Retail banks across New Zealand have stepped in to help school staff financially affected by the Novopay debacle.

Editorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.

A Maori unit within the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment will be set up to drive a government plan to lift Maori economic performance.

The charter schools advisory group wants those who have no teaching qualifications to be given official registration - a call at odds with Govt policy.

A Northland headmaster has written to John Key about his concerns over banning drug sniffer dogs from schools, saying it is "short-sighted nonsense".

Kohanga Reo National Trust wants a halt on any new policy decisions by the Education Ministry that affects it after a report found government policy had put it in crisis.

Education Minister Hekia Parata hit a bum note with secondary teachers today when she said children had told her their teachers weren't pronouncing their names correctly.

A Northland science teacher dismissed after he supported a gay rights protest at the Catholic school is considering legal action.

A handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Minister of Education as the first round of data is made public.

Prime Minister John Key says he welcomes the debate generated by the publication of national standards data.