
Special-needs plan a 'cruel' change
Twice a week, hundreds of autistic, disabled or intellectually impaired schoolchildren are taken out of their classrooms and given one-on-one tuition for an hour.
Twice a week, hundreds of autistic, disabled or intellectually impaired schoolchildren are taken out of their classrooms and given one-on-one tuition for an hour.
Outraged parents are calling for the Christchurch Girls' High School board to resign over the sacking of its newly reinstated principal.
Researchers studying a school-based programme credited with reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.
A visiting cyber-bullying expert is urging schools to make students take driver licence-style tests before they can take mobile phones and tablets to class.
A former schoolmate has lashed out at criticism of a teacher whose professionalism was questioned when students circulated racy photos she posted on Facebook.
The Secretary for Education says the Australian company behind the plagued Novopay school payroll system will face financial penalties.
Editorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.
Teachers in Gisborne have rejected a Ministry of Education proposal to change their collective employment agreement, which they say would pave the way to performance pay.
A Wairarapa school principal says ongoing failures in the "chaotic and painful" Novopay system have pushed her and her school to breaking point.
Second-chance education for people who have not learned key skills at school is being revamped for young school-leavers, but what about the adults?
Developers of the Novopay school payroll system have apologised over the ongoing pay problems that have pushed schools and their staff to breaking point.
New Zealand universities are not producing the right mix of graduates, but that is no reason for Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce to issue threats.
Industry training is being reformed, but experts are unsure if the changes will be enough our trade education buck.
A Pacific community leader has warned of a "Pasifika uprising" if the Government forces Auckland University to take more engineering students.
Using the NCEA framework, the employment-focused model will allow students to choose a career and work towards gaining the skills they need to succeed in that job.
More than two-thirds of young New Zealanders are not saving for their future - and just over half budget, a survey has found.
The Ministry of Education has promised to reimburse schools for the extra costs they incurred sorting out problems caused by its new Novopay system.