COMMENT: It was a brave move of NZ unis last week to admit that they are not attracting enough of the brightest graduates to train as teachers.

Mike takes a look at the case of a single parent who questioned whether it was really worth working if her wage was barely more than the benefit she would otherwise be on. Mike thinks it is.

A negative experience can stimulate enlightenment; it can reveal the best way forward and motivate you towards it

The Government plans to chase down $1.8 million still owed by teachers who were overpaid from 2012 - 2014 because of problems with Novopay.

We shouldn't just take it at as axiomatic that low decile means low achievement. What we need now is evidence. We need to work collegially and collectively across deciles, writes Barbara Ala'alatoa.

It is our education system, not the dyslexic child, that needs to be the focus of our attention. There is a better way, writes teacher Mark Brace.

Disadvantaged children are group's focus but critics say Teach First NZ's kids could be treated like guinea pigs.

Lawrence Watt goes back to the classroom to dispel some wide-held beliefs around what makes a good school

A teacher has been struck off after failing to tell a day-care centre she had previously been accused of verbally and physically abusing children in her care.

Confucius is being credited for the growth in popularity of Mandarin learning at a top Auckland Catholic boys' school.

Elite educators frustrated by ‘pointless’ paperwork, low pay and limited career options, study finds.

Teachers have been told to pull their socks up when it comes to their dress code.

A proposed charge on criminal checks will hit poorer school communities hardest, a teacher union says.

A male teacher resigned after sending inappropriate late-night Facebook messages to a 13-year-old female student, telling her "you'll be a catch when you are older".

A decision to allow a former P addict and convicted methamphetamine smuggler back into the classroom has been slammed by the Early Childhood Council.

75: It was late in the day before New Zealand appointed war artists to document the conflict.

A former childcare worker and P addict caught smuggling methamphetamine into New Zealand has been cleared by her professional body to return to the classroom.

New Zealand's bullying problem may be going unchecked because schools do not want to share their problems nationwide.

Schools' latest stationery demands are making some parents mad enough to cry - especially the discovery that tissues are now listed among their children's essentials.

If teachers were unpaid, they would be reluctant to do the job and, in the end, children would be worse off, writes Jamie Whyte. Yet the same goes for those who supply the capital.

The Government would have us believe school teachers are just a pack of whiners, writes Dita De Boni. It is exhausting, relentless work, mentally and physically, and I for one am happy to admit I could never hack it.

He's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.

A flagship charter school has lost nearly a quarter of its students and is still battling problems as it nears the end of its first year.

Mass killer Stephen Anderson who in 1997 gunned down 10 people, killing six of them, including his 60-year-old father is no longer tutoring at an art school.

Free uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.

Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.

A primary school lost more than 55 teachers in four years - but got a government inspector's tick of approval.

A class set of laptops has proved life-changing for a young Aucklander who believes he is NZ's only wheelchair-using teacher with cerebral palsy.