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Boy accepted to all eight Ivy League colleges
Kwasi Enin, 17, the son of immigrant nurses from Ghana, has become the first person to be accepted to all eight Ivy League…
Peter Lyons: Education shouldn't be ideological battleground
The headmaster turned up the other day with the local MP. I was sitting down the back of the staffroom.
Stuart McCutcheon: Govt plan threatens varsities' autonomy
The Government has introduced into Parliament legislation that will significantly threaten the autonomy and international…
NZ 'way ahead' of America
Efforts to ensure all Kiwi kids can access early childhood education are "way ahead" of a similar American push, says the…
Editorial: Local solutions key to fitting in more pupils
If proof was ever needed that forecast growth in Auckland's population will present challenges, it is to be found in the…
Official stories shape kids' minds expert
Children are being moulded into desired citizens at preschool through government-funded literature focusing on emotions…
Big businesses sponsor schools
Microsoft is sponsoring Kiwi schools to train up the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg — but some teachers are uncomfortable…
Education
Grooming alpha girl wives
Privilege and connections are under fire yet again. With MP Liz Truss tearing into the political dynasties…
Tears over principal's shock resignation
There were tears at a Dunedin private school yesterday as principal Melissa Bell, who last year recovered from aggressive…
Confusion over Kohanga inquiry
Two key players in the $90k Ernst & Young review of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust have contradictory views about what the…
Got the prize ... now for the house jobs
Twin brothers Maui and Mihaka Hohua say they got into carpentry to repair their Kawhia home which needs a bit done to it…
Scholarship lets 'musical genius' pursue his passion
A $200,000 scholarship to study music at Cambridge University is a dream come true for student Paul…
The great decile divide
Schools in poorer communities are shrinking as local families abandon them for those in wealthier suburbs.
Parata must step down, says Labour
Labour leader David Cunliffe yesterday welcomed a move by the Kohanga Reo National Trust to revamp its governance structure…
Editorial: Education best way to deal with pill antics
Sometimes, scandal and the game of league appear to be inextricably linked. But now the rugby union is checking to see if…
Where to fit 107,000 more kids? (+map)
Radical measures are on the cards to cope with a huge increase in the number of school-age children in Auckland as already…
Parata launches new digital education portal
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A digital education portal to give schools access to new teaching and learning resources was launched…
Primary Education
Bad teachers in education law's sights
There will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament…
National
Not guilty plea over petrol station rampage
A man accused of a rampage at a petrol station, allegedly threatening to blow it up, setting fire to a car and assaulting…
Secondary Education
Education Minister denies 'massaging' of NCEA results
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NCEA results showing better achievement levels for Pacific and Maori students are accurate, Education…
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