New ZealandWar of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to readDebate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".22 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandReading revolution: The new way your kids will be taught to readSchools are getting 2.4m copies of new phonics-based reading books - will they work?22 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLinda Mitchell: Now is the time for a reset on early childhood educationOpinion: Broad latitude is given to early childhood education providers - why is that?20 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandDaycare food fight: Sausages, dried fruit, popcorn, raw apples bannedWatermelon seeds must be removed and peas cooked and mashed for under 3s.20 Jan 12:35 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationRoll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest schoolPrincipals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.17 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationRevealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rollsMore than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.17 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Down on hands and knees vacuuming the lawn': Inside asbestos clean-upHazmat-clad clean-up crews reveal what it takes to clear asbestos from Ponsonby homes.14 Jan 05:30 AM
New ZealandGovt to allow 1000 overseas students inThe move is part of the recovery plan for international education.13 Jan 07:57 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMark Bracey: Why phonics isn't the silver bullet to improved readingOpinion: Learning to read can come naturally as a child is exposed to text in a fun way.11 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuStudents face emotional challenge confronting NZ history, study warnsTeachers will need to respond to students' emotions when they learn about NZ history.20 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCommercial contractors win school lunch tenderBig companies get most school lunch contracts as time pressure overrules local jobs.20 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandFurther claims of abuse at Feilding childcare centreThe Ministry of Education suspended the child care centre's licence on November 23.19 Dec 03:13 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentLicences cancelled: Eleven Auckland daycare centre companies liquidated'Cancelling licenses not a decision made lightly' - Ministry of Education.18 Dec 04:41 AM
EducationHome-schooling enrolments soar due to CovidThe Covid-19 pandemic has driven NZ's biggest-ever increase in home-schooling enrolments.17 Dec 08:07 PM
New ZealandKids allegedly locked in rooms, smacked, fed mouldy food: Daycare centre probedParents say children were locked in rooms, smacked, and fed mouldy bread.16 Dec 06:24 PM
KahuSt Stephens board looks to reopen Bombay school in 2022A draft application to become a special school has been submitted to the MoE.15 Dec 06:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEmily Baragwanath: Why kill Latin studies?Opinion: If education isn't about raising aspirations then what is it about?15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTiny school sent staff to DisneylandThe Audit Office names multiple schools for accounting breaches.01 Dec 03:08 AM
EducationSchools warned to prepare for tougher NCEA standardsA new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens.29 Nov 10:19 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessEx-manager splurged $110k as Unitec shed staff to cut costsUnitec was facing multi-million shortfalls when it was defrauded by a senior manager.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandStudent refunds: Auckland business school pleads guilty to theftThe school was deregistered in 2017 over concerns about its performance.24 Nov 05:55 AM
New ZealandNew study: Why are Kiwi kids falling behind in reading?A new study has identified a key cause behind our children's falling reading skills.23 Nov 06:33 AM
New ZealandSchool leavers with no qualifications risesBoys and Māori are those most likely to leave school without a qualification.22 Nov 08:38 PM
EducationSchools adopt new approach to literacy teachingSchools are paying thousands to private consultants to change the way they teach reading.19 Nov 08:40 PM
PoliticsGovt's $164m plan: Classroom upgrades will create 3000 jobsChris Hipkins wants construction workers buying local supplies to meet the demand.18 Nov 10:15 PM
EducationSchools asked not to practise violent offender drills with studentsTeachers also cannot stop parents from collecting their children during an emergency.18 Nov 08:51 PM
New ZealandSchools in talks with Govt to get 150 foreign students and parents into NZFamilies would pay for their stay in quarantine hotels.17 Nov 07:16 AM
EducationECE teachers reveal centres' secretsA thousand teachers say they wouldn't send their own children to their ECE centres.15 Nov 10:59 PM
New Zealand'All the best' for exams: Hipkins acknowledges Covid-disrupted yearAbout 140,000 high school students will be taking the exams, which start on Monday.15 Nov 02:32 AM
New ZealandMore NCEA students go digital for exams, starting tomorrowMore than 120 exams will be held for pupils enrolled in NCEA.15 Nov 01:32 AM
EducationEnd to primary teacher shortage, but problems in secondary schoolsThe supply of secondary teachers will still fall 80 teachers short of demand next year.12 Nov 12:31 AM
New ZealandChristchurch Girls' High building set for quake rebuild as ministry backflipsConstruction is likely to start in late 2022.10 Nov 07:11 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuWho gets into med school? Row over Māori, Pacific preferences explainedDoors close on non-preferred applicants at our medical schools.10 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChoices, choices: How to decide where to train or study in NZHow to choose the best place to train or retrain in the Covid recession.09 Nov 04:00 PM