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.

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.

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.

The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.

Bean bags, bright colours, wide-open spaces - they're the hallmarks of modern-day classrooms - but not at Auckland Grammar.

Three of Auckland's biggest public high schools are seeking to build international student hostels on site so they can boost numbers and reap the financial rewards.

A teachers' union called for an inquiry into the quality of early childhood education in the wake of a series of Herald stories.

A Herald investigation reveals: Children in early childhood education may have been placed at risk of developmental damage.

More charter schools will be opened next year if Act Party leader David Seymour's "quiet confidence" is warranted.

Our poorest students have been hit the hardest by changes to University Entrance, with up to 50 per cent fewer pupils making it over the new threshold.

Pressure to broaden the use of identification numbers attached to preschoolers has concerned the Privacy Commissioner.

Two teacher aides caught passing drugs at an Auckland primary school have resigned today.

An Auckland primary school has suspended two teacher aides after they were snapped exchanging cannabis in the staff room.

Destiny Church's bid to make its private school part of the state system has failed. The church says the rejection is disappointing as its case was compelling and valid.

One of the country’s flagship charter schools is now teetering on the edge of closure. Kirsty Johnston goes behind the gates at Whangaruru.

Carter Holt Harvey's cladding sheets and systems used in 880 school buildings were "inherently defective", the Court of Appeal has heard.

Students are not being taught enough "space and shape" mathematics and the "huge" learning gap is hurting achievement, the Ministry of Education says.

Spark has agreed to sell its Telecom Rentals business for $106 million to Australian financial services company FlexiGroup.