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New Zealand Education System

Boys education lag linked to divorce

New Zealand boys are further behind girls in the classroom than in any other developed country, and the head of a Christchurch boys' school blames marital splits. Ref. Source 1

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I am not sure I agree with this study. It sounds like they are trying to place blame for the boys low score solely on divorce. I know that many boys are lazy and they do not always want to learn. Getting them to read and better educate themselves is a must. Giving them an excuse is not helping the problem.

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Schools 'set sights too low'

Teachers are deliberately setting low goals to stop primary school pupils failing and some principals are hiding poor academic results from boards of trustees, a government report reveals. Ref. Source 7

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Classroom extras come from staff pockets

Teachers are spending millions of dollars of their own money to feed hungry pupils and buy games, puzzles, heaters and fly spray for their classrooms. Ref. Source 3

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Foreigner entry criteria up to universities to decide

Universities will be left to decide for themselves the entry criteria that thousands of extra international students will have to meet. Ref. Source 2

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Teachers not in real world, says PM

Secondary teachers' plans to strike next month show "how disconnected they are from the real world", Prime Minister John Key says. Ref. Source 1

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Teachers' strike hits 450 schools

More than 450 secondary and intermediate schools around the country are expected to be affected by strike action today as teachers protest stalled pay negotiation talks. Ref. Source 8

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Teachers plan more strikes as standoff worsens

Striking teachers plan to escalate protest action if their demands are not met by refusing to teach entire year levels of pupils on certain days. Ref. Source 6