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Nation of Debt: 'I'm scared of opening IRD letters' – expat Kiwi on his ballooning student loan debt
Three-quarters of overseas borrowers are behind on repayments.
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James Bentley: Why NCEA overhaul falls short
OPINION: A top headmaster says theoverhaul is not the bold reset many believed was coming.
Children’s Commissioner urges closure of Gloriavale school over safety
Claire Achmad has 'zero confidence' school's children are safe.
Richard Prebble: Why NCEA's demise is a lesson in failed educational policy
OPINION: New Zealand should not have persisted with a flawed scheme for so long.
Education Minister bans most Māori words in early reading books
Only Māori names are allowed in new Ready to Read Phonics Plus books.
School shake-up: Why education overhaul could send more students to Cambridge exams
One-third of Year 11 students didn't take NCEA 1 in 2024, as Cambridge exams demand grew.
'Act of racism': Education Ministry cans children's school book for too many Māori words
'Our members see this move as an act of white supremacy,' says Te Akatea.
Primary teachers reject 'insulting' 1% pay rise from ministry
Union leader Liam Rutherford said the offer essentially asked members to take a pay cut.
Audrey Young: NCEA masterclass – Stanford schools colleagues on how to get things done
OPINION: It has been Erica Stanford's week, or perhaps Erica Stanford's year.
Teaching basics brilliantly? Numerous errors found in new Ministry-funded maths resources
The Education Ministry said minor errors were not uncommon.
The Conversation: NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn't forget why it was introduced in the first place
OPINION: NCEA Levels 2 and 3 will become the New Zealand Certificate of Education.
Govt delays new curriculum rollout after teacher feedback
The new curriculum will start in 2027 for students up to Year 10.
Editorial: NCEA reform a once-in-a-generation opportunity
Editorial: The writing has been on the wall for NCEA.
Education Minister Erica Stanford defends ‘hasty’ six-week consultation period for NCEA upheaval
The upheaval will see the decades-old NCEA scheme abolished completely.
Northland College faces intervention after scathing ERO report
Principal Duane Allen emphasises ongoing efforts to address problems raised.
‘NCEA is still worthy’: Minister denies students sitting axed qualification will be disadvantaged
Changes will be phased in from 2028, with pupils in Year 9 now to be the last to sit NCEA.
'Huge backward step': Debate over Govt's new education proposal
The new system replaces NCEA with national qualifications over five years.
Principals have their say on axing NCEA: A 'huge step forward' or a game of political football?
Leading principals debate the merits of plans to radically overhaul education.
Chris Bishop: NZ trapped in infrastructure 'Gordian knot'
We are getting on with building infrastructure — not just announcing it.
$28m funding for Northland kura, opposed Kaiwaka school to open by 2028
Te Kura o Ngāringaomatariki will move 11km to a new campus in Kaiwaka.
National scandal: Inquest finally delivers answers on Malachi Subecz murder
'He was just a very, very special kid to me' - his mum described herself as a pushover
Community trust gives struggling Hastings youth a second chance
Awhi Trust supports rangatahi outside mainstream education in Hastings.
'You throw it out and start again' - Headmaster weighs in on looming NCEA changes
Mount Albert Grammar School Principal Patrick Drumm talks NCEA in schools ahead of the looming announcement. Video / Herald NOW
'Chaotic' or 'collaborative': Where schools stand on open-plan classrooms
Rotorua principals have seen different results from the larger learning spaces.
'Incredible improvement': College to ditch open-plan classes after NCEA trial
Pāpāmoa College was planning the move before the Government called time on open layouts.
Pay parity scheme for early childhood teachers scrapped
New ECE teachers will lose up to $22m over two years due to funding changes.
Government invests $30m in state-integrated schools
Growing rolls at state-integrated schools mean more investment is required.
Opinion: The rise and fall of open-plan classrooms in NZ schools
OPINION: The Education Minster says open-plan classrooms in NZ schools are to be scrapped.
Bangladeshi fighter jet crash at school kills 20, injures over 170
Most of the injured, aged 8 to 14, were students at the school.
Internal documents reveal curriculum rewrite struggles, AI considered
Internal documents show the curriculum rewrite lacked a clear definition.