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Chris Abercrombie: NCEA changes must build on what works, not destroy it

OPINION: Reform should be thoughtful, build on its strengths and listen to communities.

Specialist education staff booting out Govt's pay offer to tune of Elvis' Return to Sender

Specialist education staff congregate in Whangārei with placards and Elvis Presley as they join their peers nationwide in booting out and returning to sender the Govt's pay offer.

Tim O'Connor: NCEA as we know it should be abolished

OPINION: We need a simplified, rigorous but fair national qualification for our schools.

Damning NCEA briefing raises alarm as Govt mulls future of national qualification

The credibility of New Zealand's secondary school qualification is being debated.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: When parents avoid something in a school, you know it's a bad idea

OPINION: Schools spent millions reverting open-plan classrooms to single-cell.

Government’s giant broadband, internet security upgrade underway for 2500 schools as 2degrees and Palo Alto Networks surplant Spark and Fortinet

2degrees and Palo Alto Networks replace Spark and Fortinet.

Herald NOW panel: Demise of open-plan classrooms and reviving our interest in local government

Trish Sherson and Dave Letele join Ryan Bridge to talk open-plan classrooms, getting people voting in local body elections and payment surcharges. Video / Herald NOW

End to open-plan classrooms and bootcamp reoffending stats | NZ Herald News Update: July 17, 2025

Government pulls the plug on open-plan classrooms and Oranga Tamariki decides to not publicise reoffending from youth in bootcamps planned for next year. Video / Herald NOW

Bridget Snelling: How financial education can transform NZ's small-business landscape

OPINION: Improving financial literacy is vital for New Zealand's small businesses to grow.

Parents gaming system as top Auckland schools close rolls to out-of-zone pupils

Some schools have hired private investigators to identify 'fraudulent' applications.

Kiwi academic claims 'brilliance bias' behind gender gap in maths achievements

New research shows the gender gap had quadrupled by the start of second grade.

Dr Lesley Rameka honoured for 30-year service to Māori

“They were sharing a real taonga with us, and it was important that their words be heard."

'Hand-up': Boarding fee boost eases isolation for rural students

Secondary students from remote areas can receive up to $6300 from the Government.

Paved paradise? Top Auckland school builds staff car park on $150m gifted farmland

The ASB MAGS Farm is protected by a covenant requiring it be used to teach farming.

Richard Prebble: Govt's $140m school attendance initiative overlooks NZ's missing children crisis

OPINION: Community-based initiatives could be used to get these children back on track.

Jobs to go as EIT plans cuts after failed merger

It has been a gruelling few years for staff at Eastern Institute of Technology.