The Ministry of Education was forced to intervene in almost 50 at-risk schools last year, more than four times the amount from 2007.

Children who learn to read at age five are unlikely to be better readers than children who learn to read at seven, according to new research.

Hundreds of Auckland primary school principals want the introduction of national standards to be delayed so they can be tested.

Anne Tolley says she will sack the boards of primary schools which allow teachers to boycott national standards, saying they would be refusing to obey the law.

A primary school's chocolate fundraiser turned into a debt-collection exercise after parents failed to cough up around $3000.

Foreign students could study in NZ primary schools without the need for a legal guardian if pastoral care rules are relaxed.

Greater powers are needed to censure private schools which are not up to scratch, the Law Commission has recommended.

Education Minister Anne Tolley has given a stay of execution for a $2.5m scheme that provides therapy at school for disabled children.

Many 5-year-olds are starting school unable to count or complete the alphabet, despite years of pre-school education, principals say.