Maths results hit record low: Experts called in to help students
Principals say there's a void of leadership in maths education.
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Maths failures: It doesn't add up
How can we turn around a 27-year decline in our knowledge of maths?
Back to school: Kiwis returning due to Covid ease teacher shortage
Teaching vacancies listed in January dropped by a third from January last year.
Back-to-school stress to be 'amplified' this year
The budget advisory service is busier this year as families prepare for back to school.
Māori left in 'precarious position' after Unitec resignations
Māori staff at Auckland's Unitec have resigned amid claims of institutionalised racism.
Schools preparing for Covid-19 lockdown
Schools have not even reopened for the year and they are already making lockdown plans.
Victoria University's new 'Wellington' sign reignites name change stoush
The university has applied for resource consent to install new signs on Rutherford House.
Back to School: Walking to schools helps body, brain and the planet
Despite the health and traffic benefits of walking, most Kiwi kids get a lift to school.
Back to School: Roll into after-school activities with confidence
Team sports are still winners but skateboards and roller skates are gaining traction.
Waikanae youth receives London based forum award
"I didn't really expect it because there were so many good people there."
Back to School: How to build a healthy lunchbox your kids will eat
Not having to make school lunches is one of the parental highlights of the holidays.
Ministry's process stifled childcare centre abuse complaints: teacher
The centre's licence was suspended for three weeks in November following the allegations.
Feeding hungry kids: Forward one step, back one step
About 640 schools will start getting free school lunches, but 1300 have lost free milk.
School tech warning: 'We paid the cost of an iPad and had nothing to show for it'
Interest-free options are tempting but can bite in the long run, budgeting experts say.
Reading between the lines
Opinion: Ignore the naysayers, let's stick to the facts on the science of reading.
Pilot programme puts student teachers among the students
The opportunity to complete a teaching diploma on school grounds begins this year.
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
A mother's story: Diagnosing my daughter's dyslexia
A mother found out how challenging it can be for NZ schools to deal with dyslexia.
Reading revolution: The new way your kids will be taught to read
Schools are getting 2.4m copies of new phonics-based reading books - will they work?
How to teach skills for workplace of next generation
Teachers aim to lift students' aspirations above mere grades.
New phonics-based reading books produced by Ministry of Education
Willow Park School head teacher Theresa Kinloch is working with kids in her class using the new phonics-based reading books being produced by the Ministry of Education. Video / Dean Purcell
War of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to read
Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".
Editorial: NCEA results bring closure after Covid-disrupted year
EDITORIAL: Extra credit this year to students who achieved despite the circumstances.
NCEA results 'some of the best' despite pandemic - principals
One Auckland principal credits "a heightened sense of urgency" among students last year.
NCEA-lite? Lockdown credits questioned after schools boast best-ever results
Bonus credits have averted a drop in NCEA pass rates despite Covid lockdowns.
Secondary schools set to include Kapa Haka as part of NCEA curriculum
More than 30 secondary schools will pilot 'Te Ao Haka', available for NCEA at all levels.
NCEA exams: Results published online this morning
Secondary students can see how they performed in their end-of-year exams.
Linda Mitchell: Now is the time for a reset on early childhood education
Opinion: Broad latitude is given to early childhood education providers - why is that?
School computer network blocks 2000 online threats a minute
Threats included a spike in the first week after schools reopened following the lockdown.
Covid generation's NCEA moment of truth
Schools are anxious to see what impact lockdowns had on NCEA achievement.
Daycare food fight: Sausages, dried fruit, popcorn, raw apples banned
Watermelon seeds must be removed and peas cooked and mashed for under 3s.
Covid hits children's enjoyment of learning
ERO recommends mentoring programmes to help students enjoy learning after Covid.
Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school
Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.
Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls
More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.