School students from a small, struggling town are stuck learning in classrooms plagued by leaks, mould and asbestos.

Financially strapped secondary schools are cutting back on classroom activities, dropping field trips, and ditching science experiments.

Green Bay High School is going to one of the country's highest courts to fight to keep a teenager with Asperger's out of the classroom.

Parents who object to paying a school "donation" should be careful what they wish for.

The country's largest Muslim school is under investigation for the way it spent public money after complaints were made to officials during a review.

Careers Expo aims to help bridge the gap between businesses and their potential new employees.

Too many children are failing to grasp maths fundamentals such as fractions and decimals, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Education.

As the scramble for nursery places in the sees British parents applying from the maternity ward, Tanith Carey considers the dangers of this "tiger" culture.

Schools have been asked to consider offering gender-neutral uniforms as part of new sexuality education guidelines aimed at being more inclusive. Is this a good idea?

A former teacher from a leading Auckland school has been found guilty of an indecent act, namely masturbating in a classroom.

University of Otago PhD researcher Hazem Zohny has warned about myths and "hype" involving so-called "smart" drugs.

One-hundred and sixty-five students; 165 nicknames - Alec Campbell, Maniototo Area School's Deputy Principal, remembers them all.

Police and the Ministry of Education are investigating a bus driver who allegedly took up to 60 school kids on a mad 17km "joyride" to a Manukau Harbour settlement.

Evolve Education Group reported a net loss of $8.1 million, or 12.9 cents per share, in the period May 20.

Sir Owen Glenn has called on the Government to change the way philanthropic donations are taxed to encourage more people to "invest in their own country".

The University of Auckland is about to take a plunge into uncharted waters: A series of never-before-seen initiatives aimed at creating a generation of more enterprising graduates.

Primary schools are looking to adopt new policies that will see children begin at preset dates throughout the school year - meaning some will wait up to five weeks after they turn five.

University fee hikes are to be reined in by the Government - but a student union has dismissed any savings as paltry.

The lawyer for a man trying to remove religious instruction from schools has used the analogy of David and Goliath.

The provider of Bible studies will argue in court today for the right to be heard in a legal battle over religious studies being taught in state schools.

More funding for children with special needs has topped an informal wishlist for teachers ahead of this year's Budget.

None of the charter schools opened this year have yet reached capacity - with one for Pasifika students chaired by All Black Michael Jones failing to meet its targeted roll by 40 per cent.

It is a question that keeps some parents awake at night. Should children be allowed to take mobile phones to school?

Providers of Bible studies at more than 660 public Kiwi schools will head to the High Court next week to fight to keep religious studies in our classrooms.

Secondary school students were handed a pamphlet branding women in de facto relationships "cheap prostitutes".

A principal who escaped conviction for slapping a student is back at school, outraging the mother of his victim.

School leaders should be commended for standing firm on the type of building that suits the Grammar philosophy and pedagogy, writes John Morris.

A bearded Christchurch student who claims he was sent home in breach of his school’s facial hair policy remains away from the classroom as the row continues.

Otago University researchers have come out on top in health awards scooping up more than $1.8 million in funding for research.