New ZealandSchools left off results website188 schools have not been included in official National Standards information after failing to provide the right details.28 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchool standards: Must try harderWill parents be able to choose the right school using National Standards data, which even the Prime Minister admits is "ropey"?28 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandMost National Standards data onlineA handful of schools are holding out on releasing National Standards to the Minister of Education as the first round of data is made public.28 Sep 01:02 AM
New ZealandSchool goes from Catholic to MuslimA former Catholic school in Dunedin is about to become home to a secondary boarding school for Muslim boys.27 Sep 10:19 PM
New Zealand$1 meals boost kids' healthA Putaruru school serving up compulsory breakfasts and hot lunches for just $1 a meal says the benefits are showing in students' dental records.25 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandReveal school data: PollThe majority of people polled think schools should publicly release their national standards performance data, according to a Herald-Digipoll survey.24 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Govt could do better over school reportsHow should we grade the Government for its handling of the release of national standards in reading, writing and mathematics? 'Could do better'.24 Sep 05:29 PM
New ZealandPM welcomes standards debatePrime Minister John Key says he welcomes the debate generated by the publication of national standards data.23 Sep 10:36 PM
New ZealandBenefit tests only for the most at riskSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett has admitted the Government does not have the resources to test all beneficiaries under tough new welfare reforms.23 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPaula Bennett: Not all kids need pre-schoolSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett says she believes some parents do not need to enrol their children in early childhood education - but concedes her welfare reforms will force beneficiaries to do just that.22 Sep 11:44 PM
New ZealandNational standards releasedA snapshot of national standards results released today by Education Minister Hekia Parata suggests Maori and Pasifika students are failing in the education system.20 Sep 11:59 PM
New ZealandSupport for fired teacherCurrent and former students have thrown their support in behind a Northland Catholic school teacher who was fired after he supported a gay rights protest.20 Sep 08:55 PM
OpinionShould preschool be compulsory?Two views on the Government's decision to require social welfare beneficiaries with little children to arrange for them to attend preschool education centres from July next year.20 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandChildren go hungry amid plentyA quarter of primary and intermediate pupils in poorer Waikato areas go to school hungry, researchers have found.20 Sep 05:30 PM
