'Call for back up': Kids escaped kindy on trikes
One of the three climbed on top of a trike and unlocked a 1.7m gate.
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In your neighbourhood? Find out where Auckland's new schools will be built
Four or five new high schools and eight to 10 new primaries to cope with Auckland growth.
Drunk, abuse, force-feeding: Horrific early childhood education complaints
Report highlights all complaints Ministry received from the past year.
Mum found guilty over failure to get kids to class
She said her children were too sick for school - the school took her to court.
Half of teachers at a south Auckland school on verge of quitting
Teachers at Roscommon School love their jobs but want to own homes, start families.
'Bullying' claims over charter schools
Charter school supporters say they have freedoms that special character schools don't.
Hipkins responds to 'fail' for NCEA review
Principals are miffed that 5-year-olds have been asked for views but not them.
Rotorua teachers and principals meet over pay offers
The meeting is one of many being held around the country to determine strike action.
Matariki: why it should be a public holiday
An acclaimed Māori astronomer is heartened to see more Kiwis celebrating Matariki.
OPINION: Training institutes need to do better
Polytechs need to improve their training courses for the disadvantaged.
Hato Petera College set to close
Hato Petera College has been plagued by governance problems and a falling roll.
First meeting over teachers' pay held, more to come
It comes as government workers and nurses also decide on industrial action.
Teachers to vote over latest pay offer
Teachers to vote later this month about whether to accept the ministry's latest pay offer.
CBD building to make way for hotel project
A total $5.7m was consented for a Quest hotel on Devonport Rd in central Tauranga.
National Standards: Review group quietly appointed
Ministry quietly opens parents' survey on replacing National Standards, closing June 28.
Student excluded over assault at high school
Pupil excluded from school following assault that sent youth to hospital
Partnership schools receive termination notices
Schools told their contracts will finish at the end of the year.
John Morris: Education needs to hear teachers' voices
Education needs to be based on what works, not fads.
Staff cuts drag NZ universities down in world rankings
Only our smallest universities, Waikato and Lincoln, have lifted their rankings.
Bullying rife in early childhood sector, new report finds
Bullying is rife at early childhood centres, new ChildForum study finds.
Carol Ann Ngawati appointed ONZM in Queen's Birthday Honours
Ngawati was acknowledged for services to sport, education and Māori.
Worker shot in head with nail gun
A man working at a New Plymouth school was shot in the head with a nail gun.
Auckland Grammar headmaster slams NCEA reforms
Nikki Kaye says NCEA changes will be long-term and need a bipartisan approach.
Decile funding changes must not be made in isolation
EDITORIAL: Until gaps are addressed elsewhere, their effects will be felt in the classroom
Govt plan to scrap exams for NCEA level 1
A long-awaited discussion document suggests reforming NCEA Level 1.
$19.5m school rebuild to cope with big Northcote housing project
School may grow from 71 pupils now to 950 thanks to intensive housing development.
Report reveals high cost of shifting schools
Children who start school ahead finish ahead, but those who change schools fall behind.
Where's the money for Māori, Jacinda?
Prime Minister Ardern has a lot to live up to in regard to this negative Māori budget.
School-decile funding survives for now
Minister says risk-based funding would have cost at least $100m extra a year.
Education: some relief, but promises unmet
Budget keeps up with inflation for schools and preschools but tertiary spending cut.
Young family: 'You've just got to be patient'
Family delighted at extra funding for children's health and education.
Schools: 'We're not going backwards'
Teacher unions say the Budget "reflected hardly any of the needs we identified".
Vanguard charter school gets tick as state school
Albany-based military school may get a new site and become a full secondary school.
What would you do as NZ education boss?
Ten voices from the Education Summit on how to improve our education system.