Kate Scott, of Bannockburn was delighted when she was named as a Nuffield scholar.

COMMENT: The past is full of missed educational opportunities, writes Matt Heath.

EDITORIAL: Cosseting children may be doing them more harm than good.

A new breed of schools is taking kids out of classrooms and letting them go wild.

Founder of The Forest School Tennille Murdoch talks about the benefits of the school. Doug Sherring

Graham Robinson died at school today, but he was not alone, principal says.

OPINION: You couldn't pay me to be a teenager again.

Parents were told the public school system was failing their children.

ERA rules Katene Paenga suffered humiliation and loss of dignity.

Some parents need to take more responsibility for their children's behaviour, he says.

Teacher aide busts myth that those struggling to make ends meet are wasting money.

The boy's parents described the room - which measured 1.3m x 1.8m - as "barbaric".

A group of "fired-up" Hokianga residents are lobbying to stop the closure of NorthTec.

An Auckland mother of three has laid her finances bare to bust the myth of poverty.

Auckland Transport is axing some school buses and telling children to catch public buses.

Lucy has given birth all over the Waikato to help doctors, nurses and midwives train.

Pukehina School seeks a new solution in struggle to survive.

OPINION: Exams can be an extremely effective teaching tool.

"Fired up" Hokianga residents are fighting plans to close NorthTec's Rawene campus.

School principals say Christmas will be too late to act on teacher shortages for 2018.

Just over 47,000 students will sit NCEA Level 1 English across the nation today.

Headmistress believes sensitive girls need to toughen up and be workplace-prepared.

Some polytechnics are reporting jumps of up to 19 per cent in early enrolments for 2018.

Katikati - another town opens up about battle with P. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Auckland kindergartens' shift to all-day care is now in doubt as their CEO quits.

Fraser High School staff and community celebrated the achievements of Pasifika students

Pascal Atiga-Bridger returns to school to serve now for a better tomorrow.

It's a tough job dealing with violent students in schools, a former principal says.

COMMENT: Without National Standards children can be assessed on wider criteria.

Professor Brian Cox argues that a lack of education and distrust of facts is the greatest threat to modern society