Students rebel against digital NCEA exam that requires new laptops
Students say they need to buy new laptops to sit a compulsory digital exam.
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D-Day teachers: Educators take to streets
Primary school principals and teachers took to the streets for better pay.
'A bit rich': Union says NBR Rich List shows deep divide in NZ
The union says the Rich List and the teacher strikes have a few things in common.
Teachers strike in the rain in Hamilton
Hamilton teachers march for more pay. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Teachers' strike today: School's out - All you need to know
Thousands of families face disruptions nationwide today as teachers strike.
What the teachers' strike is all about
Teachers' claims would cost $296m a year for pay and another $291m for better conditions.
Teacher strike: Dad takes day off for his girls
Electrician Mike Muir feels lucky that he can take a day off to be with his daughters.
Get ready for the teachers' strike: Up to 10,000 to march in Auckland streets
Primary teachers say their third strike in 135 years is sparked by a "crisis" in teaching.
Teacher crisis forces reading, extension cuts
A third of Auckland primary schools have unfilled vacancies - and it's affecting literacy.
Parents line up childcare for teachers' strike
Youthtown will close most of its after-school services on Wednesday for lack of demand.
James Morris: Finest teachers needed to ensure students succeed
COMMENT: Without the best teacher is an opportunity lost for a student.
School's out: Teachers walk off the job over pay - what are they really worth?
As teachers prepare to strike next week, how do we decide what they are worth?
Teachers ask for Auckland, Tauranga, Queenstown rental housing allowance
PPTA claims an immediate $242m 15 per cent pay rise plus a $9.5m housing allowance.
A teacher's fight to prove her English is good enough for NZ
Woman who has been in NZ for 20 years has been told she must sit language test.
Student stabbed in ear while defending teacher from attack
A Northland College student was assaulted while trying to protect his teacher.
After-school services to cover teachers' strike
School Trustees Association expects most primary schools will close after mediation fails.
Teacher drove at nearly four times alcohol limit
Disciplinary Tribunal deregisters one drink-driver but lets another keep teaching.
Kindy teacher held children down to force them to sleep
Newly trained teacher loses registration after physical and psychological abuse of kids.
Primary school teachers vote for full day strike
Teachers have voted to walk off the job in a fortnight's time.
Macleans College abandons NCEA Level 1
At least five more schools consider dumping NCEA Level 1 in view of proposed reforms.
Matua X-Man punches above the wasteline
Reducing waste one school at a time. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Early-childhood teacher confesses to hitting child
Teacher hit 5-year-old boy who spat on his hand and refused to wash it off.
Teachers and principals agree to strike next month
Primary teachers and principals will go on strike on August 15.
How to save $9000 in 90 days
One Aussie expert has advice on how to save nearly $10k in three months.
Five experts: Should mobile phones be banned in schools?
As Australian educators debate use of mobile phones in schools, five experts weigh in.
University of Auckland to close three libraries
Book-burning denied in closure of three specialised university libraries
History never repeats: But it should be taught more, MPs told
New Zealand is not alone in thinking its own history is boring.
National Standards: Review group quietly appointed
Ministry quietly opens parents' survey on replacing National Standards, closing June 28.
'Danger' and 'fear' - why daycare told parents of teacher's HIV status
Teacher Gayle Jonker says she felt like a "modern-day leper" after HIV status was outed.
OPINION: Put teachers back at the centre of learning
School students cannot discover all they need to know, they need teaching.
Comment: Being a genius doesn't come easy
The word 'genius' needs to be redefined for the good of everyone.
Britain's strictest teacher: 'You have to have order and structure'
"Britain's strictest teacher" says the old ways work best.
College leads way in living wage
Nineteen teacher aides, cleaners and other staff will go up to the living wage in January.
Uni cuts education faculty by 15 per cent despite teacher crisis
University sees no sign of upturn in teacher trainees, so it's cutting 23 staff.