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First steps of 100-day plan for education: ‘removing distractions and teaching the basics brilliantly’

Today the Government has introduced changes to ensure all children get a world-leading education, with all primary and intermediate students to be taught an...

France’s teachers can’t do their job for fear of upsetting Muslim students

Nudity in a classic painting has triggered accusations of Islamophobia in a suburban Paris school. A teacher in suburban Paris is being accused of Islamophobia...

Disestablishment of Te Pūkenga begins

The Government has begun the process of disestablishing Te Pūkenga as part of its 100-day plan, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills Penny Simmonds...

Study shows need to remove distractions in class

The Government is committed to lifting school achievement in the basics and that starts with removing distractions so young people can focus on their...

PISA results show urgent need to teach the basics – Standford

With 2022 PISA results showing a decline in achievement, Education Minister Erica Stanford is confident that the Coalition Government’s 100-day plan for education will...

UK to advise that schoolboys be allowed to dress as girls – The Times

Under new guidance, children will be able to choose pronouns and wear opposite-sex uniforms, the newspaper has said. UK school pupils should be able to...

Harvard ranked ‘worst’ US university for free speech

Harvard ranked dead last in the newly released FIRE rankings. The oldest institution of higher learning in the US is also the worst when it...

Why are intelligent people so easily tricked?

'As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better educated, the easier it has been to mystify...

Hands off our children

When truancy becomes an act of self defence. It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right...

Harvard scientist faked honesty studies – scholars

Business professor Francesca Gino’s colleagues are reportedly reexamining their work with her. Harvard University business administration professor Francesca Gino has been placed on leave after...

The Decline and Fall of the University

Since retiring from the university, several people have asked if I miss it. I tell them I miss what it was, but not what it...

Watch: Luxon says National is ‘deeply committed to climate change’ and ‘NDC 2030 targets’

The leader of the opposition also said his party was committed to 'Zero Carbon 2050'. Luxon was interviewed by Anna Burns-Francis on TVNZ's Breakfast show...

‘Truancy crisis’ – ACT wants to spot fine parents

ACT Leader David Seymour and Education spokesperson Chris Baillie have today proposed a range of solutions to deal with New Zealand’s truancy crisis, including...

Hipkins intervenes in schools Shakespeare Festival row

Funding for the annual Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival was cancelled recently by Creative NZ. The decision led to an outcry on social media. DTNZ first...

‘A canon of imperialism’ – Creative NZ cancels funding for schools Shakespeare festival

The Sheilah Winn Shakespeare festival has been running for about 30 years and receives around $30,000 in funding from Creative NZ each year. But not...

Watch: Mum exposes ‘radical sex education materials’ in daughter’s school

Family First NZ Founder Bob McCoskrie interviewed the mum of an 11-year-old girl who received graphic material from her teacher. One of the big story's...

Watch: School Board stops dad from reading high school library book at public meeting because of ‘pornographic content’

Florida father Bruce Friedman was about to read the contents of a book in the Fleming Island High School library when his microphone was...

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