Teacher aides among worst-off
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.
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.
Almost half of preschoolers referred to a government service because of learning or behavioural difficulties are not getting help quickly enough.
A troubled private Christian school forced to close at the end of last term over safety fears for children will fight to re-open.
Ballooning numbers of preschool kids being taught at home by under-qualified grandparents and nannies - at the taxpayers' expense.
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.
The school bearing Sir Edmund Hillary's name faces government intervention for the second time since it opened 10 years ago.
Gloriavale could lose millions of dollars in taxpayer funding over its opposition to identification numbers for preschoolers.
Evidence has emerged showing the grades of boys are finally catching up with girls' since a radical overhaul of the secondary school exam system.
Designated staff members should be specially trained to restrain violent and unruly pupils, a leading secondary school principal says.
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.
We've made enormous progress in fulfilling that vision of including all children in school, writes Secretary for Education Peter Hughes.
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.
The finances of every public secondary school in NZ are being investigated by the Office of the Auditor-General hunting for breaches over charges to parents.
The provider of Bible studies will argue in court today for the right to be heard in a legal battle over religious studies being taught in state schools.
Providers of Bible studies at more than 660 public Kiwi schools will head to the High Court next week to fight to keep religious studies in our classrooms.