Fees-free policy will help 30,000 at varsity and 50,000 in polytechs or industry training.

British Columbia turned down Nigel Murray's bid for a medical school in suburban Vancouver

Open letter expressing concerns about the Level 1 maths exam signed by 118 teachers.

The revelations come amid calls for a ministerial inquiry into Hamilton's Wintec.

The incidents happened at 186 schools across the country, including 79 special schools.

Tuakau College scrambled to find battery-powered laptops for NCEA students in a power cut.

Free education could leave our universities less competitive with the world's best.

About 30 maths teachers have now signed an open letter about the NCEA Level 1 maths exam.

School principals say Christmas will be too late to act on teacher shortages for 2018.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins plans a pre-Christmas package to tackle teacher shortages

National Standards will go and NCEA is also up for review by the new Labour-led Government

Details can now be revealed about the sudden death of 4-year-old Aldrich Viju in 2016.

The new Government will investigate solar panels to cut school power bills by $20m a year.

Inland Revenue plans a review of tax rebates for school donations.

Almost 200 schools in deprived parts of NZ have on-site health clinics. We visit one.

Mt Albert Grammar School is asking parents to help fund new buildings.

Auckland University is raising fees and cutting staff to meet a budgetary squeeze

Auckland's primary teacher shortage has hit a new record with 287 vacancies.

Two British teachers hired in July have quit in frustration at delays recognising service.

Willie Jackson's new charter school will be in Manurewa, upsetting Te Wharekura o Manurewa

Students who learn in Māori do better in NCEA, even though they come from poorer families.

Learning te reo Māori helps Māori students learn other subjects too, experts say.

Most teachers feel they have been shut out of developing goals for new groups of schools.

Election voters must choose between two starkly different sets of education priorities.

Microsoft, Datacom - and a theatre company - have joined NZ's newest charter school.

Auckland, Christchurch and Gisborne will get new charter schools in 2019.

West Auckland principals say TV3's Westside is driving students out of local schools.

A language expert is calling for national debate on which languages kids should learn.

Beginner teachers will get a bonus of up to $17,500 to teach in Auckland schools from 2018

Choosing between education policies comes down to how much you trust teachers.