Education bosses are now considering calling in debt collectors to chase the teachers who between them owe more than $2.5 million.

The principal who introduced Cambridge exams to New Zealand says he believes the qualification still has a place here, as a top school opts out.

Parents of students at Opotiki College are supporting the school despite it being hauled into the spotlight over sexual allegations involving its students.

A list of the country's most leaky and mouldy schools is being kept secret by the Government so Crown ministers don't feel pressured to make decisions.

Teachers and principals have seemingly been exposed in the Ashley Madison hacking scandal.

The school bearing Sir Edmund Hillary's name faces government intervention for the second time since it opened 10 years ago.

Gloriavale could lose millions of dollars in taxpayer funding over its opposition to identification numbers for preschoolers.

Evidence has emerged showing the grades of boys are finally catching up with girls' since a radical overhaul of the secondary school exam system.

Education Minister Hekia Parata has not answered questions about whether she believes a report on learning for under-3s will affect a key Govt target.

If the public was asked to choose the most worthy use of their taxation, children in need of special education would probably be at or near the top of the list.

We've made enormous progress in fulfilling that vision of including all children in school, writes Secretary for Education Peter Hughes.

Lawyers taking rising numbers of special education cases say an independent tribunal is needed to ensure funding decisions are resolved fairly.

Dozens of parents who pay for extra teacher aide time for their special needs kids say they have no other choice, despite finding it's not a government-supported practice.

Schools say they have been waiting up to three years for plans to be signed off as Nikki Kaye reassures major redevelopments are in the pipeline.

Vicki Carpenter asks what the boards of two dilapidated schools have been doing about basic maintenance.

Company denies liability, awaits appeal result involving Ministry of Education.

A primary school riddled with toxic mould is desperate to get rebuilt but despite years of waiting, children remain in damp classrooms with no date in sight.

The finances of every public secondary school in NZ are being investigated by the Office of the Auditor-General hunting for breaches over charges to parents.

The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.

Bean bags, bright colours, wide-open spaces - they're the hallmarks of modern-day classrooms - but not at Auckland Grammar.

Three of Auckland's biggest public high schools are seeking to build international student hostels on site so they can boost numbers and reap the financial rewards.

New Zealand’s largest Islamic school moves to protect young from extremism amid concerns over how terror groups are using the internet to recruit members.

Hine felt the centre was not a good fit for her son, and that they didn't understand her culture. Her boy would cry every day when she dropped him off.

A teachers' union called for an inquiry into the quality of early childhood education in the wake of a series of Herald stories.

A Herald investigation reveals: Children in early childhood education may have been placed at risk of developmental damage.

More charter schools will be opened next year if Act Party leader David Seymour's "quiet confidence" is warranted.

Our poorest students have been hit the hardest by changes to University Entrance, with up to 50 per cent fewer pupils making it over the new threshold.

Pressure to broaden the use of identification numbers attached to preschoolers has concerned the Privacy Commissioner.

Two teacher aides caught passing drugs at an Auckland primary school have resigned today.

An Auckland primary school has suspended two teacher aides after they were snapped exchanging cannabis in the staff room.