New ZealandTeacher charged over indecent actA former teacher at one of the country's top secondary schools has appeared in court charged with committing an indecent act at the school.23 Apr 06:09 AM
New ZealandCharter school 3 teachers downOne of New Zealand's first charter schools is urgently searching for teachers and has turned to outside help for lessons just over a month after opening its doors.21 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionEditorial: Fraud office probe crucial in kohanga reo caseEditorial: To obtain the right answers, it is necessary to ask the right questions. Asking the wrong questions invites only obfuscation or a muddying of the waters.19 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBitten 9 times at daycareThe distraught parents of an infant who needed hospital treatment after being repeatedly bitten by a 2-year-old boy at a preschool.15 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPrincipal took $30k from poor schoolA principal and her husband siphoned off more than $30,000 from a decile one school in South Auckland and splashed out on themselves.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBad teachers in education law's sightsThere will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament today, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt calls for overhaul of sex edRespectful attitudes to sex would become a core part of sex education in schools under an overhaul recommended to the Govt.06 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Parents - do homework on schoolsFinding the right school is not an easy task. There are many complications, not least the relevance of data available on each school, and ongoing debate about the value of the qualifications offered.01 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandWhat's gone wrong at schoolIn the second of our three-part education series we investigate what's gone wrong - and how more time with better-trained teachers could help our kids lead the world again.22 Feb 10:03 PM
New ZealandAt-risk pupils missing out, say teachersNew Zealand's most at-risk school students should receive similar funding as those who are attending controversial charter schools, those involved in alternative education say.17 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovernment pushing for more charter schoolsThe Government is working towards more charter or partnership schools beyond the five already approved Prime Minister John Key said ahead of the opening of the first one today.30 Jan 11:25 PM
New ZealandSchool donation tops $1000A top Auckland secondary school is asking parents to shell out more than $1000 when their sons return to class in two weeks' time.25 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandWhat new teaching roles will bringNew "executive" and "expert" positions in schools could have wide-reaching effects - including more-energised teachers and reduced competition between schools.23 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCritics find praise for support planNational has managed to win praise from many of its usual critics - even the teacher unions - for its latest policy to try to lift student achievement.23 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchools' principal pay carrotPM John Key is today expected to unveil a plan that will allow the boards of some poorly performing schools to hire high performing principals with big pay incentives.22 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ education facing a bad reportEducation Minister Hekia Parata is preparing for an embarrassing drop in New Zealand's education rankings in an international survey next week.28 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPaying to stay at homeParents are fuming at early-childhood education centres that charge for public holidays, when the doors are shut and children are not able to attend.09 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandChanges freeze out older joblessOlder long-term unemployed people look set to lose out in a radical reshuffle of foundation education which will give higher priority to young people.22 Sep 08:30 PM
New ZealandSchool absences 'can affect students for life'A delay in getting at-risk youth back into education can have life-long consequences, education experts say.05 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandMinister defends national standardsThe Education Minister has defended national standards despite an independent report which found teachers get them right only 60 per cent of the time.03 Sep 08:59 PM
New ZealandNovopay millions paid back slowlyNearly half of the millions of dollars mistakenly overpaid to teachers by Novopay has not been given back - with repayment rates as low as $2.50 per week agreed on.09 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchool takeover 'heavy-handed'A primary school's board of trustees has been taken over by the Govt, after refusing to implement controversial National Standards data - a move labelled alarming and heavy-handed.02 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandLaw group wants change after claims of illegal expulsionsSchools are illegally pressuring difficult students to leave and an independent authority needs to be set up to review expulsions and exclusions, a community law advocate says.31 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandNovopay blamed for hold-upsThe Novopay debacle is being blamed for delaying the release of National Standards data - an excuse described as odd by a leading unionist.06 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPush for on-site preschoolsParents should have the option to drop their 4-year-old off at school, says a principal who is set to open a preschool on his school's grounds.25 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandRich school, poor school: Parents' decile dilemmaSchools are bracing for the biggest changes to their funding in seven years, as officials measure how rich or poor their pupils' families are.22 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: The dangers of school pick-upAt 3pm every weekday it’s a circus outside most primary schools in the country as parents vie for a parking space so they can collect their children.19 Jun 10:40 PM
New ZealandAnger over scale down of test resultsChildren's marks in National Standards will be artificially lowered this year because last year's assessment was too easy.07 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Leaked - Charter school for aspiring MPsThe report plans for the creation of a "Finishing School for New Zealand Political Aspirants - the Cabbage Boat Academy", writes Toby Manhire.06 Jun 05:30 PM
