An Auckland primary school has been closed by the Ministry of Health after a number of pupils and staff came down with a vomiting bug.

Two early childhood teachers admitted to mistreating young children.

Norah Barlow reckons early childhood education has the potential to become just as big a sharemarket success as the aged-care sector she's more commonly associated with.

Principals say it's "party time" in many Auckland schools because the city's housing shortage has bumped about half the region's schools down the decile ratings.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's tens of millions donation to Harvard University has sparked grass-roots grumbling.

New decile ratings for more than 2400 schools across the country have been released by the Ministry of Education today. Click here to see the new rankings.

Reading big books to schoolchildren while also sounding out words in the story has been labelled a "breakthrough" to improving literacy.

Hundreds of tertiary students and graduates are taking advantage of an exchange programme visa encouraging New Zealanders to get a taste of living the American dream.

A probe that has already uncovered nearly $10 million in misappropriated tertiary funding is to be expanded to include a dozen suspect programmes around the country.

Next month Sio Talakai-Alatini is due to give birth to her fourth daughter - and thanks to a brave decision she will also graduate with a masters degree.

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The boss of an art school that hired Raurimu massacre killer Stephen Anderson as a tutor is "seriously shocked" the school did so without knowing his history.

Free uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.

An independent review will be carried out at Rotorua Girls' High School to investigate an incident in which a large group of senior students were stood down on their last day.

Some Auckland schools will get a boost in funding after being given lower decile ratings - despite booming property prices in surrounding areas.

A retired judge says families need more financial support so that one parent can stay at home for the first three years of each child's life.

Police say they are aware of two alleged incidents and have received one complaint involving a female teacher at a boys' Catholic college in Hamilton, but say no crime has been committed.

Auckland Grammar School is seeking a further $1.7 million for its new $6.4 million classroom project where construction is well advanced.

A female teacher at a Catholic boys' college has resigned amid allegations she had sex with two students.

A female teacher has resigned from a Catholic school amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with two students.

NZ's version of capitalism largely involves borrowing to bid up the prices of our existing houses, particularly in Auckland, writes Peter Lyons. The rest of the country looks on bemused.

Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.

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Incidents such as the "Roast Busters" case show sex education needs to be more than a component of the health and physical education curriculum.

New guidelines for sex education will be released in a few weeks, but the Govt will shy away from ordering schools to teach more than basic biology.

Educators say biology classes are no longer enough for teens navigating a world where porn, explicit music videos and online hook-ups are the norm.