A female physical education teacher at an Auckland high school is on sick leave after she was accused of favouritism towards at least one teenage boy.

A probe that has already uncovered nearly $10 million in misappropriated tertiary funding is to be expanded to include a dozen suspect programmes around the country.

Next month Sio Talakai-Alatini is due to give birth to her fourth daughter - and thanks to a brave decision she will also graduate with a masters degree.

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The boss of an art school that hired Raurimu massacre killer Stephen Anderson as a tutor is "seriously shocked" the school did so without knowing his history.

Free uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.

An independent review will be carried out at Rotorua Girls' High School to investigate an incident in which a large group of senior students were stood down on their last day.

Some Auckland schools will get a boost in funding after being given lower decile ratings - despite booming property prices in surrounding areas.

Prominent lawyer says female teacher had done nothing legally wrong, even though her alleged actions amounted to professional misconduct.

A retired judge says families need more financial support so that one parent can stay at home for the first three years of each child's life.

Police say they are aware of two alleged incidents and have received one complaint involving a female teacher at a boys' Catholic college in Hamilton, but say no crime has been committed.

Auckland Grammar School is seeking a further $1.7 million for its new $6.4 million classroom project where construction is well advanced.

A female teacher at a Catholic boys' college has resigned amid allegations she had sex with two students.

A female teacher has resigned from a Catholic school amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with two students.

NZ's version of capitalism largely involves borrowing to bid up the prices of our existing houses, particularly in Auckland, writes Peter Lyons. The rest of the country looks on bemused.

Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.

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New guidelines for sex education will be released in a few weeks, but the Govt will shy away from ordering schools to teach more than basic biology.

Educators say biology classes are no longer enough for teens navigating a world where porn, explicit music videos and online hook-ups are the norm.

A primary school lost more than 55 teachers in four years - but got a government inspector's tick of approval.

Evolve Education Group, which will raise $132 million through a transtasman sharemarket listing next month, has flagged changes to government funding for early childhood care as one of the main risks its business faces.

Childcare roll-up Evolve Education Group has set the price for its initial public offer at $1 per share giving it a market share of $177 million.

A class set of laptops has proved life-changing for a young Aucklander who believes he is NZ's only wheelchair-using teacher with cerebral palsy.

Class disruptions and a lack of exposure to algebra and geometry are just some issues being linked to NZ slipping from 13th to 22nd in OECD maths ratings.

Georgia Webber had "butterflies" in her stomach when she turned up for her first NCEA exam this week.

The Ministry of Education has begun informing schools of their new decile ratings and at least one Auckland school will need to rely more on parent fundraising as a result.

Mike Hosking writes: One of the things you get used to very quickly when you grow up in Christchurch is that people believe the role of the school in your life defines who you are.