New ZealandTeacher in court on 72 abuse chargesA Far North teacher who abused young boys will make another appearance in court today.12 Mar 06:14 PM
EmploymentYouth flock to apprenticeship bonusMore than 350 young people have signed on as building apprentices since a $2000 bonus became available last Wednesday for the first 10,000 apprentices who sign up.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNovopay chases teacher for $22The Novopay debacle has hit a new low, with revelations the payroll company and debt collectors are chasing teachers for overpayments as low as $22.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNovopay: Debt collectors called outThe Ministry of Education is using debt collectors to retrieve money overpaid to teachers in error by the Novopay system.12 Mar 02:54 AM
OpinionCatherine Isaac: Charter schools offer proven resultsAt the heart of this model of school is a binding, legally enforceable contract with the Crown, writes Catherine Isaac. "No teacher will be forced to teach at one of these schools and no student will be forced to enrol in one."11 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandShortage of skilled Novopay staffThe minister responsible for the troubled Novopay teacher payroll system says there is a shortage of skilled people to help fix it.09 Mar 10:08 PM
New ZealandUniversities face copyright actionAll eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.09 Mar 09:05 PM
OpinionDr Peter Lind: Scepticism ignores complexityDoes the experience of lecturing university undergraduates prepare teachers adequately to teach children and adolescents? Dr Peter Lind gives his view.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCompensation for schools a possibilityPrime Minister John Key says compensation to schools to halt legal action over the Novopay system is a possibility, if the teacher unions would agree to a package.08 Mar 10:09 PM
New ZealandFree milk for school kidsKids at Kamo Primary School at the northern end of Whangarei are split down the middle over an offer of free milk from New Zealand's biggest company, Fonterra.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe great maths divisionWeekend Herald stories about how children learn maths at school have prompted a flood of responses from readers and experts. Andrew Laxon explains what the argument is about.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMaths skills fall with new methodSchoolchildren have got worse at basic arithmetic skills since the introduction of new teaching methods designed to lift the country's poor performance in maths.08 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomyStudy visas drop despite Govt fixesThe number of new international students approved to study in New Zealand has dropped nearly a quarter since 2009 despite government measures to boost the industry.07 Mar 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceWealthy Kiwis not passing on skills to kids - studyAre wealthy Kiwis passing on their financial knowledge to children.06 Mar 07:27 PM
New ZealandRegional polytechs facing underfunding - LabourRegional polytechnics are important to their communities, and the National-led government is underfunding them, two Labour politicians say.06 Mar 05:20 AM
New ZealandPeter Nicolle elected president of firefighters unionA Wanganui fireman is now heading the country's firefighters union and says he wants to develop much closer and clearer relationships with the Fire Service on his watch.05 Mar 08:50 PM
New ZealandParents frustrated by truancy chargeA Masterton father accused of failing to ensure his 15-year-old daughter attended school says his family has been put through hell and his wife had a nervous breakdown.05 Mar 06:24 PM
New ZealandParata blasted over Longstone payoutPrime Minister John Key has defended the $425,000 payout of former Education Secretary Lesley Longstone after a year's service, saying it was the "bare minimum".05 Mar 06:23 PM
New ZealandLack of multi-language planYoung New Zealanders are at a huge disadvantage to Australian and European students because so few are learning a second or third language.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandLongstone's hefty severence payoutFormer Education Secretary Lesley Longstone received a $425,475 payout after her resignation at the end of last year, it has been revealed.05 Mar 05:39 AM
New ZealandTeachers protest Novopay problemsNovopay Minister Steven Joyce says there is "a wider range of villains" behind the troubled payroll system than the National MPs whose offices are being picketed today.04 Mar 09:30 PM
New ZealandOtago Polytech bucks enrolment trendIn a positive development for Dunedin's tertiary education industry, Otago Polytechnic predicts higher student numbers later this year.03 Mar 10:24 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: It's not dumb to want a better lifeOh-kayyyy. So Mike Williams, a former Labour Party president, calls parents who try to get their kids into higher decile schools "dumb", writes Deborah Hill Cone.03 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn O'Neill: Charter schools totally undemocraticThe chances of the most disadvantaged students getting any benefit from a PPP school may be no better than the toss of a coin, writes John O'Neill.03 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Maths at your fingertips a key life skillIt is many years since our primary schools adopted "new maths".01 Mar 04:30 PM
