The students of Te Puke High School are receiving ongoing support after one of their peers stabbed a maths teacher during class yesterday.

Principals say teachers need the power to search students as schools become increasingly violent.

As blood dripped from stab wounds inflicted by one of his students, maths teacher Steve Hose yelled at the rest of his class to get out.

A witness to the stabbing of a teacher in a BOP classroom has told how the attack unfolded. The 53-year-old victim is now resting at home.

Imagine a New Zealand school whose books had words blacked out or pages removed and large parts of the curriculum were simply not taught.

Choir teacher Rhondda Garland is serious when she says everyone can sing, or at least hit the right note with her help.

Wellington teacher and author Leon Davidson tells Rebecca Barry what inspired him to delve into Anzac history on behalf of younger readers.

Parents may be able to sue schools that fail to act when their children are bullied, a top public official says.

A teacher who claims he was fired after raising concerns about a string of incidents at his school has won a claim for unjustified dismissal.

Teachers at an Auckland school are upset at being told to wear "businesslike" clothing to set an example for students. Do you agree?

The husband of a woman whose car was in collision with a male cyclist as she was turning into her driveway, killing him instantly, says the family are devastated about what happened.

The Human Rights Commission has been asked to clarify whether a Sikh student should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger to school.

Some of NZ's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal.