Board does not want to contribute to dismantling initiative "which is achieving so much".

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

Seventy per cent of schools will scrap donations if Labour pays $150 per student instead.

Educationalist David Hood says Tai Wānanga shows what all schools need to do.

Four-fifths of schools now ask parents for "donations" ranging from $7 to $1225 a year.

Wanganui Collegiate BOT claims the school is financially sound and no longer in debt.

Amendment bill aims to bring charter schools back in to the state system.

Whangarei's Te Kapehu Whetu school is not fazed by Govt intention to end charter schools.

History and civics should be taught in schools and senior levels should not be single sex.

Long and short-term tenants sought, possible cost-sharing options

"When I first arrived at the school, everyone was so down, it was really dark."

Students say some teachers tell them to give up without checking on their actual progress.

Applications have opened for relocation grants for overseas and expatriate Kiwi teachers.

Auckland schools are hiring teachers from smaller towns and overseas to meet demand.

A huge overseas recruitment drive will help in schools this year but many still have gaps.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has kicked off work to review NCEA.

A school has been forced to pull two people out of retirement to fill teaching positions.

Students switching from BA and BCom degrees to more job-rich fields such as IT.

The 20 hours "free" pre-school education is far from free.

Too much classroom time is spent testing for NCEA and a review of the system is timely.

The Ministry of Education is not doing a good enough job.

Last year's Level 1 maths exam brought students to tears - but most have still passed.

NZQA keeps release time under wraps to prevent repeat of website crash.

Bill would require listing at least 10 languages as "national priority languages".

Diverse population spurs students to learn other nations' languages.

Boy's new school promises to make the placement "the best it can be for the child".

Teacher went to a funeral not realising she had left a 4-year-old girl in the van.

Pakuranga parents say their autistic son, 12, was bullied by kids and mocked by a teacher.

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School's board of trustees said the money has not been spent.

The 11-year-old boy was locked in the room for up to 10 minutes at a time.