New ZealandSchools cross the digital divideEvery New Zealand classroom will soon have access to digital devices - opening up huge learning opportunities, but also a risk of another "digital divide".27 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandRuling raises concerns over teacherA woman banned from seeing her own daughter without supervision is set to qualify as a teacher - just a year after a Family Court judge raised concerns about her parenting.25 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandGraduates' pay dreams 'unrealistic'New graduates with dreams of earning big bucks when they finally enter the workforce need to be realistic about their starting wage and to be clever about what topics they choose to study, recruitment experts say.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandChch high schools to be relocatedEastern Christchurch's Avonside Girls High and Shirley Boys High are to be relocated to a new shared site following a review of the quake-shattered city's secondary schools.15 Oct 10:10 PM
New ZealandUrgent Kohanga Reo audit orderedAn urgent audit has been ordered by the government into the spending of state money intended to help Kiwi kids learn te reo Maori.15 Oct 07:42 PM
New ZealandKohanga Reo summoned to BeehiveThe Kohanga Reo National Trust has been summoned to the Beehive tonight to discuss allegations of the misuse of funding.15 Oct 03:47 AM
CommoditiesMining tycoon makes $65m donationAustralian mining magnate and long-time philanthropist Andrew "Twiggy"Forrest has donated A$65 million ($NZ73.9m) to universities in Western Australia.14 Oct 11:00 PM
New ZealandPM: Full Kohanga spending inquiryPrime Minister John Key has warned that any state-funded organisation found to be misspending taxpayer money will have "the book thrown at them.''14 Oct 09:29 PM
New ZealandDoubts on school system exposedScrapping yearly reporting of controversial national standards results should be investigated, the Government's own advisory group says.14 Oct 04:30 PM
KahuKohanga Reo National Trust investigatedThere are allegations of financial mismanagement at the top of a Government-funded organisation whose objective is to help children learn Te Reo.14 Oct 08:00 AM
New ZealandTeacher disciplined for 'S-L-U-T' commentA high school teacher has been disciplined for calling a Year 10 student a "S-L-U-T'' and referring to her having an abortion in front of classmates.14 Oct 01:03 AM
LifestyleHealthy living - big gains for kidsAnalysis of a healthy eating and activity programme first tested in Waikato primary schools shows the project is saving taxpayer money and improving children's lives.13 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandTeacher to face tribunal hearingA former senior teacher at a top Auckland school has been referred to the Teachers Council Disciplinary Tribunal for an inappropriate relationship with a pupil and allegedly faking a terminal illness.12 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew work rights for foreign studentsLow-quality education providers will face the axe and universities and schools considered "high quality" will enjoy privileges, including the ability to offer prioritised visa processing to students.10 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandExams 'will soon be online'New Zealand secondary school students will soon sit their exams online as lengthy paper and pen assessments face extinction.10 Oct 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Tears of joy' for schoolA tiny Christchurch school that today won a David vs Goliath legal battle against a government-forced closure is hosting a victory party tonight.10 Oct 05:50 AM
New Zealand'Horror' tales at preschoolsA child bitten by her teacher, teachers smacking children and staff smoking near pupils were among almost 250 complaints - including abuse and neglect - at early childhood education centres reported last year.09 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandScholars swap notes on 50 great yearsTheir trips were 50 years apart and to different coasts, but Rod Bieleski and Natalie Coates found similarities during their time in the United States.08 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMcD's aims to make degree of differenceWorking at McDonald's will gain credits towards a university degree in a deal between the fast-food giant and Massey University.08 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Teach kids to read books and they will flourishThe most influential person in my life was my sixth-form history teacher, writes Bob Jones. He repeatedly emphasised that absolutely everything is interesting.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandCriminal case teachers namedIn a rare move, the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has named two teachers involved in high-profile criminal cases.07 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionAlan Cocker: No, minister, this isn't good enoughAssociate Professor Alan Crocker rates Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce's paper on reforming university governance - and gives it a 'D'.06 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew Zealand's water safety champion namedA Bluff woman has been named New Zealand's champion of water safety.06 Oct 04:47 AM
OpinionGraeme Aitken: Teaching lacks status and appealThe enduring joy of working with young people, and the almost unique capacity of teaching to change lives is the story that needs to be better, writes Graeme Aitken.03 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandExclusive: $100m for crowded schoolsSchools struggling to cope with Auckland's growing population are to be helped by at least $100 million as the Government admits it has had to play catch-up.03 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ universities: how ours rateNew Zealand's sole representative on an international list of the top 200 universities has slipped, rankings show.02 Oct 08:42 PM
New ZealandHundreds of teachers chasing jobsHundreds of teachers are out of work as graduates fight for vacancies which can attract as many as 100 applications each.01 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandUse of child IDs referred to watchdogThe Privacy Commissioner has been consulted on the possibility of using identification numbers attached to preschoolers as a way to track and punish parents.30 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchool fights post-quake closureThe "unlawful" decision to merge a Christchurch school will see 70 per cent of its pupils "scatter" to other city schools, a court heard today.29 Sep 10:15 PM
New ZealandCrash teens defy the oddsA team of "exceptionally gutsy" schoolgirl cyclists have won silver medals in a national competition less than three weeks after they were injured in a road smash.29 Sep 04:30 PM
