The international education market is expected to face "minimal" impact following Monday's earthquake in Kaikoura.

The Education Council is set to receive $21 million, to keep it afloat until it can raise teacher registration fees.

How much homework is too much? And is it of any value, anyway?

A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.

Most schools will open tomorrow, following hundreds of closures after the quake.

Enraged teacher picked up student and carried him out of classroom.

Parents can be misled by the school decile system, says a new website.

From next year, all Selwyn House School pupils from the pre-school to Year 8 will be taught mechatronics.

A group of children from a South Taranaki primary school are appealing to the Pope to intervene in an international kidnapping case involving a very special bear.

COMMENT: Recent cases indicate violence between and against children is widely accepted.

A 9-year-old boy was left crying and scared after former Murrays Bay School principal dragged him from the hall by his collar.

Only 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Only 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Jonathan Coleman says he attended a fundraising ball where parents were playing with fake cocaine.

Teachers in Auckland have kicked off their campaign against the Government's global funding scheme, at a packed town hall gathering this afternoon.

The Fox Glacier School roll has fallen to five, its lowest number in over 20 years when the village school was briefly closed.

Karamea School students got a lesson on the power of nature today, after lightning struck the school during lunchtime.

We owe it to our kids to have a flexible career advice system that helps them grow a passion for a career they potentially never knew existed. Out with the old, in with the new!

Three of Auckland Normal Intermediate's teachers are quite excited. Clara Kim, Alicia England and Ben Griffiths have just shown a group of Epsom Girls Grammar teachers around their school and will go on a a reciprocal trip the following day.

After battling against many illnesses, this teacher is glad Owairoa Primary has started teaching children how to limit infections spreading.

COMMENT: In 2008 John Key said National Standards will lift education. Who bought that? National Standards is only a measuring device. Nothing more, writes Andrew Dickens.

COMMENT: We have a major employment problem in this country, writes Mike Hosking. Kids entering the job market with poor education never catch up.

Six years and $250m down the track, has the National Standards education policy been a success? Recent data shows just a small increase

The changes made to the Health and Safety Act were made for all the right reasons out of the Pike River Mine disaster but if the same rules prevent kids from climbing trees, what's really been achieved?

POLITICAL ROUNDUP: A number of recent reports highlight major problems in primary and secondary education, writes Bryce Edwards.

Students from tiny Orere Primary School are still on cloud nine after jetting to Queenstown on the trip of a lifetime.

Herald on Sunday has found primary school children do only 15 minutes a night on average and the experts seem happy with that.

For the past 6 months the Kelly triplets have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.

6-year-old identical triplets Olivia, Charlotte and Haylee have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.

It's a big step in a small person's life - going to school. For some it's traumatic, for others just overwhelmingly exciting.