With more children coming to school hungry, a scientific study will for the first time guage the impact nutrition — or lack of it — has on learning.

Students caught "sexting" or cyber-bullying at school will be asked to reveal the offending content or face having their device seized and given to police.

The average Kiwi teacher is a woman in her early fifties and she's facing a generation of kids who have grown up with Wi-Fi, the cloud and hand-held technology.

Ongoing problems with Novopay and why a struggling charter school has not been shut down have been raised with the Ministry of Education in a select committee hearing today.

A principal at a private West Auckland school who admitted slapping a 14-year-old boy with the back of his hand has avoided conviction.

New Zealand's bullying problem may be going unchecked because schools do not want to share their problems nationwide.

One of New Zealand's first charter schools is failing, abysmally, and the Ministry of Education must stop dodging questions, writes Rose Patterson.

A principal at an Auckland private school has admitted slapping one of his students with the back of his hand and says the incident has torn his family apart.

A primary school relief teacher is on the naughty list with parents this Christmas after apparently casting doubt about Santa's authenticity...

The way failing schools are taken over and managed is set to change as the Ministry of Education seeks to improve how it oversees the process.

The Government has signed up the first schools to take part in its flagship education scheme. One union says relatively low interest shows teachers and parents are not on board.

A flagship charter school has lost nearly a quarter of its students and is still battling problems as it nears the end of its first year.

Destiny Church's failed attempt to set up a charter school was blocked in part because of fears about students being pressured into joining the church.

Principals say it's "party time" in many Auckland schools because the city's housing shortage has bumped about half the region's schools down the decile ratings.

Free uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.

Some Auckland schools will get a boost in funding after being given lower decile ratings - despite booming property prices in surrounding areas.

Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.

Class disruptions and a lack of exposure to algebra and geometry are just some issues being linked to NZ slipping from 13th to 22nd in OECD maths ratings.

The Ministry of Education has begun informing schools of their new decile ratings and at least one Auckland school will need to rely more on parent fundraising as a result.

Plenty of improvement but still much to work on - the New Zealand schooling sector has been given its annual report card.

Teachers entitled to 24 months' maternity leave can take another two years off if they fall pregnant again while on leave, in a decision called a "win for women".

A positive change could emerge from the Roast Busters scandal, a victim advocate says, as the Ministry of Education plans new sex education guidelines for schools.

Gardens School in Manurewa was one of the biggest casualties of the leaky building crisis and has been leaking ever since it was built in the late 1990s.

A scheme in which millions of taxpayer dollars are spent on sending students to private schools needs to be assessed to see if it is delivering results, an education union says.

Fewer children starting school can speak in sentences, prompting an investigation by education chiefs.

Education Minister Hekia Parata is in negotiation in the hope of opening more charter schools next year, possibly allowing tertiary institutions to run them.

Schools are being made to re-enrol students they had kicked out for bad behaviour including carrying weapons, physical assaults and drug use.

An organisation headed by broadcaster and former politician Willie Jackson is in negotiations to open a charter school.