New ZealandDramatic learning aid leading the wayAn innovative scheme is helping kids in low decile schools get up to speed.19 Aug 08:53 PM
New ZealandAttempted kidnapping outside schoolA private girls' school in Auckland is warning its students to stay safe after a man allegedly tried to entice a primary school-aged student into his car yesterday.19 Aug 04:23 AM
New ZealandInquiry aims to help students with special education needsThe experience of thousands of students with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum disorders as they progress through school is to be examined by Parliament.19 Aug 03:20 AM
EducationAngry 5-yr-olds kick and bite teachersLack of support for special- and high-needs pupils was cited as the single biggest concern of 35 per cent of 104 principals.19 Aug 12:54 AM
New ZealandNo investigation into Gloriavale schoolSegregated education at the secretive Gloriavale sect will not be investigated despite concerns for children's rights, a select committee has decided.18 Aug 11:56 PM
LifestyleThis idea made kids healthy and smartAfter realising the only time he got time to read was on an exercise bike, school counselor Scott Ertl decided to extend the concept to the classroom.18 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandPreschool cleared after kids' break-outOfficials have cleared a childhood centre of wrongdoing after two pre-schoolers unbolted a gate and wandered across a busy road.18 Aug 12:38 AM
New ZealandStudent misbehaviour - blame it on the sunshine?Fine weather may to be blame for a spike in student disciplinary cases in February and March this year, University of Otago proctor Simon Thompson says.17 Aug 11:02 PM
New ZealandGrammar teacher facing 7 years in jailLANGUAGE WARNING: A teacher from a top school accused of using colleagues' personal details faces new charges of obtaining credit cards in their names.17 Aug 10:45 PM
BusinessDeveloper eyes special-school landA development company wants to build up to 150 homes on a site that includes playing fields used by the country's biggest special school.17 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandUphill battle for Sir Ed schoolThe school bearing Sir Edmund Hillary's name faces government intervention for the second time since it opened 10 years ago.17 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTall Black's high ambitionsThe whispers about Massey High School's new principal began almost as soon as he arrived.16 Aug 09:40 PM
New ZealandYouth Guarantee no guaranteeA new report says there is no evidence that programmes are providing teens a more effective pathway to further education and training.16 Aug 07:42 AM
New ZealandThe school that started with a murderSometimes good things come from bad. Kirsty Johnston reports how a violent death was the catalyst for a school changing Pasifika futures, one child at a time.14 Aug 06:11 AM
LifestyleHomeless student gets into CambridgeJacob Lewis found himself on the streets and struggling to afford food. Now he's studying law at prestigious university.14 Aug 03:42 AM
New ZealandCharter schools' cash cutNew charter schools will get less cash upfront and more per-student under "refinements" to the funding model released today.14 Aug 01:53 AM
OpinionHekia Parata: 'Every school has to be a great school'Auckland is changing and the education system is changing to meet the needs of Auckland kids, writes Education Minister Hekia Parata.14 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandDo deciles matter?In Part 3 of the Herald's World-Class Auckland series, education reporter Kirsty Johnston looks at Auckland's education issues.13 Aug 10:25 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Want university education? Expect to pay for itHosking: The hope I had when they introduced fees was that people would understand that anything that's got value has to have a level of investment.13 Aug 09:03 PM
New ZealandGloriavale school may lose millionsGloriavale could lose millions of dollars in taxpayer funding over its opposition to identification numbers for preschoolers.13 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter O'Connor: The case for local schoolsPersonal academic achievement is oversold, and selling schools on this basis, grossly undersells schools, writes Peter O'Connor.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland's universities on the ballWith three Universities in the all-important world rankings and a burgeoning international student market, Auckland has an excellent reputation for higher education.13 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionCathy Wylie: Making more of our education strengthsWe have to become a 'learning system' if we are to see real system-wide gains, writes Cathy Wylie.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTargeted courses key to saving dropoutsThey're called NEET - not in employment, education or training - a pool of youth which numbers around 75,000 nationwide.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandOrdinary school shows how aiming high can be extraordinarily successfulMt Roskill Grammar is a decile four school, and its student population is as varied as they come. And yet, it gets excellent results every year.13 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionCatherine Delahunty: Community hubs making education availableIt's one thing to say that every child in New Zealand has equal access to a good education; it's another to make sure they can actually access it, writes Catherine Delahunty.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBeing RoskillSeries 3 Episode 3 - Questioning Brazil: The Brothers Ask Julio. Source: Mt Roskill/YouTubeWatch13 Aug 01:29 AM
New ZealandCould end-of-year exams be banished?Many teachers would like students to be able to do external assessment "online, anytime", NZQA says.12 Aug 02:45 AM
New ZealandCost of student debt: no kidsMore than one-third of Kiwi university students believe student loans will affect their decision to have children, a report reveals.11 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreens keep up criticism of GloriavaleGreen Party's education spokeswoman has entered into a war of words with the Christian community over how young people there are being taught.11 Aug 02:50 AM
New ZealandFire at Auckland's Edgewater CollegeA New Zealand Fire Service spokesman said six appliances were called to a blaze at Edgewater College in Pakuranga just after 5pm.10 Aug 06:19 AM
LifestyleMinions ruin kids' speech"I do come across children who for one reason or another spend a lot of time with TV and DVDs. They start to assume the character."10 Aug 12:34 AM
EditorialEditorial: Wake-up call for teachers of toddlersThree years ago, when there was a dramatic fall in the world ranking of America's college graduates, early childhood education was accorded special attention.09 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandNCEA results: boys finally catching upEvidence has emerged showing the grades of boys are finally catching up with girls' since a radical overhaul of the secondary school exam system.08 Aug 05:00 PM
