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The Education Ministry is seeking proposals for a national system for testing Years 3-10 children in reading, writing and maths.

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Joe Armao Maths teacher and researcher Greg Ashman said the year 1 maths check would help test basic addition and subtraction and if basic facts had been memorised. “When you are testing kids on ...

Some students are so stressed by new high-stakes NCEA exams they are suffering extreme anxiety and sleeplessness. Schools say ...