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Teaching crisis: It's a 'Plan B' degree

Students accepted into teaching degrees have some of the lowest entrance scores across all bachelor programmes, prompting calls to mandate postgraduate entry.

How I tell parents their child is failing

SECRET TEACHER'S REPORT: High expectations can be a burden for parents during their child's early stages of primary school.

Mike Hosking: National Standards flawed but workable

COMMENT: We have a major employment problem in this country, writes Mike Hosking. Kids entering the job market with poor education never catch up.

Peter Hughes new State Services Commissioner

A highly respected chief executive who is leading an overhaul of the Ministry of Education has been named the new head of public service.

Have our kids got the skills they need to start school?

Multiple reports have raised concerns about the quality of literacy and numeracy teaching.

Schools to vote for new board of trustees

13,000 people are needed to fill positions on boards of trustees at 2500 schools. Here's everything you need to know.

Tertiary path for Indian students announced

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee announced the creation of the New Zealand Excellence Awards at Auckland University of Technology.

Your Views: Are NZ schools making the grade?

Six years and $250m down the track, has the National Standards education policy been a success? Recent data shows just a small increase

Watch: Adults try to read school reports

Rainbow, monochrome, too much detail, not enough - the quality of school report cards remains a lottery, parents say - and studies agree. Here, we asked adult humans to try and decipher a range of real-life examples.

Kiwi kids' alarming access to fast food

In the first study of its kind, data from nearly every school in NZ was collected and found 62 per cent of city schools had a fast food outlet within 800m.

Caring for kids a popular career choice

Being a nanny gives school leavers hands-on experience to set them up for a career in childcare.

Thieves steal school's shed for needy

Theft of shed from school grounds is second such incident in West Auckland suburb this week.

Former school worker to pursue $60k back pay

A former primary school employee is to pursue a claim of more than $60,000 of back pay for sleepover shifts she worked.

Education tops workers' choice

The education and training services sector has been ranked New Zealand's most attractive sector by workers across the country.

Tertiary education 'out of reach for many'

The cost of tertiary education has soared seven times faster than the rate of inflation, new data reveals.

Prestigious school in receivership

The Corelli International Academic School of the Arts, in the North Shore suburb of Browns Bay in Auckland, was taken over by receivers on April 7.

Paul Charman: Teaching ragamuffins to read

Paul Charman says Warkworth's "Rugged Learning Adventures Camp", cracks the literacy code for slow learners.

Man appeals court decision on Bible class

A father fighting his daughter's former school over Bible lessons is appealing a judge's decision to strike off his case in the High Court.