The Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.

Auckland teenager Nicholas Beel reckons driving lessons are almost a breeze - when he's with his mother.

A teacher who used repeated sexualised comments with his year 11 students has escaped being deregistered.

Judy Kraidy lost her job teaching foreign students because she refused to pass those who didn't learn anything.

Secondary teachers have called off strike action planned for tomorrow to allow contracts negotiations with the Ministry of Education to continue.

Teachers still plan to strike this week despite two days at the bargaining table with the Ministry of Education.

The teaching programme, which recognises the contribution of gay people in history, was created in an effort to stamp out homophobic bullying.

If you tell children they're failures, they tend not to disappoint you.

The Ministry of Education is contacting the trustees of every primary and intermediate school to ask about their stance on National Standards.

We asked readers if they had confidence in the Govt's national education standards, after more than 200 schools rejected them.

Te reo Maori is finding a home in one of the country’s most prestigious schools, with King's College making it a compulsory subject for all Year Nine students.

Two education researchers are supporting a boycott of the Government's mandatory national standards by 225 primary school boards.