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
New ZealandStudents fighting against closureInternational students at a private training school shut down by the Qualifications Authority are petitioning it to keep the school open.27 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandExtra money for charter schoolsExtra money may be needed to set up the first charter schools as official documents reveal more about the contentious schools and why some applicants, including Destiny Church, were rejected.26 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchools' test-focus queriedNew Zealand's children will lose out on jobs if the schooling system becomes too focused on tests and traditional measures of achievement, a visiting expert has warned.24 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBest school no guarantee of successParents are being warned against sending their children to the best-performing school in the neighbourhood if they want their children to do well.24 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandEasy-pass courses for pupils - TureiStudents could be pushed into subjects which guarantee passes if achievement data is used to help judge whether a school should be taken over, say Greens.24 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandGovt to invest in three new schoolsThe Government plans to build three new schools to meet population growth in Auckland, Hamilton, and Queenstown and will open them in the first term of 2015.24 Sep 02:35 AM
New ZealandSchools face takeover if pupils failSchools where children are failing exams could be taken over by the Government as the Education Minister warns staff need to be held accountable for students' performance.23 Sep 05:30 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 Zealand'Go to hell' class stirs dadAn Auckland father who says his daughter was told during religious instruction that she would go to hell is campaigning to have the classes dropped from her state school.22 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandGraduation's a weight off his shouldersUni wasn't about hacky sack or long, afternoons in Shadows Bar for Adam Storey. He'll graduate tomorrow with a PhD that looks at how the body recovers from weightlifting.22 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandApple a day makes learning like play for young pupilsSamuel Mikaio and Benjamin Ahomana have been using their classroom's new iMac computer for only a couple of days, but have already all but mastered it.22 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessOrion Health expandingA New Zealand health software company has announced plans to take on 150 new staff in Auckland and Christchurch over the next three months as it continues global growth.22 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBoozing pupils get the tipAuckland Grammar has sent 16 boarding students packing after they were caught drinking before a school social.22 Sep 02:16 AM
New ZealandFamily anger at acid spillA boy, injured when acid splashed in his eye during a science class, will need up to a year to recover.21 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionJane Gilbert: It's what students do with knowledge that really mattersIn her article <i>Let's Bring Knowledge Back into Schools</i>, Dr Elizabeth Rata is right to raise the issue of the role knowledge should play in the school curriculum.19 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandP importer remains on teachers listA childhood worker remains registered as a teacher despite pleading guilty to importing methamphetamine.19 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Charter trial success will be money well spentSmall parties do not get much credit for the occasional policy they are able to put into practice.19 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandExpert fuels doubts over reading aidsChildren's reading ability is held back by a one-size-fits-all approach at school, an expert has warned.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandCompulsory screening for child workersA major law change which will introduce compulsory security screening of up to 376,000 people working with children has been unanimously backed in Parliament.18 Sep 12:29 AM
New ZealandParata's rules for new charter schoolsFive organisations in Northland and Auckland successfully applied to run New Zealand's first state-funded, privately run schools.17 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFive charter schools to open in 2014The Government has announced the first successful applicants for charter schools in New Zealand, all of them in Northland and Auckland.16 Sep 11:58 PM
OpinionJeremy Suisted: Basic knowledge building blocks to better mindsElizabeth Rata has fired a timely shot across the bows of current Western teaching models.16 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionSteve Maharey: Education is not just about knowledgeAs the Minister of Education who was responsible for the introduction of the national curriculum, I was very interested to read the article by Elizabeth Rata.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFraudster to keep teaching roleA teacher convicted of defrauding her school's rowing club of more than $40,000 has been allowed to keep her professional registration.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandIvy League recruits DownunderLeading universities from the United States are launching an unprecedented bid to attract Kiwi students.14 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWide open universityThanks to the internet, everyone can now get a free education at the world's top tertiary institutions. Does this mean the end for higher learning or a new beginning?13 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSoon: e-tests for uni studentsUniversity students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.13 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFour Christchurch schools to be replacedFour schools in some of the worst quake-damaged areas of Christchurch will be closed down and replaced by one super-school, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.11 Sep 04:03 AM
