Carter Holt Harvey has dragged 47 local body governments into its leaky schools court case after losing a bid to have the Ministry of Education's claim tossed out.

An accidental strangling in an Australian school has led to one Auckland school moving to cut off the cords from pupils' hats in a bid to prevent similar incidents here.

A massive under-spend of more than $330 million for a flagship Government educational policy has been revealed.

The mother of a boy injured in a hit-and-run is asking for changes to his school bus route before a child gets killed.

Teachers' pay rates should be based on how much progress their students make in their learning, a report says.

A "critical" need for trained principals has spurred a programme to give school leaders key skills for the job.

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.

Pass rates for the controversial MCAT exam, which reduced some students to tears, are higher than previous years.

COMMENT: As our country marks Waitangi Day, it's appropriate to reflect on the outstanding progress being made by Maori children and young people.

Community Board member Darrell Latham knows the relocation of the school is a difficult decision but says it is the wrong one.

A clinical child and adolescent psychologist offers advice for parents following the death of a 10-year-old Auckland child in tragic circumstances.

Massey Primary School gets extra help to support the school community following the tragic death of a 10-year-old child.

Troubled schools: A school where teachers were allegedly given "illegal" payments is one of nine under Government control.

Children using smartphones and tablets from an early age can have both troubling and positive consequences, a leading academic says.

The new school year starts next week as the number of empty teaching places in secondary schools is the highest in almost a decade.

Primary school principals are burned-out and leaving the profession because of high stress and 'relentless' workload.

The cost of putting a child through state school has risen by 15 per cent in 10 years, new figures show.

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

All too soon students will be back at school and questions will resume about about how well our education system prepares them for later life.

Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

Nikki Kaye is set to become the new Education Minister but her appointment has been put off to allow her to recover from breast cancer treatment.

The controversial charter school model will be expanded to take students who are keen on science, technology, engineering and maths

A former Canterbury primary school principal who groomed a young boy before sexually assaulting him over half a decade was today jailed for more than nine years.

Few teachers think National Standards have had a positive impact on achievement, a new report says.

The mother of a Hamilton primary school student believes the school and other authorities have tried to brush the incident under the carpet, reports say.

David Seymour has disputed claims charter schools have been inflating their NCEA exam results.

Charter school NCEA pass rates are out of line with state schools, new analysis shows.

At least two more schools have been investigated after complaints about seclusion rooms - including one that was eventually closed.

NZ students rank above OECD average, but girls and rich students have seen their results drop.

Schools are struggling to recruit hundreds of teachers ahead of the 2017 school year.