Another big step towards equal pay for NZ women and men.

Early childhood teachers will get big minimum pay rises in the Budget.

Children won't be allowed back to school unless there is no one to look after them.

Principals have serious concerns about how 'voluntary' schooling will work.

She entertained NZ kids between 1990 and 2002 - now she's in front of a new generation.

Any at-risk children or teachers should stay away for 14 days.

Clendon Park School spent $14,580 of Māori language funding on a trip to Hawaii.

Hercules the Unexpected was nearly half the height of a human and too big to fly.

Daycare head teacher left 2-year-old asleep when she locked up and went home.

Primary teachers accept pay deal, but primary principals reject it.

A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.

External assessment will increase from 30 per cent to 50 per cent in NCEA.

Historic first all-schools teachers' strike confirmed for May 29.

Call for tighter rules after child suffers brain damage after choking on an apple.

Whangārei principal Pat Newman elected to Teaching Council.

School group launches campaign to "say no to hubs" controlling schools.

Friday's attack has left hijab-wearing Muslim women scared to leave home.

Chinese student numbers in NZ schools are down 20 to 30 per cent this year.

Radical industry training plan goes way beyond anything discussed in consultations.

How the big shakeup affects students, apprentices, employers and staff.

Sixteen polytechnics will be merged into one entity that will take over industry training,

Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.

School boards could be stripped of power in new proposal.

"Time to teach, time to lead" - workload claims are now dominating teachers' demands.

Teachers say $700m pay offer came too late to rearrange strike meetings.

Primary and intermediate teachers are going on strike tomorrow.

Primary teachers reject latest $700m offer and confirm strikes will go ahead.

Applications close next week - the same week primary teachers are due to go on strike.

Schools say teacher recruitment package too late for 2019 and won't work as planned.

Overseas teacher recruitment goes into overdrive.

NZEI survey finds many people are earning below the minimum wage of $16.50 an hour.

Teacher from US brought to two NZ conferences in sign strikes are likely.

Both primary and secondary teachers are meeting for their annual conferences this week.

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Ministry offers more to experienced teachers, less to beginners.

More Pākehā are leaving school early to chase jobs, narrowing the qualifications gap.

A third of schools say there are no suitable applicants for jobs they are trying to fill.

UE pass rates have dropped, but those who get through are doing better at university.

Jump in second-half domestic enrolments relieves financially strapped polytechnics.

All except three charter schools now look set to become state or integrated schools.

Deal with BestStart's 280 centres marks Lance O'Sullivan's jump to a nationwide service.

App will let students track their progress through school - then get an apprenticeship.

Manurewa family looks for Budget help for children and their education.

Expect higher funding for qualified preschool teachers, careers advisers, driving lessons.

An extra 1750 preschoolers will get specialist help in the coming year.

More than two-thirds of schools say they don't get enough support for all children.

Maori success rate rises impressively but still lags behind other groups.

Two charter schools were paid $1.5m between them on the day Jacinda Ardern was sworn in.

Draft guidelines issued after army let primary school kids handle guns last year.

Education summits in May will kick off wide-ranging reforms.

Fewer NZ children from poorer backgrounds are "beating the odds" to succeed at school.

About 143,000 students will be able to access their NCEA results online tomorrow.

Fees-free policy will help 30,000 at varsity and 50,000 in polytechs or industry training.

Open letter expressing concerns about the Level 1 maths exam signed by 118 teachers.

National Standards will go and NCEA is also up for review by the new Labour-led Government

Primary teachers are gearing up to begin the fight for better pay.

Teachers are struggling to cope with growing numbers of children who are violent.

Primary teachers are pinning their hopes on NZ First or the Greens being in the next Govt.

Students who learn in Māori do better in NCEA, even though they come from poorer families.

Learning te reo Māori helps Māori students learn other subjects too, experts say.

Two new charter schools, one in Rotorua and the other in Taupō, are set to open next year.

Education sector groups plan a campaign to make Māori history part of the core curriculum.

Parent says primary schoolkids have been allowed to watch porn at a Rotorua school.

A former Kawerau boy who met a Chiefs rugby player a month ago has died of cancer.

'Hero to zero': Principal received Queen's Birthday honour, now may lose teaching licence.

Principals say school support staff hours may have to be cut if their wages are lifted.

Schools are being advised to offer "gender-neutral" uniform, toilet and changing options.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

Boys, Maori and Pacific students have gained more than average in the latest NCEA results.

A boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.

Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".

The Greens and some Labour MPs are calling for a national goal of making Māori language compulsory for all children in state schools.

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.