills for ag students
A Waikato school is answering calls for more skilled young people in the rural sector by developing a state-of-the-art academy…
Parata pleased with changes to Education Amendment Bill
Education Minister Hekia Parata said she was supportive of the changes put forward by the education and science committee…
Peter Lyons: Teaching's public face needs makeover
I don't believe teaching in New Zealand is a profession in the true sense of the word, writes Peter…
Special: Lessons for cheats
It's a subject schools and universities don't like to dwell on - the likelihood that students may be cheating their way…
Company changes home childcare policy
New Zealand's biggest home childcare provider is rewording its contracts to impose new conditions in relation to the publicly-funded…
Education protest draws 2000 marchers
An estimated 2000 people marched in downtown Auckland this afternoon in protest at the Government's education reforms.
Charter schools should have Ombudsman scrutiny - committee
Charter schools, which will not be subject to the Official Information Act, should be able to be investigated by the Ombudsman…
Big squeeze in Auckland schools
Education Archives
Already-full schools face being made to cram in more students as the Government struggles to cope with…
Primary Education
Chch not the model for school network changes - Parata
There are no plans to replicate the way Christchurch schools have been rationalised elsewhere in the country, Education…
National
MP's apology angers fellow guest
Updated National list MP Aaron Gilmore faces an uncertain future over claims he threatened to use his influence with the Prime Minister…
Secondary Education
Teacher's strange illness
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A teacher from an exclusive Auckland school is subject to investigation, understood to be over a mystery…
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