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Why the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970

20 February 2026

In 1970, National Guard troops killed four protesters at Kent State University. In 2026, federal agents killed two Minneapolis protesters. Public reaction to the deaths was significantly different.

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The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself
	20 Feb: Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.... more

An investigation into how an Auckland boy was injured falling from a school bus emergency exit, has found neither students or the driver were at fault
	19 Feb: An investigation into how an Auckland boy was injured falling from a school bus emergency exit, has found neither students or the driver were at fault... more

A Christchurch Catholic boys' school says it's committed to addressing concerns about historic sexual abuse by former staff appropriately
	19 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school says it's committed to addressing concerns about historic sexual abuse by former staff appropriately... more

Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close
	13 Feb: Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close... more

A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction
	12 Feb: A Christchurch Catholic boys' school was alerted to allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before his conviction... more

A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip
	12 Feb: A temporary education hub has opened for Northland secondary students, cut off from their schools by a massive slip... more

Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions
	11 Feb: Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions... more

Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others
	11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others... more

Secondary students can now access more exam results
	10 Feb: Secondary students can now access more exam results... more

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