New Zealand$357m raised for 'free' schoolingParents are raising more than $357 million a year in donations and fundraising to support the "free" schooling system.09 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSchool shops for Fly Buys rewardsAn Auckland school has started a simple but unique fundraising plan it hopes will bring in tens of thousands of dollars to help provide classroom equipment.08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAsbestos fears close schoolIt's hoped asbestos-contaminated demolition material that kept an Auckland primary school closed today will be cleared by Monday.08 May 07:58 AM
New ZealandMillions in funding for new CoREs of learningThe Tertiary Education Commission has today revealed the six Centres of Research Excellence (CoRES) which will get access to millions of dollars in funding.08 May 12:15 AM
New ZealandAsbestos scare shuts primary schoolThe board of trustees has decided to shut an Auckland primary school because it's concerned about the risk of asbestos dust from a nearby building site.07 May 07:55 PM
New ZealandDitch 'flawed' tests, say academicsA fixation on global school tests has led to scripted "vendor"-made lessons that harm rather than help children, a coalition of leading academics has warned.07 May 05:00 PM
WorldNigerian gunmen kidnap eight more girlsArmed men in Nigeria have abducted eight girls, as the government continued to struggle to find 276 schoolgirls kidnapped three weeks ago in the same region.07 May 04:25 AM
New ZealandLetter made victim feel 'worthless'The chairman of a school board has accused victims of historic sex crimes of exploiting their abuse as an 'excuse' for difficulties in later life.06 May 06:54 PM
New ZealandHome detention for thieving principalA principal and her husband who admitted siphoning more than $30,000 from a decile one school in South Auckland have been sentenced to home detention.06 May 05:52 AM
KahuTeachers biased against Maori pupilsA researcher has been shocked by the racist attitudes of the teachers she interviewed for a study looking at expectations for students' success.05 May 12:51 AM
New ZealandReport card for our schoolsA Government-funded survey, published today, finds our primary and intermediate schools are in 'mixed health'.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandClassroom harder than boardroomIn a distinguished career as a top corporate lawyer Derek Dallow was involved in his fair share of multi-million-dollar projects.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandReport card: How schools are faringChildren risk losing out on the benefits of millions of dollars being spent on technology in classrooms, teachers say.04 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleGen Z: Child of our timesThey’re the kids born totally wired, the first generation who will spend their whole lives in a world where the planet’s accumulated wisdom is available instantly at the touch of a finger. And the first of them have just left school.02 May 09:00 PM
New ZealandStudents leaving 'dark ages' for cyberspaceNew Zealand students will move out of "the dark ages" and complete experimental NCEA assessments online this year.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi students to leave 'the Dark Ages'New Zealand students will move out of "the Dark Ages" and complete NCEA assessments online this year.02 May 03:31 AM
New Zealand'Brats', 'CYF kids': Firm labels pupilsVulnerable school students have been labelled "dummies" and "brats" by a company paid tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to help reduce truancy numbers.30 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMaths whiz's site helps others to learnA 12-year-old maths whiz who is studying at university is trying to help other students learn.28 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAnne Salmond: Minister wrong to trample student rightsThe current attempt by the Minister of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, to whip the country's universities into line.28 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Joyce unfair to force change on universitiesEditorial: Eighteen months ago, Steven Joyce had a warning for the country's universities saying he was "more than willing" for the Government to be more directive.21 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandTeens get the chance that Christie missedThe family of Christie Marceau marked what would have been her 21st birthday by giving two other youngsters an opportunity of a lifetime.20 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: Tax-free childrenOkay, as a change from being the guy who sits back and lobs grenades of cynicism at the easy targets, here's an actual idea for an election year policy that will be a winner (at least in my house): tax-free savings accounts for children.18 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandUni cheats: hundreds punishedStudents buying assignments, forging signatures, and using phones in exams were among more than 540 cases of cheating dealt with by universities last year.18 Apr 04:15 PM
EntertainmentPeter Calder: Socrates a man for modern timesI'll say this for the guy in the fourth row at the performance of Socrates Now in the Selwyn College Theatre on Monday morning: he's a young man who knows his own mind.15 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandSchool's $6m classroom blockAuckland Grammar School is set to be transformed by a multi-million-dollar building project.15 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandNCEA mailing error 'regrettable'Education Minister Hekia Parata says a mailing error which led to 455 NCEA exam papers being sent to the wrong students was a “regrettable mistake”.15 Apr 03:10 AM
KahuKohanga Reo founder tells of 'shame'The founder of the kohanga reo movement, Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, has spoken of a "sense of shame" over allegations of misspending of public money.13 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandDegrees of usefulnessUniversities fear upcoming reforms could force them to produce graduates to a state-controlled master plan. The Government says it's just trying to make the current system work better.12 Apr 12:18 AM
New ZealandPupils line up for life lessonsWorkshop aims to equip school-leavers with basic grasp of 'worldly skills11 Apr 04:15 PM
Small BusinessSuccess: Learning across the generationsMentor says helping young students has proven to be a two-way exchange.10 Apr 09:30 PM
