The government's proposal to scrap the third-year fees-free tertiary scheme and redirect some of the funds towards trades training is being welcomed by business leaders.

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RNZ Education

Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be 'lost forever'

About 8000 Rotumans live in New Zealand, one community leader says.

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RNZ Education

Mother fears disabled son's new transport provider isn't up to the job

An Auckland mother says changes to ministry-funded school transport for disabled students are putting vulnerable children at risk.

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RNZ Education

Help! My child only reads graphic novels

Rather than hindering or holding back reading skills, reading graphic novels can actually help develop them.

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RNZ Education·policy

Green Party criticises govt's 'outrageous' decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education

Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirmed the scheme would be ditched in the upcoming budget.

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RNZ Education·higher-ed

Fees-free university scheme to be scrapped in upcoming Budget, Nicola Willis confirms

Finance minister Nicola Willis said students completing study this year remain eligible.

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RNZ Education

Women in Trades expo in Inglewood opening unexpected career opportunities

Haweka teenager Tiama Hill compared handling a digger to working a gaming console.

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RNZ Education·higher-ed

University of Auckland's online learning system hit by hackers

Names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users could all be affected by the breach.

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RNZ Education·policy

Ministry of Education approves total $1.4 million to remove absestos-contaminated sand

The ministry says it approved one-off grants for 65 schools to cover the bill for last year's clean up of absestos-contaminated sand.

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RNZ Education

Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal 'multiple concerns'

The school exists to indoctrinate children, maintain a caste system and grow a workforce, new documents show.

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RNZ Education·policy

Education Minister Erica Stanford responds to criticism of curriculum rewrite

The Education Minister told RNZ changes would be made to six draft curriculums - but there wouldn't be any complete rewrites.

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RNZ Education

Teachers blast draft curriculums, shortage of Waitangi Treaty influence

Teachers in music, physical education, science, technology and history have slammed the curriculums.

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RNZ Education

Education Ministry underfire for changes to rural Hawke's Bay school bus

Nine-year-old Ted Newall has epilepsy and other medical needs, but must now travel 3km to the nearest transport.

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RNZ Education

Changes to school transport for children with safety, mobility needs

Uzabus will use a range of dedicated vehicles tailored to the students' specific requirements.

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RNZ Education

Police 'appalled' by motorists speeding through school zones

Two South Auckland checkpoints dished out 70 infringement notices in two hours this week.

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RNZ Education

Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute

The Tertiary Education Union said the different institutes had a single collective agreement under the now-dissolved national institute Te Pūkenga.

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RNZ Education

Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs

Nearly 84,000 international students contributed $4.6 billion in direct spending to New Zealand's economy during the last financial year.

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Education news for this role

'It will be very disruptive': Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy

PM Christopher Luxon 'very relaxed' about Winston Peters' fees-free Budget 'leak'

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University

Employers' groups and unions divided over the merits of scrapping third-year fees-free

Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be 'lost forever'

Mother fears disabled son's new transport provider isn't up to the job

Help! My child only reads graphic novels

Green Party criticises govt's 'outrageous' decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education

Fees-free university scheme to be scrapped in upcoming Budget, Nicola Willis confirms

Women in Trades expo in Inglewood opening unexpected career opportunities

University of Auckland's online learning system hit by hackers

Ministry of Education approves total $1.4 million to remove absestos-contaminated sand

Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal 'multiple concerns'

Education Minister Erica Stanford responds to criticism of curriculum rewrite

Teachers blast draft curriculums, shortage of Waitangi Treaty influence

Education Ministry underfire for changes to rural Hawke's Bay school bus

Changes to school transport for children with safety, mobility needs

Police 'appalled' by motorists speeding through school zones

Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute

Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs

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