Education Ministry warns: NCEA credibility at risk
Students two to three times more likely to get "excellence" with internal assessment.
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Focus: Students share their views and experiences with NCEA
Students share their experiences with NCEA and views on Internal and External exams.
Class act as ballet trip has entire school dancing for joy
School's out: South Auckland school delivers five-figure (ballet) lesson in learning.
NCEA debate: Are external exams a 'colonial system'?
In-depth analysis reveals major changes in 10 years of NCEA data.
10 tips to keep Kiwi kids safe in the water this summer
Summer is here and making a splash – but is your family water-safe?
Fifth of Kiwis suffer persistent pain
Many who have persistent pain struggle to get adequate help.
Watch: Head girl's speech shares what it was like coming out as gay
Waimate Head girl shared a heartfelt speech during her school prizegiving.
New Rotorua Principals' Association president named
New association president Rawiri Wihapi wants to ensure "a positive focus on wellbeing".
Tongan student pleads: 'Don't make me a brown Palagi'
High school student has challenged the notion that Māori and Pasifika students are 'dumb'.
Least popular NCEA exams revealed
Most of the least popular exam subjects had one thing in common.
Hosking: Julie Anne Genter peddling nostalgia, not smart cycling policy
COMMENT: Kids don't bike to school, they're driven due to traffic, lifestyle, distance.
Burgled Professor Brady case: Heat on PM
Open letter calls on PM to defend academic freedom and ensure transparent investigation.
Kiwi preschoolers create iPad art, music, before they can write
Almost half of NZ preschools let kids create music and art on tablets.
Education Ministry slammed for video on pay dispute
Ministry campaigns for "yes" vote in teachers' ballot on latest pay offer.
Christian mum confronted by school staff wearing this shirt
The mother visited her child's primary school to discuss its gay pride march.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Govt helping white teens study
COMMENT: Labour's year of free university study is an expensive flop.
Zoned out: The boys who pushed through inequality
Terrance Wallace turned a terrifying experience into something positive.
First sports event for Whanganui West cluster school juniors
The children took part in activities such as chuck the chicken and a tyre roll.
Editorial: Graduates can become teachers more quickly
EDITORIAL: Fast track to classrooms could relieve the teacher shortage.
Principals push for fast-track, on-the-job teacher training
Principals want more fast-track trained teachers in their classes.
Secondary teachers reject pay offer, vote to strike
The Government needs to take responsibility to fix teaching, union says.
Decision on pay offer to secondary teachers today
Secondary teachers to reveal whether to accept offer of look to combined action
Academics: 'Our bosses are paid too much'
Academics want bosses paid no more than five times the lowest-paid workers.
Fees-free money could be better spent
Figures show free tertiary education is not serving any real need.
Boy, 2, kicked out of daycare over 7-hour day 'law'
Daycare: "Due to strict laws with Ministry of Education" child must attend 7 hours.
Massey's Auckland campus investigates 'cheating services'
Massey say they've received reports of students offering 'ghost writing' services.
Cheating investigation: Otago medical students' exam results withheld
Students fearing that everyone will be forced to resit exam after cheating allegations.
Fees-free students mostly Pākehā and under 19
25 per cent more people have taken up fees-free tertiary education since April
Western Bay principals take day to network
Western Bay of Plenty principals have the day off to build networks and discuss ideas.
Paula Tesoriero: Inclusive education better for all
COMMENT:Children with learning difficulties are not a problem in schools; it's the system.
Tighter controls may force higher childcare fees, centre closures
Tighter monitoring may force some childcare centres to close despite increased funding.
Focus: Kiddy Winks struggles to maintain 100 per cent qualified teachers
Shereen Varma, the manager of Kiddy Winks in Manurewa discusses the Government's announcement of a target increasing the number of ECE staff who are qualified from 50 per cent, to 100 per cent after 2022.
Govt targets salaries and higher child to teacher ratios
Plan sets out a range of recommendations which would help improve the education sector