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

A blaze which "totalled" a block at Auckland's Glendowie Primary School is being investigated as an arson.

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/

Two education researchers are supporting a boycott of the Government's mandatory national standards by 225 primary school boards.

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.

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.

Children try to come to terms with the fear as they return to school.

Some 1200 Canterbury school children will not be able to return to their schools for weeks.

A school in Victoria has created controversy by banning the word gay from the classic Aussie song Kookaburra.

Trustees at Otatara Primary School say a decision to give students fake letters claiming school hours would be extended was not politically motivated.