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 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 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 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
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 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
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 ZealandSuccess: Working to spark curious mindsAserial entrepreneur with a geeky streak is bringing technology into the classroom with her award-winning start-up.17 Jul 05:00 PM
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
WorldAcademic's support for caning in schools outrages teachersAn arch-conservative appointed to rid Australia's national curriculum of supposed left-wing bias has backed the use of corporal punishment in schools.16 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWould Labour make te reo compulsory?All New Zealand schoolchildren would learn Maori under Labour's long-term plan for te reo, but it appears the party is loath to give the policy a high profile.14 Jul 06:47 PM
New ZealandCollege awarded own zoneAn Auckland school will have a zone for the first time after a remarkable turnaround in its results and reputation.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDad's death sparks dreamJake Miller was head prefect of his school with a $40,000 scholarship to study law waiting for him.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Let's teach all our kids to codeImagine teaching every child in this country how to program a computer - from age 5. When you think about it, it is odd that we don't.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Lab rats in the classroomFor Labour, size matters - particularly when it comes to education, writes Kerre McIvor.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe project that gave a voice100 low-income families were asked what they needed to get out of poverty. Here are their answers.10 Jul 08:05 PM
EducationUni easier with $4K savingsGrace Eriksen, 18, is in her first year of university and reaping the rewards of three years of saving.10 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi teens savvy with their moneyNew Zealand teens are more money savvy than young people in other developed nations, according to a new report.10 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldExam nerves deliver golden harvest for student bloopers bookFor years scientists thought they knew what caused the hole in the ozone layer but now it appears they could have been wrong.10 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Should vaccinations be compulsory?About every 18 months the issue of vaccinations (or, more specifically, the issue of not having your children vaccinated) becomes especially newsworthy.09 Jul 09:55 PM
OpinionBen Kevey: Listen to student view on developmentOne thing I believe all students have in common is that we want to walk out university with a career especially because being a student these days is a significant investment.07 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Parents given quantity v quality choice on educationThe Labour Party has it on good authority that school class sizes are a subject that can move votes.07 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandBig schools to benefit in Labour planSchools could get as many as 21 extra teachers under Labour's election-year policy, according to new calculations.07 Jul 05:00 PM
