Heather du Plessis-Allan: I disagree with sending sick kids into school

I'm mostly with David Seymour in that we need to get kids back into class, I'm with him in that we need to slash truancy rates- and there needs to be a very good reason for kids to miss school.

I would even go so far as to say this is right up there in top 5 things that need to be sorted in this country.

But where we part company is on his call to get kids back into class even if they’re sick.

Alwyn Poole: The legacy of the Hipkins/Tinetti Education Leadership

Labour delayed the release of the Term 2 attendance data until after the election. It came out yesterday.

Some low-lights: