PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMore than $8m spent on redundancies at one Govt ministryThousands of roles have been cut, or are on the line, across the public sector.17 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: 'A' for effort on education; minister wrong about speed limitsOPINION: 'The NZEI always talks absolute rubbish, so they should be ignored.'17 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSir Ian Taylor: David Seymour's stance on school lunches 'ridiculously divisive'OPINION: For many children, school meals are the only meals they can look forward to.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnother 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.11 Jun 04:36 AM
New ZealandUnion files legal action against Ministry of Education over job cutsA total of 755 roles are proposed to be slashed.04 Jun 05:29 AM
New ZealandMinistry intervenes in Hamilton college just one term after it opensA limited statutory manager has been appointed at Mangakōtukutuku College.31 May 04:00 AM
Politics'Let down': Budget funds charter schools at cost of much needed teacher aides, unions saySchools run on smell of oily rag, while $150m given to 'ineffective' charter scheme: union30 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsEducation gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiativesThis is the coalition Government's first Budget.30 May 02:12 AM
Aged careRyman Healthcare selling controversial former university campus after profit plummetsThe Ministry of Education transferred the land to the university for just $10 in 2014.27 May 06:32 AM
New ZealandPublic sector cuts: Education ministry prepares to use consultantsConsulting firms already asking ministry staff being made redundant to work for them.13 May 10:26 PM
PoliticsAct leader David Seymour announces $153m to fund return of charter schoolsThe restoration of charter schools is part of Act's coalition agreement.13 May 09:23 PM
PoliticsWatch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back fundingThe free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.08 May 01:59 AM
PoliticsMinistry of Education now producing daily school attendance dataReporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.07 May 01:54 AM
New ZealandMillion-dollar donor's long wait for sports centre almost overPhilanthropist says he will be more excited once a construction contract has been signed.05 May 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madnessStanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.03 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficial docs reveal Govt warned NZ school cellphone ban ‘may not be warranted’The Ministry of Education looked at policies from Europe, Australia, the USA and Asia.02 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Reckless': 170 jobs on line at Kāinga Ora and housing agency as axe falls across public sectorWorkers have been told not to make a decision 'on a whim'.02 May 05:57 AM
New ZealandWatch: PM distances himself from Peters' 'defamatory' remarks, literacy boost announcedThe NZ First leader's comments overshadowed a Government policy announcement on education.02 May 02:20 AM
New Zealand'It's destroyed me': School's struggle with asbestos removalThe Ministry of Education is considering giving schools more help with asbestos problems.30 Apr 10:17 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Common sense finally prevails with phones being banned in NZ classroomsOPINION: Measures which came into force yesterday are long overdue.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandErica Stanford outlines her top six priorities in educationEducation Minister Erica Stanford outlines her top six priorities in education. Video / NZ HeraldWatch29 Apr 05:39 AM
PoliticsWatch: Schools that flout cellphone ban will be audited by ERO, PM warnsWork programmes would soon be announced relating to the priority areas.29 Apr 04:39 AM
New ZealandRoles supporting disabled school kids among those proposed for axeDocuments suggest the loss of nearly 600 roles at the Ministry of Education.24 Apr 08:37 AM
New ZealandGovt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'It comes as a number of agencies are cutting jobs in their search for savings.21 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven JoyceSteven Joyce: Kids need to know they have the power to succeedOPINION: Our bureaucratic, top-down education system is visibly failing us.19 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRural school bus cuts: Residents fear the end of Te Pohue SchoolResidents of Te Pōhue want more time to present alternatives to the Ministry of Education.18 Apr 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Government’s savings programme half-hearted, poorly targetedOPINION: With the dire need to cut costs, agencies should have to justify why they exist.18 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhy is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.18 Apr 12:58 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFears students will miss out as enrolment scheme 'imposed' on all-girls schoolNorthland's only all-girls school is to be zoned - what does that mean?17 Apr 06:00 PM
EducationClass warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvestMore than 1000 roles are set to be axed from the two agencies alone.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobsThe PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.17 Apr 01:30 AM
New ZealandWhat is ZYN? The new nicotine craze making its way into NZ schoolsThe pouch brand has grown into the mainstream through social media.16 Apr 09:40 PM
PoliticsDavid Seymour pares back red tape for early childhood educationThe minister says the two changes are a 'down payment' on a fuller review.15 Apr 10:18 PM
New ZealandGloriavale school warned Ministry of Education compliance plan not viableThe plan was simply a list of actions, without timeframes or concrete details.14 Apr 05:43 AM
