Anne Tolley says she will sack the boards of primary schools which allow teachers to boycott national standards, saying they would be refusing to obey the law.

A system of new national educational standards to assess primary school students is doomed to fail, academics across New Zealand say.

Leading New Zealand businesses are urging schools to teach crucial Asian culture and language classes.

A teacher at a top boys' school has been cleared after she was suspended for being wrongly accused of appearing on a sex tape.

The Government has released new education standards to be introduced next year, tracking a student's progress and reporting it to their parents.

John Key laid down a challenge to teachers yesterday - sacrifice part of a pay rise so school support staff can have one.

Education Minister Anne Tolley says there is no money for counsellors and social workers at low decile schools.