OpinionPeter Lyons: Attitudes to teaching out of touchKevin Fallon gets dismissed as a football coach at Mt Albert Grammar and it makes the national news.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNovopay move slated as diversionAustralian company Talent2 has been dumped from its own ill-starred Novopay teachers' payroll system.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandStudents' photos sent to paedophileA relief teacher sent photos of primary school pupils to a man he knew was seeking medical help for his sexual attraction to children.30 Jul 07:23 AM
New ZealandSchools tackle zone cheatsStudents are being kicked out of some of Auckland's most sought-after schools after officials ruled they were not genuinely living within zone.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSchool scammers drop bidA former principal and her husband who scammed $30,000 from a decile one school have abandoned their appeal after a judge told them they may be jailed.28 Jul 10:03 PM
New ZealandStar coach promises fightFormer All Whites coach Kevin Fallon says legal action is likely over his sacking from Mt Albert Grammar after 18 years, as his former players threaten a boycott.28 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMatt Heath: Hard lessons learned from schoolyard fightsMy son turned 5 and started school last week. It was an emotional time for me. He is so small and his uniform so large, writes Matt Heath.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew Advisor sees room for improvementHelping close achievement gaps in our classrooms will be a priority for a leading academic appointed to a major new science education role.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Targets achieved - mostlyPoliticians hate targets. The risk associated with them is all too apparent.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Principles lost in a grammar zoneWhat goes through the minds of educational professionals when they see the lengths that property owners will go to remain in a prestigious school zone?25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher's depravity lost in systemFailure to pass on information at school’s management level was critical to the overlooking of allegations made by students.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandAfter-school jobs harmless - studySchool students can forget trying to wriggle out of a part-time job - new research says it isn't all that bad.24 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTicks, crosses for school pass ratesThe number of young school children achieving or bettering the national standard in reading and writing has fallen in many regions.24 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFall in reading standards in many regionsThe number of young school children achieving or bettering the national standard in reading has fallen or flat-lined in half of the country's regions.24 Jul 06:47 AM
New ZealandKindies beat Greens on free for 2-Y-OsThe Greens have unveiled a policy to extend 20 hours a week of free early childhood education to 2-year-olds.23 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCollege backs down on zoning planHostile feedback from residents in some of the country’s most expensive real estate has caused an emerging school to back away from including them in its new zone.23 Jul 06:45 AM
New ZealandPoll backs plan for better teachersNew Zealanders would rather money was spent on improving teaching standards than on reducing class sizes, a Herald-DigiPoll survey reveals.22 Jul 05:00 PM
KahuFew non-Maori pick language for study at secondary schoolOnly 4 per cent of non-Maori secondary school students are learning te reo Maori, the latest figures show.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandOpening pupils' minds to the worldHow open Kiwi students are to international cultures and opportunities could be measured as an important part of the school curriculum.21 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPita Sharples: A te reo strategy for, by and of the peopleToday, Pita Sharples will carry out the first reading of the new Maori Language Bill 2014 in Parliament.21 Jul 05:55 AM
OpinionEditorial: Protecting te reoThe curriculum in New Zealand schools is "compulsory" and nobody minds - until it is suggested that all New Zealand children should be given a grounding in te reo Maori.20 Jul 05:59 AM
New ZealandTampa refugee thriving in new lifeA refugee from Afghanistan who arrived in the country without being able to speak a word of English came third in a spelling bee just five years after arriving and is now studying political science.17 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew zone: Elite school battle heats upAs another school success story results in a new school zone, parents fear it'll end in changes to a zone so elite it can add 20 per cent to property prices.17 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSuccess: Working to spark curious mindsAserial entrepreneur with a geeky streak is bringing technology into the classroom with her award-winning start-up.17 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldAcademic's support for caning in schools outrages teachersAn arch-conservative appointed to rid Australia's national curriculum of supposed left-wing bias has backed the use of corporal punishment in schools.16 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWould Labour make te reo compulsory?All New Zealand schoolchildren would learn Maori under Labour's long-term plan for te reo, but it appears the party is loath to give the policy a high profile.14 Jul 06:47 PM
New ZealandCollege awarded own zoneAn Auckland school will have a zone for the first time after a remarkable turnaround in its results and reputation.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Let's teach all our kids to codeImagine teaching every child in this country how to program a computer - from age 5. When you think about it, it is odd that we don't.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDad's death sparks dreamJake Miller was head prefect of his school with a $40,000 scholarship to study law waiting for him.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Lab rats in the classroomFor Labour, size matters - particularly when it comes to education, writes Kerre McIvor.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe project that gave a voice100 low-income families were asked what they needed to get out of poverty. Here are their answers.10 Jul 08:05 PM
