Education reporter, NZ Herald
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Watch: 'Get off him, he's bleeding!' - police defend arrest, witnesses claim brutality
'I'm 65kg. I had four grown men on top of me," says arrested man.
School's back for 82 per cent of kids
About 85 per cent of kids are back at school, but some Whangārei parents scared away.
Computers to the door, educational TV planned for lockdown learning
TV lessons may start next week while families wait for internet connections.
Furious Dr Lance O'Sullivan: Lockdown treated as a 'joke' in Far North
'This is not a lockdown, this is a joke!'
Coronavirus: School closes to plan for Covid-19
Schools are cancelling camps and assemblies and planning for teaching online.
61 new schools planned, one new one funded
Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
No jab, stay home, Northland DHB says
Northland DHB asks unvaccinated kids to stay home from school.
Modern learning: Are we failing our kids?
Schools are making big changes based on very little evidence.
Outspoken principal Pat Newman joins Teaching Council
Whangārei principal Pat Newman elected to Teaching Council.
Schools launch $23K campaign to 'say no to hubs'
School group launches campaign to "say no to hubs" controlling schools.
Safety fears: Muslim students in NZ being escorted to shops and university
Friday's attack has left hijab-wearing Muslim women scared to leave home.
Tetraplegic model once planned to end her life in Switzerland
Claire Freeman once sought to escape pain until a happy accident improved her life.
Principal almost loses finger in freak tug of war accident
School abandons tug-of-wars after its principal almost lost a finger when a rope snapped.
Last minute no-shows: Chinese chill hits NZ schools as students bow out
Chinese student numbers in NZ schools are down 20 to 30 per cent this year.
Polytech rescue plan spells upheaval for apprentices too
Radical industry training plan goes way beyond anything discussed in consultations.
Training shakeup: How will it affect you?
How the big shakeup affects students, apprentices, employers and staff.
Industry shakeup: New body to run polytechs, apprentices
Sixteen polytechnics will be merged into one entity that will take over industry training,
Kawerau: Only 38 per cent at school regularly
Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.
Learning about battle that nearly wiped out tribe
Learning their own history has helped Kaipara students to know who they are.
Biggest education shake-up in 30 years proposed
School boards could be stripped of power in new proposal.
NCEA injustice: Poor schools not getting reader-writer help
A third of NCEA students at some schools are getting help to read and write exams.
Striking teachers hold out for workload relief, smaller classes
"Time to teach, time to lead" - workload claims are now dominating teachers' demands.
Teachers on strike: 'The 1980s called, they want their wages back'
Teachers say $700m pay offer came too late to rearrange strike meetings.
Struggling to learn: Some kids have better chances in Africa
Simon Collins shares Razeal's tale and asks where we are going wrong.
Two-week window for $10,000 beginner teacher grants
Applications close next week - the same week primary teachers are due to go on strike.
Teacher aides, trainees 'earn less than minimum wage'
NZEI survey finds many people are earning below the minimum wage of $16.50 an hour.
$569m offer to teachers: More at the top, less at the bottom
Ministry offers more to experienced teachers, less to beginners.
School's out: More young Kiwis quit early to chase jobs
More Pākehā are leaving school early to chase jobs, narrowing the qualifications gap.
Teacher shortage hits 52% of primary schools
A third of schools say there are no suitable applicants for jobs they are trying to fill.
'Review rights' plan for school suspensions
Students suspended or expelled from schools will soon have rights of "review".
It's now tougher to get into varsity: Look what's happened to those who made it
UE pass rates have dropped, but those who get through are doing better at university.
Call to shut public out of all kauri forests
Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.
Polytech second-half rolls jump with free fees
Jump in second-half domestic enrolments relieves financially strapped polytechnics.
Charter school founder in 'massive shock' over delay
All except three charter schools now look set to become state or integrated schools.
Dr Lance O'Sullivan's health-by-email NZ-wide
Deal with BestStart's 280 centres marks Lance O'Sullivan's jump to a nationwide service.
Partnership schools receive termination notices
Schools told their contracts will finish at the end of the year.
New app aims to lure an extra 2000 building apprentices
App will let students track their progress through school - then get an apprenticeship.
Teacher gave perfume to two students
Man threatened to hang himself outside the principal's office after offending discovered.
Budget: 'Our outgoings are bigger than our income'
Manurewa family looks for Budget help for children and their education.
What would you do as NZ education boss?
Ten voices from the Education Summit on how to improve our education system.
Budget 2018: Teachers' pay hikes threaten education pledges
Expect higher funding for qualified preschool teachers, careers advisers, driving lessons.
Lift to 'halve queue for tots seeking aid'
An extra 1750 preschoolers will get specialist help in the coming year.
One in 10 primary schools ask parents to pay for teacher aides and support
More than two-thirds of schools say they don't get enough support for all children.
Pacific NCEA pass rate above 80% for first time
Maori success rate rises impressively but still lags behind other groups.
Whitecliffe Art School sold to Fiji-born entrepreneur
New owner will expand into training for ICT, teachers and trades in Northland and regions.
Maori, Pacific, special needs will be priorities in schools review
Terms of reference for review of Tomorrow's Schools focus on responding to child's needs.
Inside the curious world of a New Zealand charter school
Parents say charter schools picked up children excluded from other schools.
Charter schools at odds over plans to abolish them
Whangarei trust denies ministers are giving it "preferential treatment".
Army banned from letting school kids handle guns
Draft guidelines issued after army let primary school kids handle guns last year.
Wide-ranging reforms for schools announced
Education summits in May will kick off wide-ranging reforms.
'Wake up' call over NZ students' decline
Fewer NZ children from poorer backgrounds are "beating the odds" to succeed at school.
Exam bosses coy on NCEA release time
About 143,000 students will be able to access their NCEA results online tomorrow.
Fees-free study for 80,000 next year
Fees-free policy will help 30,000 at varsity and 50,000 in polytechs or industry training.
NZQA agrees to talk about maths exam
Open letter expressing concerns about the Level 1 maths exam signed by 118 teachers.
'Too hard' maths exam: Minister acts
About 30 maths teachers have now signed an open letter about the NCEA Level 1 maths exam.
The maths questions that made our teens cry
Level 1 students would have had to know a formula teachers say isn't taught until Level 2.
Revolution in Kiwi schools: National Standards abolished
National Standards will go and NCEA is also up for review by the new Labour-led Government
Kauri log digger damaged oil pipeline
A digger trying to lift swamp kauri damaged the oil pipeline from Marsden Pt to Auckland.
Airport fuel crisis: Govt offers to help as flights cut
Air travel out of Auckland looks set to be disrupted for days after fuel supply was cut.
Winston Peters accused of 'race-baiting' attack
NZ First leader slams Housing NZ for selling land now used for Chinese airline crew.
Teacher aides: higher pay, fewer hours?
Principals say school support staff hours may have to be cut if their wages are lifted.
Overseas students 'untapped' by regions
A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.
Teachers kicked, hit, stabbed by 'P kids'
Teachers are being kicked, punched and stabbed by children of P-addicted mothers.
Special zones proposed to tackle poverty
Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".
Greens call for compulsory Maori
The Greens and some Labour MPs are calling for a national goal of making Māori language compulsory for all children in state schools.
'We would lock ourselves in the room'
Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.
Outta here! Why many want to quit city
Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.