Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs
New daycare centres are touting for a shrinking number of children.
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Iconic Reading Recovery programme may change, slammed for lack of 'spill over'
Education Ministry will 'strengthen' Reading Recovery after critical evaluation.
Blockhouse Bay school tops NZ school ranking
A little-known private school in Blockhouse Bay has topped a national ranking.
Childcare 'hit squad' finds widespread breaches
Breaches by home-based services jumped from 15 in 2018 to at least 52 in 2019.
Commissioner to be appointed at Kamo High
Conflict with principal leads to Kamo High School board's resignation.
'There will be a school shooting here' - bathroom tag
The sister of a student at a school threatened with a shooting wants more communication.
Bullying in schools: A blight on society
More than a third of students are still being bullied even in the "best" schools.
Time to get tougher on childcare culprits
Ten Discoveries Educare centres are among 26 that have broken the rules repeatedly.
Big schools vow to fight loss of schools' powers
School boards glad to lose "compliance" role so they can focus on students.
Biggest education shake-up in 30 years proposed
School boards could be stripped of power in new proposal.
Tighter controls may force higher childcare fees, centre closures
Tighter monitoring may force some childcare centres to close despite increased funding.
Struggling to learn: Some kids have better chances in Africa
Simon Collins shares Razeal's tale and asks where we are going wrong.
Ōtāhuhu centre for at-risk teens closes
Activity centres are bandaging up teens who cut themselves, but struggling to cope.
Parents uncover 'systemic failure' to protect kids at schools
At least 84 schools admit that they do not have child protection policies required by law.
ERO: Teach teens about pornography, sexual violence
ERO says sexuality education in schools has not kept pace with social changes.
Kindy teacher held children down to force them to sleep
Newly trained teacher loses registration after physical and psychological abuse of kids.
Smarten up, schools told
Education Review Office says school Esol funding needs to be extended beyond five years.
Critics on review team point to big shake-up for schools
Taskforce members propose reshaping education agencies to strengthen links among schools.
Maori, Pacific, special needs will be priorities in schools review
Terms of reference for review of Tomorrow's Schools focus on responding to child's needs.
Teacher training blamed for education slide
Teacher trainees will need better literacy and maths, and eventually postgraduate degrees
Schools: Westside driving student exodus
West Auckland principals say TV3's Westside is driving students out of local schools.
School shut half its students out of NCEA
Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.
Statutory manager steps into deaf school
A limited statutory manager has been appointed at the Kelston Deaf Education Centre.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Ngamatea School closes for good
A rural country school is saying its goodbyes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Don't just speak English, teachers told
Teachers have been told to encourage children to speak their first languages in their first few years of education, rather than sticking solely to English.
Is this New Zealand's smallest school?
The Fox Glacier School roll has fallen to five, its lowest number in over 20 years when the village school was briefly closed.
Gloriavale hits back at curriculum claims
Green MP Catherine Delahunty said she was concerned the school's narrow curriculum prevented pupils, especially girls, from going on to tertiary study.
Sexist lessons at Gloriavale
Politicians will demand answers from education bosses over what the extreme fundamentalist school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.
School rejects KFC bribe claims
The school under fire for bribing its kids with takeaways says it never served fried chicken - only pizza.
Peter Hughes: Special ed services revamp shaped by feedback
We've made enormous progress in fulfilling that vision of including all children in school, writes Secretary for Education Peter Hughes.
Vicki Carpenter: Shameful many kids still taught in mouldy classrooms
Vicki Carpenter asks what the boards of two dilapidated schools have been doing about basic maintenance.
Half of Kiwi kids not ready for school
At least half of children aren't getting all the help they need to make the "critical" move to school, a government study has found.
Aides resign after drug exchange
Two teacher aides caught passing drugs at an Auckland primary school have resigned today.
Drugs exchanged in staffroom
An Auckland primary school has suspended two teacher aides after they were snapped exchanging cannabis in the staff room.