John Gerritsen

Auckland school principals are expecting only small numbers of children will return to school when the city shifts to alert level 3.

The pandemic and the government's $64 million donation scheme combined to cut roughly $170m from schools' locally-raised income last year.

It seems the influence of the Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is no match for peer pressure, with most teens in alert level 2 not bothering to wear face masks in class.

Thousands of school-aged Auckland children are logging on for school every day with the city now into its fifth week of level 4 lockdown.

University students in Auckland have mixed feelings about their lockdown learning.

From karaoke to TikTok, Auckland's teachers are using every trick they can think of to keep their pupils interested in learning through the lockdown.

Auckland principals say they will need to run catch-up lessons after lockdown, but will have less classroom time to do that than they did last year.

Just when thousands of school kids are relying on computers to connect with their teachers, a new report has linked digital devices to worse achievement.

Auckland parents and children are resigned to at least two more weeks of remote learning in level 4 with the likelihood of more at alert level 3.

Some teenagers and principals are relieved the government has agreed to delay the start of NCEA and scholarship exams by two weeks.

School principals say some children with special education and behaviour needs do not cope well with remote learning.

Principals said devices made a big difference for home learning and the government should subsidise or provide computers for children whose families could not afford them.

Parents, children and teachers are bracing themselves for more lockdown learning this week, and possibly beyond.

The lockdown prompted a rash of alcohol purchases at some university hostels followed by an exodus of students moving home.

The body that registers and disciplines teachers is facing a $10m shortfall unless a law change allows it to increase its fees.

The Education Review Office has found a way of helping schools that have previously defied attempts at improvement.

The government is worried children at schools that don't enrol foreign students are missing out.

A draft government document warns the eventual return of thousands of foreign students could worsen housing and teacher shortages and create over-reliance on students' fees.

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