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How repetition helps a child's vocabulary
It may be boring for parents - but reading the same book over and over again to children is the best way to develop their vocabulary.
Pupils face two-week stand-down over measles
Parents are being warned that unimmunised children will have to stay away from school for up to two weeks if they come into contact with measles.
Bombshell on way for beneficiaries
About 300,000 welfare beneficiaries who are judged capable of work will face a day of reckoning tomorrow with the release of a report.
Education's Cinderella syndrome
I have to go to a barbecue this week. This, in itself, isn't exactly newsworthy - even though it may very well be one of the last barbecues of the summer, which is always a poignant little mini-event worth noting.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: This bookworm is turning
Sure, books are one of life's pleasures, but who said every kid has to love reading?
Ace student earns right to ease up on his studies this year
Michael Wang plans to try a few new subjects and take things easy now that he's in his final year of high school.
PM admits national standards flaws
John Key used a visit to a school close to his heart with Julia Gillard, to acknowledge the national standards hadn't gone as smoothly as planned.
Labour pledges to undo funding cuts
Phil Goff says Labour will reinstate the $400m funding cuts that he claims have pushed early childhood education fees up.
Student revenue up despite fewer visitors studying here
Growth from India, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia supporting traditional sources.