Boys will perform just as you expect them to, it seems. If you tell them they aren't as intelligent as girls and are less likely to do well in tests, that is exactly what will happen.

In research and development, it’s often taken for granted that teams require a certain critical mass to be successful

The Ministry of Education says it will not dock the pay of secondary teachers striking this week as a show of good faith.

Anne Tolley says secondary school teachers striking over pay and conditions need to wake up to the economic reality of their situation.

More than 120,000 students will be asked to stay at home for a day this week after the teachers' union rejected what the Ministry of Education says is an 'excellent' pay offer.

As teachers reject the Govt's latest pay offer, the Education Minister says they simply don't have the kind of money being asked for.

Leading educationist Professor John Hattie has given a more glowing assessment of the education system than the Government often gives it.

Popular primary schools could turn away pupils' little brothers and sisters, as they are hit by the start of a new baby boom.

Labour is promising bold new policies for the care and education of children to put to voters at the next election. Deputy leader Annette King says children currently "lack a champion at the highest table".

In an area where dropouts are the norm a school is making dreams of a higher education come true.