An American equity fund manager who wants to open charter schools in NZ was introduced to Ngai Tahu leaders by DPM and Finance Minister Bill English.

A wealthy American businessman wants to set up charter schools in New Zealand that he believes could lead to an education "revolution".

"I like to help the community," said the businessman who's donated a two bedroom bungalow to an Auckland high school to auction at its gala day.

The lack of students leaving secondary school with Information and Communications Technology qualifications has been a concern for several years, however the Auckland Business Leaders Group says fixing it more urgent than ever.

A principal at a private West Auckland school who admitted slapping a 14-year-old boy with the back of his hand has avoided conviction.

Swapping studies for sport kept two Auckland schoolboys on track to score this year's highest marks in the national secondary exams.

In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Students who missed out on University Entrance should know their aspirations for higher education, and a great career, are still alive and well, says Rcik Ede.

Students taking part in a sports technology course at an Auckland high school will attend the training sessions of top teams.

Auckland school children on a winning streak may have to play for the opposition if they're beating them by too many points.

A NZ student who took only two years of art classes has received the best subject marks in the world in the Cambridge International Examinations.

A young web designer and his former teacher have shot to the top of the class with an education app so popular it's gaining 1000 downloads a week.

Education Minister Hekia Parata has released figures for the first time showing iwi by iwi how Maori children do in early childhood education, primary school and NCEA.

Last year, two notable New Zealand economists warned of dire consequences if our regional economies were allowed to run down from "benign neglect".

Several generations ago, children who dared to speak te reo Maori at school were cruelly silenced.

New Zealand's bullying problem may be going unchecked because schools do not want to share their problems nationwide.

Schools' latest stationery demands are making some parents mad enough to cry - especially the discovery that tissues are now listed among their children's essentials.

Speaking to an overseas audience is usually a great opportunity to sum up what's happening in your own backyard, writes Martin Thrupp.

Nearly four in five Auckland secondary schools now ask or permit students to bring a device such as a laptop or tablet - potentially adding hundreds of dollars to back-to-school costs.

Settling into a routine as soon as possible is one of the best ways to give your child a good start to school, a leading principal says.

Back to school costs hurt. The pain is as much to my principles as my wallet and this time of year always gets me a bit hot under the collar.

Ask a 15-year-old what makes his generation different from the ones before, and he'll give you a straight answer: "Anything that's not digital is boring."

A big drop in the number of students able to study at tertiary level has prompted calls for the NZQA to review new University Entrance requirements.

In the final part of our Future Auckland series, we aim to stimulate debate.

In part four of the Herald series on how to make Auckland better, we look at the pros and cons of health-care in New Zealand's biggest city.

In the third of our five-part Future Auckland series, we aim to stimulate debate.

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has criticised the number of foreign students choosing to study here.

Auckland is a great place - but it can be even better. In the second of our five-part Future Auckland series we aim to stimulate debate. Teuila Fuatai reports.

Parents could save hundreds of thousands of dollars by skipping houses in elite school zones and paying to privately educate their kids elsewhere instead.