So following on from puffer jackets a few weeks ago, the big education story of the moment is a student who may or may not have been stood down for posting a speech critical of her teachers on Facebook.

A 15-year-old girl was stood down from school after making a speech which claimed her teachers needed to work harder, rather than "sit around and do nothing."

Senior academics at the University of Otago have called for a free contraceptive programme to be made available to teens before they become sexually active.

An Auckland school principal who slapped a pupil across the face has failed in a bid to keep his name secret.

Students at a leaky primary school will spend the winter in mouldy classrooms after officials failed to organise plans for temporary buildings in time.

Schools and childcare centres are short of teachers because of a new law requiring police vetting for workers responsible for children.

Schools say they have been waiting up to three years for plans to be signed off as Nikki Kaye reassures major redevelopments are in the pipeline.

John Key took over Paengaroa School's school assembly and explained politics in the simplest form - 'I'm Prime Minister because my team is biggest'.

Vicki Carpenter asks what the boards of two dilapidated schools have been doing about basic maintenance.

A 4-year-old's mouth was taped with cellotape by child-care staff, and he was threatened with a bigger piece of tape if he kept putting toys in his mouth.

At least half of children aren't getting all the help they need to make the "critical" move to school, a government study has found.

Lincoln University in Canterbury is known for its stubby-wearing students and land-based prospectus. For the first time in the university's history, females outnumber males.

Each year a handful of our high school students gain entry to some of the world’s top universities. It’s an exclusive, mysterious process - but should it be?

Editorial: Children coming into Auckland primary schools are carrying an undiscovered treasure - the ability to speak more than one language.

A university has been accused of buying influence after giving an honorary doctorate to the Chinese President's wife.

Some long-time neighbours of an Auckland after-school programme have expressed their sadness red tape has put an end to outdoor play.

Chairman under fire from children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan is not going down without a fight, writing a letter overnight to stamp his authority on the role.

Vocal children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan says he has been “attacked” after shining a light on serious safety issues at an Auckland boarding school.

A carving programme that fostered passion and changed attitudes to learning has been announced as the supreme winner of the Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards.

The school principal behind a controversial ban on puffer jackets has been backed by his principals' association.

The Labour Party has called on education minister Hekia Parata to demand the resignation of the Kohanga Reo board.

Puffer jackets are the latest in a long list of things banned by schools. Here are some other prohibited items.

Company denies liability, awaits appeal result involving Ministry of Education.

King's School in Auckland is to replace its old boarding house and clock tower with a $30 million glass-fronted building with views of Rangitoto Island.

The long-serving principal of a North Shore primary school, who left his job after a term on sick leave, is being investigated by the Teachers Council.

Sticks and stones may break bones, but it seems words can still do some serious damage to young people.

Schools are struggling to find maths and science teachers, while middle management jobs are going begging as senior staff retire.

Children learn to use strategies to build a wide repertoire of mathematical knowledge, write Murray Britt and Kay Irwin.