LifestyleHoliday fun with the kidsThe holidays have just begun and many of us are already counting down the days until schools reopen. Here are five ways to be an awesome parent these holidays.07 Jul 05:17 AM
New ZealandLabour turns attention to school issuesLabour has turned it guns on one of areas it believes National is most vulnerable in the lead up to the election.06 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandLabour's education planLabour will fund an extra 2000 teachers under its policy to reduce primary class sizes to 26 students by 2016 - a step expected to cost $350m over the next three years.06 Jul 02:06 AM
BusinessEconomics of a fake degreeIn <i>Degree Mills</i>, Ezell and Bear cite a congressional committee's estimate from 1986 that there were more than 5,000 fake doctors practising in the U.S. The figure must be several times that by now.05 Jul 11:24 PM
New ZealandLabour looks to boost teacher qualityLabour's new teaching policies are response to National's proposal to pay good teachers and principals more and require them to work with others.05 Jul 09:28 PM
OpinionLabour donations policy misses targetEditorial: The Labour Party has always struggled with the concept of "voluntary" school donations.03 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandYouth plan helps teens take controlTeen mum Nganoo Joseph hopes to graduate with a level 4 certificate in travel and tourism this year - and credits an All Black's sister with steering her to success.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPrincipal backs Labour's fee planLabour's plan to help struggling parents by tackling school donations is a political ploy- but at least it recognises the 'voluntary' nonsense, one principal says.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDad goes to watchdog over Bible classA parent has taken concerns about religious teaching to the Human Rights Commission in the latest effort to remove the lessons from state school time.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPride of NZ: Mama G a mentor and teacherCommunity Spirit category: When high school teacher Roshni Gounder came down with a sudden illness, many people expected her to give up her job.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour's plan to end school donationsLabour wants to end "voluntary" school donations by offering a grants of $100 per student to schools that stop asking parents to fund "day to day" spending.01 Jul 11:27 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Schools and their rules are not above the lawIt's always great to see someone standing up to a bully. That Hastings schoolboy Lucan Battison also won the confrontation with his St John's College principal is the icing on the cake.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMai Chen: Hair decision won't alter schools' ability to enforce rulesPrincipals should not be too worried about the impact of the High Court's decision overturning Lucan Battison's suspension for refusing to cut his hair.01 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyAustralian student influx tippedNew Zealand universities could see a surge in the number of students crossing the Tasman if a new funding system gets the go-ahead in Australia.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Hughes: We must all play our part to wipe out bullyingWhen I was growing up, bullying at school was a fact of life, almost a rite of passage. If you complained about it, you were told to toughen up, writes Peter Hughes.30 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'No one is queuing up for more'Act's education policy of allowing schools to opt into a charter school format has prompted an education union to urge National to steer clear of any coalition partnership deals.29 Jun 04:03 AM
New ZealandThe wonders of readingGhetto kid turned presidential hopeful Ben Carson is in New Zealand to help celebrate as the Duffy Books in Homes scheme turns 20.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandAct offers schools charter optionAct wants to give all state schools the option of becoming charter schools, Act leader Jamie Whyte said today.28 Jun 07:40 AM
New ZealandStudent's great hair dayNZ schools are facing hefty legal bills to ensure their rules on students' appearances are legally watertight.27 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Judge right to tell school it was out of lineEditorial: Justice Collins made it clear that his judgment related only to this case. It did not rule on the lawfulness of schools' rules that attempt to regulate a student's hair.27 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Exporting expert teachers weakens learning experienceNew roles will be created, one of which, the expert teacher, will be a position where the teacher is exported to other local schools for two days a week, writes Verity Johnson.27 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFast-tracked teachers thriveHaving grown up in Christchurch and attended a largely Pakeha high school, Leonie Wethey finds she learns as much from the predominantly Pasifika students at Tamaki College as they learn from her.26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHair patrol - rules are rulesMonthly grooming inspections for boys and a ban on untied hair for girls - some Auckland schools have strict rules on students' locks.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFinancial tutoring offered for familiesKohanga reo teacher Ann Makea is adding a new service to her preschool offering - financial literacy for the children's parents.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandBullying before scissor fight allegedThe boy who allegedly stabbed his 11-year-old schoolmate in the head had been bullied at school for over a year and may have "just snapped", sources say.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMission on to turn around 100 schoolsMore than 100 schools serving thousands of students have been found to be in difficulty by inspectors in the past year.25 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessUnitec boss denies housing bidUnitec says it never applied for its Mt Albert land to be fast-track high-density housing but an Auckland councillor says it not only applied but was rejected.25 Jun 07:42 AM
New ZealandNCEA report not up to the jobSchool-leavers would be issued with a certificate detailing their tardiness, attendance and attitude under a scheme called for by employers.24 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCCTV plan to beat bulliesSchools are increasingly putting students under closed-circuit television surveillance to cut bullying.23 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessWe're not a park, says Unitec boss"It's not our core business to be a park. We're an education provider," says Unitec chief executive.23 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKeeping NZ schools up-to-dateWith NZ's education system dropping in world rankings, is our curriculum keeping pace with a rapidly-changing world and do enough children have full access to new technology?21 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldUK mum finds maths teacher under bedA married maths teacher was discovered under the bed of a pupil he was having sex with by her mother, a court has heard.21 Jun 01:42 AM
