New ZealandChch not the model for school network changes - ParataThere are no plans to replicate the way Christchurch schools have been rationalised elsewhere in the country, Education Minister Hekia Parata has assured primary school principals.11 Apr 05:05 AM
New ZealandPeter Calder: Bilingualism great, if you've timeThe 23 children in the classroom at Richmond Road School in Ponsonby are sitting on the mat, just like the kids in any other primary class.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandParata changes answer to ParliamentEducation Minister Hekia Parata has corrected an answer to Parliament about the resignation of Education Secretary Lesley Longstone.28 Mar 01:17 AM
New ZealandParata won't budge on deadline for schoolsEducation Minister Hekia Parata is refusing to budge on Thursday's Christchurch schools closure and merger deadline in spite of an Ombudsman's Office investigation into the consultation process.26 Mar 09:34 PM
New ZealandSchool closures to be investigatedThe Education Minister has accepted there's room for improvement after a rare move from the Ombudsman to investigate Education Ministry consultation processes26 Mar 05:41 AM
New ZealandBullying: Principals want actionThe head of secondary school principals has criticised the Government for not doing enough to help schools combat the growing problem of bullying.21 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandEducation ministry 'ineffective'The Ministry of Education is bloated, inefficient and making the jobs of principals more difficult, says the outgoing president of the Secondary Principals' Association.21 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: School zone cheatingIn this environment it almost defies belief that people continue to think they can fool the system, writes Shelley Bridgeman. Anyone who tries to cheat like this is clearly not thinking straight.18 Mar 09:00 PM
New ZealandTeachers poor at math tooUp to half of NZ's primary teachers may not have enough maths knowledge to teach children properly under new methods, says the education expert who introduced the changes.15 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe great maths divisionWeekend Herald stories about how children learn maths at school have prompted a flood of responses from readers and experts. Andrew Laxon explains what the argument is about.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandFree milk for school kidsKids at Kamo Primary School at the northern end of Whangarei are split down the middle over an offer of free milk from New Zealand's biggest company, Fonterra.08 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: It's not dumb to want a better lifeOh-kayyyy. So Mike Williams, a former Labour Party president, calls parents who try to get their kids into higher decile schools "dumb", writes Deborah Hill Cone.03 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn O'Neill: Charter schools totally undemocraticThe chances of the most disadvantaged students getting any benefit from a PPP school may be no better than the toss of a coin, writes John O'Neill.03 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Maths at your fingertips a key life skillIt is many years since our primary schools adopted "new maths".01 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMore school zone cheatsStressed primary schools are struggling to fend off enrolment challenges from pushy out-of-zone parents.23 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Minto: Special deal for privileged pupilsIn plain language, the Wanganui Collegiate integration is a taxpayer bailout for a failing private school, writes John Minto.06 Feb 04:57 AM
New ZealandHouse buyers in school-zone errorA family who bought a home to be within a school zone discovered after the purchase that the primary school took only pupils from odd-numbered houses in the street.03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandParents fear bus changes put children's lives at riskAngry parents in a small coastal town claim changes to a school bus route will put children's lives at risk.26 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchool suppliers court parents' cashParents can now pay school fees in some bookstores while picking up stationery packs as the battle for back-to-school dollars heats up.19 Jan 07:17 PM
OpinionHistory disproves poverty mantraThe recent small surge in reports recounting child poverty in New Zealand make grim reading, writes Paul Moon, especially as so many of the conditions blighting children's lives can easily be remedied.13 Dec 08:30 PM
LifestyleAsthma fall in weight loss schoolsResearchers studying a school-based programme credited with reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.26 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionCharter schools too good to be trueThe most distressing thing about charter schools in the US is their role in increasing ethnic and socio-economic segregation, writes Robin Duff, which is a direct consequence of their not having to take local students.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPrincipals protest payroll problemsAuckland's primary school principals are refusing to take on any new work with the Ministry of Education until it resolves ongoing problems with its new payroll system.05 Nov 08:53 PM
New ZealandGovt, advisors quarrel over teacher regoThe charter schools advisory group wants those who have no teaching qualifications to be given official registration - a call at odds with Govt policy.01 Nov 07:15 PM
