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Exam results influenced by genes not schools - study
Genes are a bigger influence on exam results than teachers, schools or the family, new British research has shown.
AUT scholars take their talent global
Kelsen Findlay remembers the sense of awe he and classmates had at the start of their degree that one of their peers had…
Schools struggle as more students seek help
More students are seeking help from counsellors and guidance services - and a report has found many school services are…
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Nelson Mandela dared wear "colourful shirts" without…
Uni's old brewery vision takes shape
Auckland University's $1 billion decade-long property push is in full swing at Newmarket where many brewery structures…
Students angry about teacher cull
Unitec students have lodged a complaint with the Qualifications Authority over the restructuring of the tertiary institute's…
Revamp mystifies arts commentator
The radical restructuring of Unitec's design and visual arts department has mystified many who took part in a quality assurance…
Education death by design
A radical new teaching model has sparked fears of creative decline at one of our most successful visual art schools.
Education
Readers become the authors
A novel approach to reading has kids blogging and commenting online about what should happen next in…
All work and no play for Shanghai kids
Every day, Lucy Dong and her best friend Amy Zhu wake at 7am, munch through their breakfast of steamed buns and noodles…
Review education system - expert
A student learning expert has suggested a top-level review of the schooling system after international testing showed 15-year-olds…
Pisa results raise big questions for NZ
When an international report shows New Zealand's maths, science and reading scores for 15-year-olds are in "absolute freefall"…
Switched on to learning
A fully functioning coffee cart would probably be the last thing you'd expect to find in the reception…
Education debacle: What can we do?
PISA envy is rife at the moment as we find NZ has slipped. This should be a shot of reality and force us not to be complacent…
Kindergarten teachers to protest around NZ today
Kindergarten teachers around the country will protest today against ongoing cuts to funding in their sector.
Editorial: Best teaching will require political will
Editorial: It is highly appropriate that NZ officials have been to Asia to identify the key points of the successful programmes…
Dr Sue Thomson: Oz education declining for a decade
New international test results in reading, science and maths show that Australian education is going backwards - a declining…
Dr Fiona Ell: Real issue is the gap, not rankings
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Should we worry about our ranking? No, not per se, writes Dr Fiona Ell. Focusing on one number, one…
Primary Education
NZ education standards falling - OECD
New Zealand educational achievement has dropped significantly in the core subjects of science, maths and reading, according…
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Heavy downpours for North Island
Heavy heat showers are forming around South Auckland and Waikato and thunderstorms and torrential downpours are hitting…
Secondary Education
NZ education facing a bad report
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Education Minister Hekia Parata is preparing for an embarrassing drop in New Zealand's education rankings…
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