A High Court decision overthrowing an attempt to close a girls' special needs school in Nelson is being celebrated by one Wanganui family whose daughter is enrolled there.

Education Minister Hekia Parata maintains the safety of children at school is "paramount" as she comes under fire for trying to close a girls' special needs school.

The axe has come down on Mount Hutt College's landmark Outdoor Pursuits Course.

Education Minister Hekia Parata unlawfully tried to close a girls' special needs school by disregarding warnings they would face greater risks of sexual abuse.

The High Court has found Immigration's suspension of processing student visas for study at an Auckland private training establishment to be "invalid and unlawful".

A petition signed by more than 11,000 Canterbury teachers calling for the Government's plans for the future of education in Christchurch to be stopped has been delivered.

Mac Planet blogger Mark Webster's Christmas round-up of tech-related presents for yourself or your loved ones.

Despite 40 years of investment, the under-performing tail is as stubborn as ever and will remain so as long as educational policy is driven by ideologies, writes Jim Traue.

The country's largest provider of religious instruction in schools has stood down three volunteers for teaching pupils their own beliefs.

Christchurch teachers are not concerned about the legality of a planned strike in February, saying it is time to tell the Government "enough is enough".

Even chicken pox can't stand in the way of the Smith family gaining a perfect attendance record at school.

A couple who took their daughter out of a school class based on the Bible were dismayed to find her left alone in a classroom.

It's time to realign our educational aspirations with economic reality.

Retail banks across New Zealand have stepped in to help school staff financially affected by the Novopay debacle.

If the achievement of our bottom 20 per cent were measured, we would be just ahead of Turkey for last place, writes John Langley.

A top judge says a long-term decline in the rate of school expulsions for bad behaviour is paying off in a falling crime rate.