Nelson school vows to fight to stay open
A decision to start discussions over the future of a special education school for girls is "unbelievably short-sighted", the school's board chairman says.
A decision to start discussions over the future of a special education school for girls is "unbelievably short-sighted", the school's board chairman says.
Education Minister Hekia Parata has talked for years about replacing the decile system of school funding.
EXCLUSIVE: Government evaluates plan to allocate cash based on students' risk of failure.
Teacher aides should be paid in the same way as teachers, an education union says, as new research shows they are among the worst-off occupations.
The New Zealand First leader is demanding an explanation from the Education Minister.
Secondary schools are forced to look overseas for maths and physics teaching staff as minimal numbers of students are qualifying here.
Top public sector CEOs reap at least $50,000 in pay rises and bonuses.
Senior education officials say the teacher drain from Auckland is reaching crisis point - leading to calls for an "Auckland allowance".
The Ministry of Education is offering schools professional development programmes to help teachers deliver sex education.
Ballooning numbers of preschool kids being taught at home by under-qualified grandparents and nannies - at the taxpayers' expense.
All Ministry of Education-contracted vehicles used to transport special needs children will have cameras installed following the case of a driver who sexually assaulted a girl he was tasked with....
Efforts to sell Fisher & Paykel Finance are gathering momentum, but mixed messages are emerging over when the deal might be clinched.
A successful campaign against a failure to include parents in an overhaul of the special education system has seen an extra 33 meetings held around the country.
Education bosses are now considering calling in debt collectors to chase the teachers who between them owe more than $2.5 million.
The principal who introduced Cambridge exams to New Zealand says he believes the qualification still has a place here, as a top school opts out.
Parents of students at Opotiki College are supporting the school despite it being hauled into the spotlight over sexual allegations involving its students.
A list of the country's most leaky and mouldy schools is being kept secret by the Government so Crown ministers don't feel pressured to make decisions.
Teachers and principals have seemingly been exposed in the Ashley Madison hacking scandal.
Evidence has emerged showing the grades of boys are finally catching up with girls' since a radical overhaul of the secondary school exam system.
Education Minister Hekia Parata has not answered questions about whether she believes a report on learning for under-3s will affect a key Govt target.
An ERO report says almost half of our centres are not doing enough for under-3s in vital developmental areas.
Designated staff members should be specially trained to restrain violent and unruly pupils, a leading secondary school principal says.
We've made enormous progress in fulfilling that vision of including all children in school, writes Secretary for Education Peter Hughes.
If the public was asked to choose the most worthy use of their taxation, children in need of special education would probably be at or near the top of the list.
Lawyers taking rising numbers of special education cases say an independent tribunal is needed to ensure funding decisions are resolved fairly.
Dozens of parents who pay for extra teacher aide time for their special needs kids say they have no other choice, despite finding it's not a government-supported practice.
Schools say they have been waiting up to three years for plans to be signed off as Nikki Kaye reassures major redevelopments are in the pipeline.
Vicki Carpenter asks what the boards of two dilapidated schools have been doing about basic maintenance.
Company denies liability, awaits appeal result involving Ministry of Education.
A primary school riddled with toxic mould is desperate to get rebuilt but despite years of waiting, children remain in damp classrooms with no date in sight.