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Only teachers can drive education progress – professor

School funding will be ineffective unless put towards teachers and evidence-based programs that work, says one professor.

The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principals on the brink, school cops massive fine & principal sues

Making news this week, principals say ‘enough is enough’, a school cops a massive fine and a principal sues eight people for defamation.

Violent incidents more frequent than reported – principals

Principals warn the actual number of violent incidents against school leaders is much higher than what is being reported.

Far Out Friday: Grandma goes back to school

A 74-year-old grandmother will this year graduate from high school, 57 years after her last round of schooling.

Biometric tech in schools: where is the red line?

Schools are increasingly turning to biometric technologies to improve the collection of data, as well as on-site security – but is such surveillance going too far?

Principals call for national zero-tolerance policy

A zero-tolerance response to the increasing number of assaults against school leaders must be rolled out nation-wide, say principals.

School in crisis again as funds dry up

The jobs of hundreds of staff – and the education of thousands of students – is once again on the line at the nation’s largest Islamic school.

Teacher training plan ‘absolutely inappropriate’

Changes to New Zealand’s Education Legislation Bill have been slammed by the country’s teaching union, which fears it will erode teacher quality.

‘Enough is enough’: Calls for jail terms over principal assaults

WA principals are calling for legislative changes which would allow mandatory jail terms for those who assault school leaders.

Fixed-term contracts: do’s and don’ts

The Educator investigates how principals can avoid getting their schools – and themselves – into trouble when it comes to hiring teachers on fixed-term contracts.