A reading revolution: Schools turn to science-based approach
John Parent sat in the kindergarten classroom in wonderment as he saw the "science of reading" paying off in October 2023. "They're reading CVC words, three-letter words with consonant-vowel-consonant ...
Daily Attendance Dashboard Is Live
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced that the new daily attendance dashboard is now live. “The ...
The school system is not making the grade
The coalition government says it's determined to get NZ's education system back on track. Failing students, truancy and a ...
New Zealand's Waitangi Day chaos tells a very modern race relations story that Australians know all too well
New Zealand turned 185 on Thursday. Tensions are running high on the eve of the country's national day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the Crown in 1840. On ...
Favorite reads
Hutchinson’s One Book, One Community Committee did well in selecting its book for this year’s community read – “Ordinary Grace,” by William Kent Krueger. The ...
Should Schools Have The Day After Waitangi Day Off?
Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four-day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday after the Waitangi Day holiday. That is despite Associate Education Minister ...
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Waitangi political pōwhiri could return to Te Tii Marae
Senior Ngāpuhi members say fiery debate at Waitangi isn't going anywhere, so Te Tii Marae could be the best place for it to ...