Latest fromEducation
![NZ youth losing out in health, education, jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
NZ youth losing out in health, education, jobs
NZ has one of the highest school dropout rates, with the sixth-lowest high-school completion rate in the developed world, a report has found.
![Jamie Oliver's menu is recipe for academic success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Jamie Oliver's menu is recipe for academic success
The British chef's healthy school dinners have produced a marked improvement in national curriculum test results, research has found.
![Teachers upset over principal's dress edict](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Teachers upset over principal's dress edict
Teachers at an Auckland school are upset at being told to wear "businesslike" clothing to set an example for students. Do you agree?
![Sikh daggers testing schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Sikh daggers testing schools
The Human Rights Commission has been asked to clarify whether a Sikh student should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger to school.
![School issues first national standards-based reports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
School issues first national standards-based reports
Some of NZ's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal.
![Michael Jones - one more test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Michael Jones - one more test
He played 55 internationals for the All Blacks. Now Michael Jones is stepping up to lead West Auckland's Pacific community and agonising over going into politics.