As kids are fed, watered and kept warm school attendance bumps up.

Amendment bill aims to bring charter schools back in to the state system.

Whangarei's Te Kapehu Whetu school is not fazed by Govt intention to end charter schools.

Principal says children should have time to join clubs and do activities after school.

Teacher claimed he had a 'sex addiction' that was relieved by spanking fantasies.

Sammy the kitten has been called a 'miracle' by the Ngakonui Valley School following the death of their much beloved Rooster.

Police urge parents to talk with their children about road safety before school begins.

How much sending the kids back to school costs could depend on where you live.

NZ Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh has been writing in Hawke's Bay.

A primary school student's long-shot attempt at reaching Jacinda Ardern has paid off.

A school principal is defending a damning report, saying the auditors made mistakes.

The children were asked to donate for relief efforts - but the school kept the money.

Some schools did not report fraud by workers who moved to other schools.

Global studies show about 14 per cent of children have noise induced hearing loss

An arborist was called in to rescue Space Teddy, who was stuck up a tree on Waiheke Island

Officials don't know how they will allocate funding that was based on national standards.

Tuturumuri School has lost all its students, but is determined to remain open.

New initiative gives academics 'paws' for thought. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New Zealand kids average 4-6 hours of technology a day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Destinations have included San Francisco, Washington DC, Johannesburg, and Los Angeles.

Drone was used to film parents operating illegal pedestrian crossings for Hauraki School.

Aotea Centre and art gallery face "service level cuts" due to a council funding squeeze.

Auckland Transport will postpone planned school bus cuts where parents are unhappy

Concerned parents and principals are speaking at a Howick Local Board meeting at 6pm.

About 30 per cent of high-school pupils may not be fully immunised against mumps.

COMMENT: The past is full of missed educational opportunities, writes Matt Heath.

Auckland Transport is axing some school buses and telling children to catch public buses.

School principals say Christmas will be too late to act on teacher shortages for 2018.

Pascal Atiga-Bridger returns to school to serve now for a better tomorrow.

A young girl has serious head injuries after an Auckland playground mishap.