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School tech warning: 'We paid the cost of an iPad and had nothing to show for it'

Interest-free options are tempting but can bite in the long run, budgeting experts say.

Reading between the lines

Opinion: Ignore the naysayers, let's stick to the facts on the science of reading.

Pilot programme puts student teachers among the students

The opportunity to complete a teaching diploma on school grounds begins this year.

Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations

'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.

A mother's story: Diagnosing my daughter's dyslexia

A mother found out how challenging it can be for NZ schools to deal with dyslexia.

Reading revolution: The new way your kids will be taught to read

Schools are getting 2.4m copies of new phonics-based reading books - will they work?

How to teach skills for workplace of next generation

Teachers aim to lift students' aspirations above mere grades.

New phonics-based reading books produced by Ministry of Education

Willow Park School head teacher Theresa Kinloch is working with kids in her class using the new phonics-based reading books being produced by the Ministry of Education. Video / Dean Purcell

War of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to read

Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".

Daycare food fight: Sausages, dried fruit, popcorn, raw apples banned

Watermelon seeds must be removed and peas cooked and mashed for under 3s.

Covid hits children's enjoyment of learning

ERO recommends mentoring programmes to help students enjoy learning after Covid.

Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school

Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.

Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls

More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.

School Strike 4 Climate NZ to reignite movement in 2021

Organisers say an intergenerational protest will be held outside Parliament on January 26.

Demerit points bill oversimplifies youth justice system, expert says

A demerit system approach is 'trying to simplify something that isn't simple', he said.

Govt to allow 1000 overseas students in

The move is part of the recovery plan for international education.

Summer reads: Tertiary education, training courses, jobs - your best Covid-based options

What kind of training will lead to secure jobs as we recover from the Covid recession?

Mark Bracey: Why phonics isn't the silver bullet to improved reading

Opinion: Learning to read can come naturally as a child is exposed to text in a fun way.