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Regional Polytechs to return in 2026 as government reverses Te Pūkenga policies

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds has announced that ten polytechnics will be re-established from January 2026, reversing the Labour government’s centralisation under Te Pūkenga. The...

Teachers must avert an AI-facilitated intellectual Dark Age

David Thunder -

I remember watching a YouTube interview with a highly intelligent and observant entrepreneur, who cheerfully predicted that the time would come when AI programmes...

The current NZ government is already too little too late on significant aspects of education

Alwyn Poole -

I have been in teaching/education since 1991 and chosen to do an annual analysis of the New Zealand system through processing a range of...

Ohio school Counsellor sentenced to 3 years for sexual relationship with teen student

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Emily Nutley, a married 43-year-old former counsellor at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for...

Disengagement with the NZ state education system

Alwyn Poole -

Not counting students/families opting for private, state integrated and designated character school options – there are four major features of our current enrolment and...

University of Auckland ordered to pay Siouxsie Wiles over $205,000

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The University of Auckland has been ordered to pay scientist Siouxsie Wiles $205,059.94 in legal costs following a 2023 Employment Court case where the...

Trans athlete’s win sparks uproar at California girls’ track championship

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A biological male competing in California’s girls’ state track and field championship has reignited fierce debate over fairness in women’s sports. AB Hernandez, a transgender...

Dunedin school recovers $365K of misappropriated funds

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Logan Park High School in Dunedin has revealed that nearly $365,000 was misappropriated by a single individual between 2019 and 2024. The discovery was made...

Why I came around to online learning

Bill Rice -

In May of 2011, I wrote the following words in the Chronicle of Higher Education: “Online learning has become the third rail in American...

Trump bans Harvard from accepting foreign students

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Ivy League institution has been given 72 hours to comply with the US administration’s demands. The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s authorization to...

In terms of Education – the two true marks of any good government budget is …

Alwyn Poole -

How much is spent in support of parents as the first and most important teacher of their child(ren)? … As opposed to bureacracy/system...

Auckland high school cancels LGBTQ+ event due to protest threats

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Hobsonville Point Secondary School in Auckland has cancelled its annual LGBTQ+ event, "Lil Gay Out", following concerns about potential protest activity. The event, which typically...

Two Auckland schools locked-down after separate incidents

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Two Auckland schools were placed in lockdown on Friday following separate incidents that prompted swift police responses and concern for student safety. Papakura High School...

The complete lack of political will for Education improvement in NZ

Alwyn Poole -

As the budget nears - it is clear that the area of greatest need for youth development, future prosperity and growth – is one...

Harvard exposed: How corrupt elites destroyed American education

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Donald Trump’s push to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status is a long overdue move, as greed is undermining education, argued Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel. US...

White House halts new grants for Harvard

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The move follows the university’s rejection of US government demands for policy changes. The administration of US President Donald Trump has blocked new federal research...

Swiss university secretly ran AI experiment to manipulate minds

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Reddit is considering suing the University of Zurich for using chatbots to sway users’ opinions on hot-button topics. A major Swiss university has come under...

Millions of US student loan defaulters face renewed debt collections amid criticism of Biden policy

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Starting May 5, the Department of Education will resume debt collections for millions of student loan borrowers in default, ending a pandemic-era pause in...

Record number of top NZ school leavers heading overseas

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A record number of New Zealand’s highest-achieving school leavers are heading overseas after finishing school, according to an Education Ministry report. In 2023, six percent...

Enhancing the experience of childhood

Alwyn Poole -

In general despite constant press and political negativity - this is the best time in the history of humanity to grow up. People across the...

The Hill Station—An International College of Natural Law

Guy Hatchard -

The submissions deadline of the Royal Commission on Covid-19 Phase 2 has passed and thanks to everyone, 31,000 have had their say. Special thanks for...

Jealous UK headteacher jailed for wrench attack on deputy over love triangle

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A headteacher, Anthony John Felton, 54, attacked his deputy, Richard Pike, 51, with a wrench at St Joseph's Catholic School in South Wales after...

Homeschool athletes denied medals under School Sport NZ rules spark calls for change

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Twelve-year-old George Fisher won first place in a North Island school mountain biking competition but was denied the medal because he is homeschooled—a policy...

The 2024-25 Charter School Debacle – only 215 students at $46,000 each!

Alwyn Poole -

In 2014 I was involved in beginning South Auckland Middle School in Manurewa. We had 120 students to start and quickly grew to 180 and...

Trump freezes over $2bn in Harvard funding over ‘non-compliance’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The move comes after the university rejected the US administration’s request for policy changes. The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced it is...

Two quotes from Amanda’s Ripley’s great book that every parent should know

Alwyn Poole -

“This kind of parenting was typical in much of Asia—and among Asian immigrant parents living in the United States. "Contrary to the stereotype, it did...

US bill triggers panic among Indian students – media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Newly introduced legislation proposes eliminating a work authorization program for tech students from foreign countries. Over 300,000 Indian students in the US could be affected...

Toddler suspended from nursery in the UK for alleged transphobia

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A toddler aged three or four was suspended from a state nursery in the 2022–23 academic year for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender...

White House to review billions in Harvard funding

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The administration of US president Donald Trump has accused the university of failing to adequately address anti-Semitism on its campus. The administration of US President...

Free Speech Union defends teacher under investigation for Facebook comment

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A primary school teacher has found herself at the centre of a controversy after expressing her opinion on social media, raising concerns about the...

Student facing charges after scissor attack

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Year 9 student from a Christchurch school has been excluded and is facing seven criminal charges, including assault and possession of an offensive...

University in UK faces record fine amid free speech controversy

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The University of Sussex faces a record £585,000 fine from England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold free...

UK primary school cancels Easter Service out of “respect for diversity”

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh, Hampshire, has cancelled its annual Easter service and bonnet parade out of "respect for diversity" while planning to celebrate...

Trump shuts down Department of Education, empowers states to shape their own policies

Daily Telegraph NZ -

President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aiming to eliminate federal bureaucracy and restore local control over education policy. The...

Christchurch student attacks teachers with scissors

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police are investigating an incident at Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch, where a student under 16 used a pair of scissors to assault two...

Libelle Group owes creditors $14 million

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Libelle Group (in liquidation) owes more than $14 million to 248 creditors, including schools, suppliers, and the IRD. The company, which expanded from providing 17,000...

The books I read to my children

Alwyn Poole -

Reading is THE key to a good education. Other things matter - but reading is supreme! A few things for parents to understand: Children LOVE stories...

Groomer teacher named

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Whanganui High School teacher Jason Shepherd has been named as the offender who groomed two students over four years. He was sentenced to 10½ months...

Irish teacher punished over trans student’s pronouns

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Enoch Burke was dismissed and spent over 500 days in prison after refusing to refer to a transgender student as ‘they’. An Irish schoolteacher who...

Former St Peter’s School teacher jailed for historic sexual offenses against pupils

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Geoffrey Coker, a 75-year-old former teacher at St Peter’s School near Cambridge, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison on Friday...

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