Parents are being warned that unimmunised children will have to stay away from school for up to two weeks if they come into contact with measles.

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

Much of an Auckland primary school was in ruins last night after an intense blaze which created a vast plume of smoke visible from many parts of the city.

Research shows the Fruit in Schools scheme is helping kids stay focused and better behaved in the classroom.

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

Lynda Stuart says it's the first time she can recall the ministry using video to try to persuade teachers to accept a pay offer. Source - Facebook/

Six Dunedin schools are set to be merged or closed because of falling rolls, Anne Tolley says.

Fabulously old-fashioned, galas are still an important date on the school calendar, writes Gill South.

Popular primary schools could turn away pupils' little brothers and sisters, as they are hit by the start of a new baby boom.

Anne Tolley yesterday told teachers she would be 'appalled' if they told parents their children were failing National Standards.

The Government has announced details of legislation to be pushed through Parliament to help speed up the recovery process in quake-devastated Canterbury.

Several Christchurch hotels have slashed room rates in the wake of Christchurch's "horrendous" magnitude 7.1 quake, with one hotel chief saying everybody needed to "chip in".

Most Canterbury schools today reopened after the September 4 magnitude 7.1 earthquake, but aftershocks continue.