One of the main lessons Nikki Bodde has learned from the Incredible Years parenting programme is not to use the word "but".

Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.

Auckland Grammar is defying the Government by becoming the first state school to dump NCEA at the Year 11 level. Other schools may follow suit if the move goes smoothly.

Owners and management of Te Aute College have taken the rare step of seeking a Commissioner to help save the historic Hawke's Bay school from extinction after 156 years as a stalwart of Maori education in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.

English confident of return to surplus, but spending limits will have to stay.

The Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.

The parents of tens of thousands of preschoolers can expect to start paying more for early childhood care next year.