Nikki Kaye's report card: Education Minister gets a 'F'
High level of disappointment in sector due to unmet election promises, MP says.
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Teachers call off next week's planned strikes
The announcement comes following a long day of discussions.
Kiwis want phones banned from schools
Phone ban reported to be a success, even among students.
Local Focus: Parkvale School centenary a friendship celebration
Parkvale School Centenary Celebrations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Historical pictures of Parkvale School's first years uncovered in cabinet before centenary
Parkvale School uncovers historical school pictures and gives them to Knowledge Bank.
Hosking: Teachers' plea puts Hipkins to the test
Comment: A country on strike is not a focused, productive country.
UK mental health nurse to head University of Auckland
Prof Dawn Freshwater moves to Auckland from the University of Western Australia.
Teacher's diary: 'I'm an educator, coach, shoulder to cry on, a leader and a learner'
'I can understand why teachers are leaving... they cannot carry on with the pressures.'
Teachers' deal may cost as much as a Poseidon aircraft
Settling the teachers' dispute could cost almost as much as a Poseidon aircraft.
Westlake Boys' remembers former student Zae Wallace
'Zae will stay in our thoughts and we send our love and prayers to his family and friends'
Surprise move: Striking teachers get paid
Ministry lays ground for talks by agreeing to pay striking teachers.
Striking teacher: 'It's not about my pay'
Striking teacher Peter Lyons says he is sick of the lip service from governments.
Kōhanga volunteers will get minimum wage by 2021
Extra funding for kōhanga reo, but no decision yet on kōhanga's broader future.
Tauranga developer Paul Adams made a knight
Paul Adams honoured for being one of the driving forces behind Tauranga's new campus.
Teacher action starts today with Year 9 students
Secondary teachers refuse to teach Year 9 students today despite talks.
Briar Lipson: School performance data key to collaboration
COMMENT: Education Minister has demonstrated how successful consultations can be.
Letters: Bridge fit for last century
The bridge may well be safe, but safe and adequate are hugely different things.
Wiremu Doherty: Only bilingual training will truly speak to Māori
COMMENT: The lack of Māori engagement in the education sector will not fix itself.
Tauranga boy takes away perfect score in global test
Only a very small number of the top students managed to lock down the perfect score.
Kerre McIvor: Striking teachers should stick to their guns
COMMENT: The goodwill of those who choose teaching has been exploited for too long
School principals warn new wave of inequality looms
Govt plans to scrap school donations in some schools mean huge inequities - principals.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins proposes meeting with teacher unions
Hipkins hoped the forum for would help to break the current deadlock situation.
'I've had a bad week': Woman whose shotgun blasts closed schools jailed
Woman involved in a shooting prompting two schools to go into lockdown faces her fate.
Anti-obesity scheme just 'window-dressing'
Former top health adviser slams $10m anti-obesity programme as "window-dressing".
'Donations' end for two-thirds of schools
Low-decile schools with zero donations will get a 7 per cent lift in operational funding.
Parents: Where's the extra for needy kids?
A family with an autistic son asks where is the promised extra support.
Three Auckland students 'violently and randomly' attacked
Principal Davida Suasua has alerted parents after 'random' attack by a group of six men.
Secondary teachers to strike again on Tuesday
The PPTA's strike action for secondary teachers is due to kick off from Tuesday.
Three new schools spearhead $41.1b capital programme
The Government will give $150 per student for schools that scrap donations from parents.
Paul Goulter: Primary schools feel the funding squeeze
'A wake-up call to those who believe statements about billions being spent on education.'
Omakere School pitches in for planting day
Students are exploring options and finding ways to take action for a sustainable future.
Teachers look for 'creative solution': 'We can't continue like this'
Teachers may have to settle for progress over several years, not immediately.
'Why I chose to stand with my teachers': Student
COMMENT: 'It is about time we stood with them - for them.'
Schools will be required to teach about the Holocaust. A 14-year-old made it happen
A Holocaust survivor and a 14-year-old worked together to get the bill passed.