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Christopher Luxon's numbers fumble as PM conflates maths and reading rates

Luxon was answering questions from reporters during his recent trip to Australia.

Editorial: Our children's education is not a political hot potato

OPINION: Is the maths curriculum overhaul a good idea?

NZ at ‘high risk’ of measles outbreak - Ministry of Education

'Local childhood immunisation rates are declining,' the ministry said.

'Savage' cuts: 268 more jobs axed from Te Whatu Ora

Thousands of roles have been cut within the public sector.

Leaky school's rebuild delayed; now deemed earthquake-prone

Taihape Area School's rebuild is now scheduled for 2025.

Double standard? Ministry vacated staff from one quake risk building, left school kids in another

Ministry of Education is under fire from Wellington Girls' College as kids work from home.

What’s for lunch? Samples of new healthy school lunches revealed

Lunches are expected to be delivered at $3 per meal.

'Don't gamble with our future' students protest school closure

Wellington Girls' College students hold a silent protest at Parliament over their earthquake-prone class block. Video / NZ Herald

Seymour stands by ECE regulations slash despite major opposition

The Associate Education Minister suggested many stakeholders 'don't want competition'.

‘We’re prepared to withdraw our children’: Scrap threatens preschool’s future

Parents not happy at board plans to make preschool in upmarket suburb ‘more inclusive’.

PM's maths fix makes the perfect conference announcement – Claire Trevett

OPINION: It won't have hurt that Luxon's rush job on maths shows him as an Action Man.

'Given up': 16yo shut out of school in defiance of ministry directive

16-year-old says he has given up on ever finishing his secondary education.

'Thriving': Unwanted student now training as robotics engineer

State school refused to take this bullied student. Now she's studying cutting edge tech.

'Bled through her clothing': Dad pulls pupil out of school over strict bathroom rules

The school is defending a 'no toilet during class' rule.

Simon Wilson: We were there and we looked away – lessons from the Abuse in Care report

OPINION: We're all implicated in the Abuse in Care inquiry report. So what will we do now?

'It winds the whole community down': Rural school bus changes kick in

'You've got potentially 400 kids sitting on the side of the road next year.'