New ZealandTeacher banned after ex-student sexA high school teacher who had sex with her former student has been censured and banned from teaching by the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal.05 Aug 06:13 AM
New ZealandStudent eye checks after shock testsA global charity will test children's eyes in low-income parts of New Zealand after an tests found 63 per cent of children at an Auckland primary school needed full examinations.04 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnyone can overcome bulliesI look in the mirror and wonder how I managed to survive the torture and humiliation I faced when I was a teenager, writes Jesse Greenslade.03 Aug 05:00 PM
TechnologyLiving in the app of luxuryLearning the ukulele? Can’t remember what that song playing on the radio is? Trying to find the wine you liked at a party? There are apps for all that.02 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew hopes for NovopayThe move to place beleaguered payroll system Novopay under Government control will make it more transparent and accountable, school heads say.02 Aug 03:40 AM
OpinionEditorial: Government slow to act on NovopayWhy, Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins asked, had it taken the Government so long to take action over the troubled Novopay school payroll service?31 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMailbox zone scam is costly for schoolAdecile 10 Auckland school considered criminal charges after it uncovered a scam it says enabled out-of-zone families to fraudulently enrol children.30 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Attitudes to teaching out of touchKevin Fallon gets dismissed as a football coach at Mt Albert Grammar and it makes the national news.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNovopay move slated as diversionAustralian company Talent2 has been dumped from its own ill-starred Novopay teachers' payroll system.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandStudents' photos sent to paedophileA relief teacher sent photos of primary school pupils to a man he knew was seeking medical help for his sexual attraction to children.30 Jul 07:23 AM
New ZealandSchools tackle zone cheatsStudents are being kicked out of some of Auckland's most sought-after schools after officials ruled they were not genuinely living within zone.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSchool scammers drop bidA former principal and her husband who scammed $30,000 from a decile one school have abandoned their appeal after a judge told them they may be jailed.28 Jul 10:03 PM
New ZealandStar coach promises fightFormer All Whites coach Kevin Fallon says legal action is likely over his sacking from Mt Albert Grammar after 18 years, as his former players threaten a boycott.28 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMatt Heath: Hard lessons learned from schoolyard fightsMy son turned 5 and started school last week. It was an emotional time for me. He is so small and his uniform so large, writes Matt Heath.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew Advisor sees room for improvementHelping close achievement gaps in our classrooms will be a priority for a leading academic appointed to a major new science education role.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Targets achieved - mostlyPoliticians hate targets. The risk associated with them is all too apparent.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Principles lost in a grammar zoneWhat goes through the minds of educational professionals when they see the lengths that property owners will go to remain in a prestigious school zone?25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher's depravity lost in systemFailure to pass on information at school’s management level was critical to the overlooking of allegations made by students.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTicks, crosses for school pass ratesThe number of young school children achieving or bettering the national standard in reading and writing has fallen in many regions.24 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandAfter-school jobs harmless - studySchool students can forget trying to wriggle out of a part-time job - new research says it isn't all that bad.24 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFall in reading standards in many regionsThe number of young school children achieving or bettering the national standard in reading has fallen or flat-lined in half of the country's regions.24 Jul 06:47 AM
New ZealandKindies beat Greens on free for 2-Y-OsThe Greens have unveiled a policy to extend 20 hours a week of free early childhood education to 2-year-olds.23 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCollege backs down on zoning planHostile feedback from residents in some of the country’s most expensive real estate has caused an emerging school to back away from including them in its new zone.23 Jul 06:45 AM
New ZealandPoll backs plan for better teachersNew Zealanders would rather money was spent on improving teaching standards than on reducing class sizes, a Herald-DigiPoll survey reveals.22 Jul 05:00 PM
KahuFew non-Maori pick language for study at secondary schoolOnly 4 per cent of non-Maori secondary school students are learning te reo Maori, the latest figures show.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandOpening pupils' minds to the worldHow open Kiwi students are to international cultures and opportunities could be measured as an important part of the school curriculum.21 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPita Sharples: A te reo strategy for, by and of the peopleToday, Pita Sharples will carry out the first reading of the new Maori Language Bill 2014 in Parliament.21 Jul 05:55 AM
OpinionEditorial: Protecting te reoThe curriculum in New Zealand schools is "compulsory" and nobody minds - until it is suggested that all New Zealand children should be given a grounding in te reo Maori.20 Jul 05:59 AM
New ZealandTampa refugee thriving in new lifeA refugee from Afghanistan who arrived in the country without being able to speak a word of English came third in a spelling bee just five years after arriving and is now studying political science.17 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew zone: Elite school battle heats upAs another school success story results in a new school zone, parents fear it'll end in changes to a zone so elite it can add 20 per cent to property prices.17 Jul 05:00 PM
