Education
Covid-19: Auckland-based boarding school students stuck
The Ministry of Health is refusing to allow Auckland children across the alert level 3 boundary to attend boarding schools in other areas.
The situation is frustrating Pukekohe woman Jane Migounoff… Audio
Labour MPs reject Paul Goldsmith's request for briefing on Covid-19 impact by education officials
Goldsmith says Labour voted down his request to be briefed on actions being taken by schools and the impact Covid-19 is having on exams and those with additional learning needs.
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Covid-19: Race to hit 90 percent vaccinated in Auckland; 'No jab, no job' in Parliament could set precedent - lawyer; Employment lawyer on vaccine mandates; Some judges pay rising despite no… Audio
Auckland students need more help for NCEA - principal
Auckland principals say students will lose at least 33 days of classroom time because of the city's lockdown, hugely impacting on their NCEA qualification.
Covid-19: Principals want more help for Auckland students
Auckland principals are hoping the government will make further changes to help their students get the NCEA qualification.
They say extra credits for those who have spent twenty or more school days… Audio
Covid-19: Cambridge exam student not getting special treatment
More than 5000 school students studying for the Cambridge International Exams are not getting any special treatment despite the lockdowns this year.
The first of their exams starts in October while… Audio
Covid-19: Concern for Auckland kids' NCEA exams
Some teachers will be back in the classroom with Auckland's move to alert level 3, but the bulk of teaching in the city remains virtual.
This has students, teachers, and school administrators worried… Audio
Nelson College needs to sell assets to repay nearly $3 million in debt - principal
The country's oldest state school, Nelson College, is facing insolvency unless it can convince the government to fast track the sale of some of its assets.
Auckland schools prepare for small classes during alert level 3
Auckland school principals are expecting only small numbers of children will return to school when the city shifts to alert level 3.
Covid-19: Fears virus may have spread to other north Waikato schools
News of two Covid-19 cases at Mangatangi School in northern Hauraki has put Kaiaua School just up the road on high alert.
Its principal Karlos Bosson already decided on Sunday night that his 27… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland schools prepare for level 3 classes
Auckland schools have been planning for a shift to alert level 3 and are expecting only small numbers of children on Wednesday.
At level 3 schools must reopen for the children of people who have to… Audio
Closing the digital divide requires ‘constant attention’, say education experts
Each day of lockdown is exacerbating the digital divide for many, but experts say the answers will be found in the communities worst affected.
Deputy PM on alert level moves and MIQ changes
Lisa Owen asks Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson what advice he could give to Aucklanders who had travel booked for the school holidays beginning on October 2.
They also discuss the return of the… Video, Audio
How the pandemic became a referendum on work
For many people, jobs have become little more than a completely relentless, unsatisfying toil. Especially since Covid-19 came along. So why then does work ethic still hold so much sway? Jamie McCallum… Audio
Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen
The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, with only boys and male teachers allowed back into classrooms.
Teachers, principals thrilled as school holidays unmoved
The government has decided not to bring forward the school holidays despite calls from exhausted parents and the opposition.
The school break will go ahead from October 2 - meaning Auckland parents… Audio
School staff near Covid-19 border cannot get special exemptions
A small college just south of Auckland's border is stretched to the max because several staff cannot get Covid-19 travel exemptions.
Among those locked out of level two land is Te Kauwhata College's… Audio
Hipkins announces school holiday dates to remain unchanged
School holiday dates in Auckland will not be changed because of the lockdown, Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced.
Improving healthcare through anonymous first hand experiences
A new online platform set up by Massey University researchers is asking New Zealanders to submit stories about their experiences with healthcare. Jesse speaks to Wāhi Kōrero co-lead Dr Felicity Ware… Audio
Big drop in school income last year
The pandemic and the government's $64 million donation scheme combined to cut roughly $170m from schools' locally-raised income last year.
