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Transient students struggle to catch up
Turnover rates at some schools are sitting at around 56 per cent - more than half of the children who start the year don't finish there.
Teens in Third World schooling
Our neediest teenagers are often being educated in "Third World" conditions without trained teachers, textbooks or standard school services.
Bring the cane back in schools
Half of New Zealanders support the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools, according to a national survey of 1000 people.
Sir Ed's house begins trek to new base
A small stencil used by Sir Edmund Hillary to mark crates for one of his expeditions is likely to go on show in the Hillary family home.
Classroom stabbing blamed on bullying
A boy who stabbed his teacher four times with a knife had been bullied by other pupils, his family say.
<i>Annemarie Quill:</i> Kids' TV offers more than illiteracy and obesity
"Where is the zapper?" is as constant a question in our house as "where are your shoes?"
Rise in number of young without income
The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.
'Granny graduate' an inspiration to all
71-year-old grandmother Jennie Oakley was the oldest graduate to walk down Queen St this week.
Tolley promises 'hard' fight for school funding
Anne Tolley has told secondary schools the Government is serious about education, but the next few years will not see a great deal of new money.