New Zealand62,000 kids absent from classParents who remove their children from classes to take cheap flights and holidays are part of the reason 62,000 Kiwi kids miss school each week.25 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandOtago University graduates to the topThe University of Otago has comprehensively topped other New Zealand universities in the latest league tables measuring student performance.24 Jul 10:38 PM
BusinessTargeted tertiary study funding finds favourWhen it comes to fixing skills shortages in IT, engineering, technology and trades, 73.8 per cent of those who responded to the <i>Herald</i>'s CEO survey wanted to see more funding for tertiary education.24 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Smash some education into them, HekiaA 10-year-old boy, accidentally smashed from a blow to the head with a baseball bat has developed Einstein-like mathematical powers, writes Bob Jones.22 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessWell-known brands battle it out in $1m Entrepreneurs' ChallengeEleven companies are still in the running for up to $1 million in business backing from the University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs' Challenge.21 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: We're the surveillance stateChildren in early-childhood education, ages 3 to 5, are to be given ID numbers.20 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchools fail to meet ambitious targetsNational education data shows schools are not meeting ambitious targets set by the Government as part of its better public service targets.18 Jul 06:46 AM
New ZealandTake back bad pupils, schools toldMore than 100 schools that kicked out students for bad behaviour, including arson, physical assaults and drug use, have been made to re-enrol the same students again.17 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandNo high-life dreams for mumKirsty Davis knows the lifestyle of celebrity mums is unattainable for her, and she's happy with her reality.17 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandNZ's own school slayingsIn a new column, we look at some long-forgotten New Zealand events. Today, the Waikino School shooting of 1923.16 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPrincipals collect $1.3m in top-upsPrincipals are getting their salaries topped up by as much as $29,000 for extra work .16 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandKindy kids to have ID numbersIdentification numbers attached to children as young as three could be used to track and punish their parents.16 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSacked principal battling to get his old job backFormer Bay of Islands College principal Elgin Edwards is fighting to get his job back, admitting he made mistakes running the school before being sacked last year.16 Jul 05:02 AM
KahuNovopay: Govt 'not out of the woods'The Government is extending its Novopay remediation programme by two months, while 4400 school staff are still battling to receive correct holiday pay and sick pay entitlements.16 Jul 04:09 AM
New ZealandThe school-ball stingSchool ball costs have soared as social pressure leads more girls to spend up to $300 in salons.15 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandAUT's Manukau campus to be expandedAuckland University of Technology's Manukau campus will be expanded to allow the number of students to more than quadruple by 2020, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today.11 Jul 10:00 PM
EmploymentEmployers taking skills over grades, says expertMore New Zealand employers are ignoring candidates with the best university grades in favour of those who clearly demonstrate skills, a conference has heard.11 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMaori academics get a helping handPromising Maori academics are being given a hand to study in some of the world's leading universities - with a dash of magic thrown in.11 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandShake up time, says schools guruNZ's education system has been treading water and its students will lose out in the global race for the best jobs unless change is embraced, a visiting expert warns.10 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPrincipal leads her school on upward pathShe may be the principal, but Flaxmere College head Louise Anaru shies away from the word 'leader'.09 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchools divided along wealth linesNew Zealand schools have less of a mix of rich and poor students than in the past, a new report shows.08 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandStudent failure claims inaccurate and simplistic - PPTAThe Post Primary Teachers Association have released research they believe shows it is inaccurate and simplistic to say one in five New Zealand students is failing in education.08 Jul 06:49 AM
LifestyleTurning Japanese the easy wayMichael Burgess gets totally immersed in a foreign language.06 Jul 05:30 PM
