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The great school zone shift
Thousands of students are travelling long distances across Auckland to avoid their local schools - and there's concern about the flow-on effects.
Thousands of students are travelling long distances across Auckland to avoid their local schools - and there's concern about the flow-on effects.
The number of young school children achieving or bettering the national standard in reading has fallen or flat-lined in half of the country's regions.
Children as young as 3 recognise "cute" features that encourage caregiving in adults, a study has found.
Kiwi families reveal their stories of living life with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Teaching methods will need to change if tertiary institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the web, says an expert.
Parents of a schoolgirl psychologically abused by her headmistress are furious she has denied targeting their daughter.
Tertiary student Chris Wiggins was hoping for a boost for transport in the Budget - and was happy with what was announced.
A German international student has been expelled from school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time.
Microsoft is sponsoring Kiwi schools to train up the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg — but some teachers are uncomfortable with big corporates guiding the curriculum.
First there was planking, then Gangnam Style, now ... derp-face.
Finding the right school is not an easy task. There are many complications, not least the relevance of data available on each school, and ongoing debate about the value of the qualifications offered.
Twelve Kiwi students set off on Monday on a voyage to the Auckland Islands, south of New Zealand.
Labour has already given a conditional tick of approval to the Green Party's policy today aimed at low-decile schools, including free after school care and a free lunch.
Thousands of Kiwi parents have a new shopping dilemma this year - they will need to buy a tablet or other digital device for their child, writes Diana Clement.
Schools say they know who their top teachers are and have already put some of them in the "expert" roles just announced by the Govt.
A state primary school has recommended that children have an iPad for the upcoming school year, as an increasing number of schools add tablets or laptops to their back-to-school lists.
Editorial: It is highly appropriate that NZ officials have been to Asia to identify the key points of the successful programmes there. But implementing their findings on what works will require political will.
The amalgamation of Auckland and the introduction of the Auckland Plan have focused attention on Auckland's diversity, structure and economy.
University students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.
Schools are going through the "hurtful" process of choosing to drop religious instruction, with boards of trustees working through passionate arguments from parents on both sides of the debate.
Schools are illegally pressuring difficult students to leave and an independent authority needs to be set up to review expulsions and exclusions, a community law advocate says.
New Zealand schools have less of a mix of rich and poor students than in the past, a new report shows.
Schools are bracing for the biggest changes to their funding in seven years, as officials measure how rich or poor their pupils' families are.
Australia's move to open its universities, technical institutes and vocational training to tens of thousands of young expatriate New Zealanders may prove to be a mirage.
Auckland Transport has been accused of targeting students with public transport fare rises that will also affect thousands of Hop and multi-trip ticket buyers.
The Government's move to crack down on student loan defaulters, including arresting the worst offenders at the border, has been labelled "all stick and no carrot".
For most parents of primary-aged children, their school's sense of community, of "family", is vital.
Schoolkids are causing chaos on peak time Auckland buses, although officials say nothing can be done because refusing to take them would infringe students' rights.
The final "vocational pathways" have been launched in an effort to guide students into specific industries.