PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard Prebble: Issuing bogus NCEA credits cannot be the answerIt cannot be that the answer to students' failure to achieve NCEA is to lower the standard02 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandNCEA online shakeups a 'bolt from the blue' for educatorsThe MoE earlier suggested as many as 80 NCEA standards could be provided as online tests.31 Jul 11:21 PM
New ZealandHaere mai! Borders fully reopen todayFinal phase of the Covid 19 border reopening took place at 11.59pm on Sunday.31 Jul 06:58 PM
New ZealandNZ border fully reopens at midnight - allowing students, cruise ships to returnMore than two years and four months of Covid-19 border restrictions are set to fully end.30 Jul 06:14 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleInside the Auckland primary school where kids are taught philosophyWhy don't more schools teach philosophy? Greg Bruce goes inside one that does.29 Jul 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Dreadlock ban gets school in a tangleOPINION: Our editorial on angst over a school 'blitz on uniform and hair standards'.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 29 July, 2022 The warning about our road toll, bye-bye to Ashley Bloomfield and more schools forced to lockdown due to threats in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch28 Jul 07:38 PM
New ZealandHoax bomb threats: 18 schools across NZ called, police investigate originPolice cyber teams are working with international agencies to find those behind the calls.28 Jul 07:25 PM
New ZealandPolice speaking to two young people after Blenheim school lockdown following second threat in 24 hoursPolice revealed more threats were made to schools today.28 Jul 04:55 AM
New ZealandPolytechnic system 'a national disgrace': Ex-CEO seeks apology from Chris HipkinsPhil Ker says problems in the education system are not being addressed.27 Jul 06:00 PM
OpinionChlöe Swarbrick: What's happened to tertiary education?OPINION: Today's students are this country's future professionals.27 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris Hipkins: Nats' 'chronic underfunding' forced polytechnic shake-upOPINION: National left the vocational education sector in a parlous state, says Hipkins.27 Jul 05:23 AM
EducationRegistration cost, Covid-19 risk prompting relief teachers to leaveRegistration costs and Covid-19 are prompting relief teachers to look for other work.27 Jul 02:14 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationStudents return to school amid 'a mixture of Covid-19, the nasty flu, and disastrous weather'Northland schools try to keep the doors open despite staff shortages and wet weather.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Straight racist': Complaints as school bans dreadlocks, braidsSchool policies have to be consistent with human rights rules and Treaty obligations.26 Jul 04:49 AM
New ZealandPrincipal says Govt should take clearer position on masks in schoolsAuckland principal worries new Govt guidance on masking leaves schools in tricky position.25 Jul 07:08 AM
New ZealandSchool attendance plummets below 50 per cent amid outbreakFor Māori and Pasifika regular term 1 attendance was fewer than a third of students.25 Jul 06:48 AM
New ZealandBack to school: Relief teachers 'like unicorns'Principals looking into an empty pool of spare teachers to cover those off sick.24 Jul 06:30 PM
New Zealand'Massive human error' behind Whanganui Intermediate sending out private infoThe school's principal said steps will be taken to ensure similar leaks never happen again24 Jul 03:30 AM
New ZealandChronic teacher sickness: Principal says school 'limped' to mid-year with huge Covid absences"To have six or seven [relievers] in a day is not unusual."22 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Unprecedented': Teacher sick days up 50 per cent on 2021, calls for more supportPrincipals say schools are experiencing high levels of sickness.22 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationExpert warns of fetal-alcohol harm 'epidemic'Paediatrician says alcohol should be targeted in fetal alcohol harm22 Jul 06:35 AM
New ZealandMinistry 'recommends' schools enforce masks in Term 3Schools can enforce mask wearing the way they enforce uniforms, advice says.22 Jul 03:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside NZ's last private boys' high schoolSending your son to board will cost you almost $50,000 a year.21 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThink tank reveals high failure rate in new literacy, numeracy trialTwo-thirds of the 554 teens who sat the writing test failed it.21 Jul 12:30 AM
New ZealandUniversity student death shocks campus, sparks internal reviewStudent found dead in room on first day of new semester.20 Jul 11:06 PM
New ZealandChlöe Swarbrick criticises Universities NZ after another student's hostel deathThe student was found dead in her dorm room at Lincoln University on Monday.20 Jul 08:02 AM
CrimeSentence reduced: Convicted teacher who sexually fantasised about pupils has sentence reducedFormer school teacher caught with child pornography will serve less time.19 Jul 10:19 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Torture' or 'cancel culture'? School turns down fishing scholarshipTeacher says game fishing is torture - others say move is 'cancel culture gone mad'.19 Jul 06:35 AM
New ZealandFury after Māori children zoned out of hapū landMāori children should have access to schools within the rohe of their iwi or hapū - report18 Jul 11:27 PM
New ZealandSchools prepare to turn away out-of-zone studentsEnrolment zone amendments will cause teacher overcrowding and job cuts, say schools.17 Jul 11:23 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPoverty, family background don't explain school exclusion rates for MāoriTeacher bias and low expectations are likely to blame, one expert says.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand193 charges: Teacher accused of illegally touching, recording dozens of victimsThe man was initially charged last year but now faces a flood of accusations.13 Jul 04:21 AM
EducationLack of classroom CO2 monitors may increase Covid-19 riskNearly 85 per cent of schools lack individual carbon dioxide monitors for classrooms.12 Jul 09:40 PM
