
Teacher to face trial over alleged assaults on pupils
A Hastings primary school teacher facing 14 charges of assaulting pupils has been remanded for trial.
A Hastings primary school teacher facing 14 charges of assaulting pupils has been remanded for trial.
Children who learn to read at age five are unlikely to be better readers than children who learn to read at seven, according to new research.
A school principal wants the value of te reo exams reassessed, saying some students have it too easy.
Education Minister Anne Tolley has been accused of manufacturing a crisis for political gain over a damning report into basic teaching skills.
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.