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School in lockdown after warning text

The school treated the text as a serious threat and notified staff to lock doors and keep pupils inside their classrooms.

Teacher's intense emails to girl, 13

Teacher told a 13-year-old student he "so badly want[s] to climb in your window right now", according to emails and letters exchanged between them.

$256m to upskill workforce

NZ's skills shortage was highlighted in the Budget yesterday with the Govt allocating $256.5m to promote tertiary education and apprenticeships.

Family keen to see cut in school fees

Stefan and Vicki Nogaj spend thousands of dollars a year on education for their three children.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Budget Special

Tristram talks to our panel of NZ Herald experts about what the budget means for you.

Budget 2016: Extra $2 per child, per week

Teachers say the $2 per week extra funding for disadvantaged kids announced in the budget is not enough to make a difference.

Kan: Catholic students wake up to wrong farce

Dearly beloved: there's a petition to challenge the dress code for this year's school ball at St Dominic's Catholic College, a girls' high school in West Auckland.

Teach First agreement undermined - PPTA

Opposition that led to a legal challenge against a popular teaching scheme that puts top university graduates in low decile schools could be reignited.

Ball dress code responsible - principal

A West Auckland catholic girls' college is banning dresses with plunging necklines, low backs and leg splits above the knee from its upcoming school ball.

Left to their own devices

There's growing international disquiet over how much value the technology is bringing to the education system, writes Patrice Dougan.

Budget 2016 - Feeling the Pressure

What can the Budget 2016 do for our schools, housing, health and transport?

New charter school funding announced

Funding for up to seven new charter schools will be provided in the 2016 Budget, the Government has announced.

Editorial: NCEA's poor report card needs action

A survey of 1777 secondary school teachers has found nearly half believe the national assessment system, NCEA, is adversely affecting their teaching.

Mike's Minute: Selling cool careers

You wouldn't think giving kids good career advice was an overly difficult job; and yet, here we are.

Quality career conversations

Engaging with the future workforce can create positive labour market outcomes says Mark Gillard, director of the Careers Expo.

Fears NCEA a 'barrier' to teaching

Principals and teachers at high-decile schools are concerned about the impact of NCEA on their teaching.

Cartoon: NCEA stress relief kit

Substitute teacher's hilarious note

A note that gives a snapshot of a day in the life of a substitute teacher doesn't paint a pretty picture.