Girls do better in single-sex schools - report
Another study provides new evidence on the "age-old question".
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Growing Auckland schools might 'bulge at the seams'
Schools in the Auckland region have had the fastest growth in student rolls in 17 years.
Covid brings Air NZ flight attendant down to earth
Former teachers return to the classroom after airline jobs disappear.
'Deluded' child-led teaching blamed for NZ's education slide
Business think-tank blames NZ educational decline on our 'child-centred' teaching.
National promises $2.8 billion for more classrooms, new schools
The spending will be on top of existing funding.
Principal gives up office as school roll swells
Students learn in the old staffroom, offices and library as school outgrows space.
Teachers get $9m counselling support to cope with stress of their jobs
Teachers get $8.7m for counselling now and $7m more for other initiatives later.
Teacher hit boy on head to teach psychology
Teacher struck student's head to teach about rewards and punishments.
91-year-old professor goes viral as he teaches remotely
An elderly college professor is getting lots of love on social media.
Hundreds of teachers' jobs at risk as foreign students dwindle
Banning foreign students may cost hundreds of teachers' jobs.
One Dilworth accused still teaching this year
The man, arrested over historical sexual offending allegations, was teaching until March.
Childcare tragedy: 'Aldrich is sleeping' - Girl's comment to teacher after 4yo's death
Police have described the boy's death as a tragic accident.
Tauranga Primary School aims to normalise use of te reo Māori
Māori Language Week 2020: Kia kaha te reo Māori.
University of Auckland leaps back into world's top 150
The University of Auckland has jumped 32 places to its best world ranking since 2011.
Funding row: 'You can't say to people, go to Methven or Timaru'
New $10m fund for private training providers favours regional schools.
$250,000 debts: 'I may be a great teacher... but I am not a business owner'
Childcare owner "went on overseas trips" while owing $250,000 in taxes.
'Beyond a moment of stupidity': Deputy principal punched boy in 'play fight'
Disciplinary tribunal says deputy principal should have been stood down for two terms.
Invercargill school principal resigns
Principal resigned after "a concern was raised with the school's board".
The Covid Generation: How to future-proof Gen Z and Gen A
Covid-19 fallout: How parents and teachers can help future-proof the young generation.
Learning at home : 'I'm not going through that again!'
Two reports ask what schools and parents can learn from the last lockdown,
'Anxiety is higher this time' - Auckland kids stay home
Only a handful of children are back at school as Auckland parents remain anxious.
Empty schools: 99% of Auckland students stay home
Fewer than 1 per cent of Auckland schoolchildren attended schools on Wednesday.
Anxious Auckland parents keep kids at home
Most Auckland children straying at home - they know the drill.
'They have let us down': Pacific teachers appeal to PM after funding cut
Funding for Pacific-language education have been diverted to Covid recovery.
Boys' bastion falls: Scots College admits girls
There is now no boys-only school among NZ's biggest 15 private schools.
St Peter's College mourns sudden death of much-loved teacher
Peter Lyons was a well-respected economics teacher and Herald columnist.
The Road Ahead: A call for change in the south - what matters to Kiwis right now
In Southland and Otago, those who farm and fish have confidence in The Road Ahead.
Religion in schools survey slammed as 'biased'
Survey suggests scrapping religious instruction but teaching about all religions.
Nikki Kaye will leave 'deep hole' in education
Kaye reached across the party divide to push educational modernisation.
Teacher used 'false strike by hand' to show fairness
Teacher says she pretended to hit her son to comfort a girl he had upset.
'Ethnic prejudice' alleged in smacking charge
Ethnic prejudice alleged in case against teacher charged with smacking her own children.
One in eight principals quit or changed schools last year
More principals are ageing and retiring each year.
Virus, recession keep kids away from school
Students forced to work to support families, or can't afford bus fares and lunches.
Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears
Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.