A primary school relief teacher is on the naughty list with parents this Christmas after apparently casting doubt about Santa's authenticity...

The country's largest university is bankrolling the official name change of transgender students to avoid them being accidentally outed in class.

The Government would have us believe school teachers are just a pack of whiners, writes Dita De Boni. It is exhausting, relentless work, mentally and physically, and I for one am happy to admit I could never hack it.

Teaching can be a hard job where you're left "wondering how you've ever controlled a class", says Brian Stephenson, St Paul's College's outgoing head of science.

Ashburton College’s principal has welcomed the decision to deny name suppression for a former teacher who committed serious misconduct.

Nobel Laureate and former United States Energy Secretary Steven Chu says New Zealand has an opportunity to quickly ramp up its use of renewable energy because of the huge strides being made in wind,....

An explanation of National standards and its place in education.

Some teachers need to get over their victim mentality and recognise the benefit of cutting their holiday time, a leading principal says.

Like other students at Koru School in Mangere, Tyler Adams has his own burgeoning library at home.

Scores of pupils will be frozen out of some of Auckland's top primary schools after a zone revamp.

Students are borrowing more than ever as tertiary fees rise - and those who head overseas after study are likely to take much longer to repay their loan.

The partner of a retired teacher at the centre of child abuse allegations at a Tasmanian school in the 1960s has defended him today.

A former teacher living in New Zealand has denied a child abuse claim made at an Australian inquiry.

Getting the Government's Investing in Educational Success programme running in relatively quick order was never going to be easy. The concept was bound to be opposed by some.

The Government has signed up the first schools to take part in its flagship education scheme. One union says relatively low interest shows teachers and parents are not on board.

Even the most silver-tongued estate agent would struggle to wax lyrical over 5 Dongluoquan Hutong.

A teacher says she is shocked to hear there are more than 5000 unauthorised teachers working across the country, and has questioned the capabilities of the Teachers Council.

Just over five thousand teachers working in NZ are unauthorised to do so, while another 400 don't appear on any Teachers' Council records at all.

Our nation's children will never be better at mathematics than the ministry's curriculum material allows them to be, writes Gus Hubbard.

A principal who formed a sexual relationship with a teacher and threatened her if she told anyone he'd made her pregnant has been found guilty of serious misconduct.

An organisation that houses Maori and Pasifika students so they are in zone for Auckland Grammar School will run a similar scheme for a nearby girls' school.

He's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.

A flagship charter school has lost nearly a quarter of its students and is still battling problems as it nears the end of its first year.

A researcher's tireless efforts to ensure every Kiwi can have a safe, warm and dry home has been rewarded with the country's largest prize for science.

It is easy to become jaded and cynical after years in the classroom, writes Peter Lyons. It takes a student like Hiroshi to cause you to remember and appreciate why you got into teaching.

Government early childhood education (ECE) funding and parent fees intended for children's education will pay for the dividend yields of 4.69 per cent and $16.6 million profit forecasted by Evolve....

Fetaui Iosefo didn't exactly have it easy before suffering a brain-scrambling head injury in a car crash last year, while working towards a masters of education degree.

Regular attendance at kava clubs can help keep young Tongan men away from drugs, alcohol and gangs, a study has found.