New ZealandTeacher suspended for vodka at schoolA former teacher from Auckland's St Kentigern's College has been suspended after she was caught at school with a bottle of vodka, and swore at a junior colleague.14 Dec 02:27 AM
New ZealandSpeakers stolen from primary schoolOutdoor speakers connected to Finlayson Park School's fire network had been taken, and their removal put the emergency alarm system in jeopardy.11 Dec 01:01 AM
OpinionAllison Henward: Children can learn from digital realmA report from the American Academy of Paediatrics suggests the amount of time children watch television and movies and playing on handheld devices is increasing.09 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTiny fibres which can stop bulletsA high-tech yarn with the potential to stop bullets is being developed by 23-year-old Yasir Al-Hilali from Auckland University of Technology (AUT).08 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandConcern over Hato Petera 'misinformation'The local Catholic hierarchy says it's "most concerned" after misinformation was spread in discussions about a troubled Auckland Maori school.08 Dec 08:20 AM
OpinionMulitalo Filipo Levi: Partnership school provides chance for academic excellenceThe education and lives of young people is not about political points scoring. It is about expectations of excellence and clear pathways of which I am a proud to be a part, writes Mulitalo Filipo Levi.08 Dec 01:25 AM
BusinessFree Microsoft downloads for studentsSchool students will be able to download Microsoft Office software for free, under a new deal between the software giant and the Ministry of Education.08 Dec 12:54 AM
New ZealandNCEA driving credits up for grabsSchool students will be able to get NCEA credits by obtaining a driver licence - and will even pick-up credits for passing a learner's theory test.08 Dec 12:39 AM
BusinessIndian students duped by agentsInternational students are being duped by unregulated education agents overseas to study in the regions to gain bonus points for residency.07 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandFast-track teaching programme to be reviewedA legal victory against a fast-track teaching programme will be reviewed, Prime Minister John Key says.07 Dec 08:01 AM
New ZealandHato Petera to open boarding facilitiesTroubled Auckland Maori school Hato Petera has released an upbeat statement about its future, announcing its boarding facilities will be open for the start of the school year next year.06 Dec 11:29 PM
Media and marketingNZ 'the world's most ignorant country'People hold strong views on the topics of immigration, inequality and religion - turns out the facts behind the views are mostly all wrong.06 Dec 08:15 PM
New ZealandRescue course under fireSearch and rescue volunteers say they completed a five-month taxpayer-funded training course at a polytechnic in one week.04 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe Big Read: The $25m student funding scandalTaxpayers have already handed over millions of dollars to institutions which failed to deliver the education they promised.04 Dec 06:18 AM
New ZealandTeachers for hard-to-staff areas still difficult despite schemeSix years after a Government scheme was launched to fill workforce shortages, industry representatives have their doubts.04 Dec 04:22 AM
OpinionRaymond Huo: Census 2013 flawed on ChineseDr Robert Sanders's view in his opinion article "What is Chinese?" is correct but only in a limited sense, writes Raymond Huo.04 Dec 04:03 AM
OpinionRobert Sanders: What Is Chinese?It is a well-worn cliché in China that one often only needs to travel a very short distance from one village to another to discover that that you can no longer understand what is being said.03 Dec 11:04 PM
New ZealandPrincipal responds after students suffer cyber backlashViral video which appeared to show teenagers taunting a fellow student in a wheelchair doesn't show full story, says James Cook High School head Vaughan Couillault.03 Dec 04:59 AM
New ZealandStudent loan policy still a problemFourth-year Otago medical student Terry Reilly said even an eight-year cap on student loans was "not very helpful".01 Dec 07:07 PM
BusinessIndian students lured by 'false promises'Immigration advisers in India may "flirt with the law" if New Zealand authorities keep working with unregulated education agents.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandUniversity uses drones to fly highDrones have a measure of infamy because of their military use - but an AUT senior lecturer and her postgraduate students are leading the world in drone-based environmental research.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandInfection fighter has global potentialSurgical implants can be life-changing. Millions of people across the globe have had their mobility restored due to hip or knee replacements, for example; their quality of life restored by a single operation.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMonolingual Kiwis a risk to economyNew Zealand's monolingualism could inhibit our chances of becoming a more globally responsive nation, according to AUT's Associate Professor Sharon Harvey.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMediation needed at charter schoolA charter school set up to lift success needed government mediation after whanau complained the school didn't have the cultural expertise required to teach their children.01 Dec 02:28 AM
New Zealand'Christmas is coming' for medical studentsThe Government has dropped a strong hint that it is set to announce changes to give more medical students access to student loans in their final years of study.01 Dec 01:41 AM
BusinessJoyce defends student loan schemeTertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has defended the student loans scheme amid claims billions of dollars of debt was causing several knock-on financial effects.01 Dec 12:46 AM
OpinionBryan Gould: Education's sinking lid crushing industry's vitalityIn 1995, a year after my return to New Zealand to take up the Vice-Chancellorship of Waikato University, I was invited to lead a delegation to visit universities in China - the first such invitation....30 Nov 08:49 PM
ConstructionLeaky school fight goes to Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will decide whether or not parts of the Ministry of Education's lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey can proceed.30 Nov 04:26 AM
New ZealandNew principal for Epsom Girls' GrammarEpsom Girls' Grammar School have appointed a new principal, joining a number of Auckland schools that have made the same change this year.29 Nov 11:34 PM
BusinessHuge consequences of student loan debtsMore than $11 billion is owed to the student loans scheme - and an expert is warning the debt is having huge consequences.29 Nov 10:49 PM
EducationEDUCATIONDigital badging challenges traditional approaches to education and offers innovative alternatives to credit skills and knowledge outside the formal curriculum.29 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Teachers need an Auckland pay rateOne of the many unfortunate consequences of Auckland's grossly over-priced housing is the barrier it presents to people moving to the city.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Critical lack of local teachers'Secondary schools are forced to look overseas for maths and physics teaching staff as minimal numbers of students are qualifying here.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe other side of the DitchRaven Amiatu, 16, moved from Auckland to Sydney with his family in 2005, the same year student loan support for new Kiwi arrivals was scrapped.27 Nov 06:31 PM
