
Teen's suicide exposes flaw in law
WARNING: This article, or links to it, contains information about suicide.
WARNING: This article, or links to it, contains information about suicide.
Pressure mounts to save jobs as uni proposes to cut three lecturers in cost-saving bid.
Westland High School's students have declared a lack of confidence in senior leaders.
COMMENT: Today's "well prepared" is yesterday's "cheating".
Turkey will stop teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in high schools.
Drink distributors have agreed to sell only water in NZ primary and intermediate schools.
The NZQA has agreed to an independent review of the NCEA "exemplars" process.
A long-serving principal has been struck off the register for forging her own appraisal.
Teachers say memorising past year's "exemplar" NCEA exams is widespread and not penalised.
Slightly more Kiwi graduates are staying in the country, despite falling pay rates.
Pukehina School has just 10 students left on its roll. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Education Council suggests widening training to increase flexibility in schools.
COMMENT: Texting has not destroyed spelling, argues Tom Nicholson.
Truancy rates are up across the country, latest Ministry of Education report shows.
Houghton Valley School in Wellington has welcomed plans for a $500,000 new classroom.
COMMENT: Getting into the University of Otago medical school is not the same for everyone.
The change could smooth the transition for students between ECE, primary and secondary.
A move to pat down school ball goers is being labelled "over the top" and "unwarranted".
Ministry of Education says it will do more to keep at-risk teens in mainstream schools.
Hone Mihaka opens up about suicide in light of NZ's low ranking for child wellbeing.
Most childcare centres that feed their children are not meeting nutrition guidelines.
It is a win for farmers and job seekers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Teachers are changing the way they talk. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Trades training in solid skills aimed at getting students ready for work in real world.
Immigration officials say exploited Indian students have been regularly sleeping in cars.
Pem Bird claims his nearly 170km/h speeding was due to tailgaters.
A fire in the toilet block at Avondale College is being treated as arson.
COMMENT: Maori do not need a third medical school, or one dedicated to general practice.
An Indian graduate says most students below degree level "don't come here to get educated"
Even a few errors can hurt a student's marks or sink a job application, says Tom Nicholson