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Legal fight for disabled children heads to court

Human Rights Review Tribunal picks up legal claim filed in 2008.

Children barred from school bus by 1904 law

Parents are driving kids to school because of a 1904 law barring them from school buses.

School lunches feed pensioners in lockdown

"I didn't realise it was so good, and I'm grateful that the kids are getting this."

Lockdown family's Wi-Fi nightmare

'I got like really stressed about it because I love my teacher.'

Empty schools, kindies as lockdown starts

All but 11 of Auckland Kindergarten Association's 120 kindies are empty.

Schools swing into gear - no holiday this time

No holiday for kids as Zoom classes gear up again.

Mouldy food allegations at childcare centre

Health officials are investigating the Pitter Patter Education Centre in Feilding.

Dan Bidois: How to stop the school system failing our young

Opinion: Schools, parents, and the sector need better oversight of low-performers.

On-job teacher training scheme postponed

Kiwis return from overseas to train as teachers - even in maths and science.

Maths results hit record low: Experts called in to help students

Principals say there's a void of leadership in maths education.

Back to school: Kiwis returning due to Covid ease teacher shortage

Teaching vacancies listed in January dropped by a third from January last year.

Back-to-school stress to be 'amplified' this year

The budget advisory service is busier this year as families prepare for back to school.

Ministry's process stifled childcare centre abuse complaints: teacher

The centre's licence was suspended for three weeks in November following the allegations.

Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations

'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.

A mother's story: Diagnosing my daughter's dyslexia

A mother found out how challenging it can be for NZ schools to deal with dyslexia.

Reading revolution: The new way your kids will be taught to read

Schools are getting 2.4m copies of new phonics-based reading books - will they work?

War of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to read

Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".

Linda Mitchell: Now is the time for a reset on early childhood education

Opinion: Broad latitude is given to early childhood education providers - why is that?