New ZealandSentencing date set for paedophileA former Far North deputy principal will be sentenced in August on 74 charges of sexual offending against boys.02 May 12:00 AM
WorldProm puts end to segregationTeenagers in a pocket of rural Georgia have held their first integrated school prom, ending decades of racial segregation that kept black and white pupils apart.30 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionJudith Nowotarski: Govt must engage with teachersMany people assume that sending their child to a private school will boost their academic achievement, writes Judith Nowotarski. That assumption is wrong.25 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionPeter Mazany: Charter schools 'vital' for some studentsOur target is to double the effectiveness of teaching and learning in half the time and half the cost, writes Peter Mazany.25 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandNew defects found in Novopay systemAnother 172 new defects have been found with the Novopay school payroll system since the Government began fixing original bugs at the end of February.23 Apr 04:37 AM
BusinessLeadership studies too theoretical, says ex-CEOFormer Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe says university business students don't understand leadership in the real world.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDunne to oppose charter school in upcoming voteUnited Future leader Peter Dunne has said he won't support a bill to introduce charter schools. However, the bill will go ahead with National, Act and Maori Party support.18 Apr 07:46 PM
EmploymentCollege targets smart skills for ag studentsA Waikato school is answering calls for more skilled young people in the rural sector by developing a state-of-the-art academy focused on agricultural science and business.17 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandLegal stoush over leaky schoolsThe Ministry of Education has begun legal action against major building product companies over its huge repair bill for leaky school buildings.17 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Teaching's public face needs makeoverI don't believe teaching in New Zealand is a profession in the true sense of the word, writes Peter Lyons. A profession such as law or medicine or accounting controls entry into its own ranks.15 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandSpecial: Lessons for cheatsIt's a subject schools and universities don't like to dwell on - the likelihood that students may be cheating their way to academic success and higher qualifications.14 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandCompany changes home childcare policyNew Zealand's biggest home childcare provider is rewording its contracts to impose new conditions in relation to the publicly-funded 20 hours' "free" childcare."13 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandEducation protest draws 2000 marchersAn estimated 2000 people marched in downtown Auckland this afternoon in protest at the Government's education reforms.13 Apr 05:30 AM
New ZealandVic knocks Auckland off its perchThe University of Auckland has been knocked off its perch in a ranking of universities on the research performance of academic staff.11 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandBig squeeze in Auckland schoolsAlready-full schools face being made to cram in more students as the Government struggles to cope with the growth in Auckland's population.11 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandChch not the model for school network changes - ParataThere are no plans to replicate the way Christchurch schools have been rationalised elsewhere in the country, Education Minister Hekia Parata has assured primary school principals.11 Apr 05:05 AM
OpinionPeter O'Connor: Public education is a treasure we must protectTeachers know they are in an ideological battle over the future of public education, writes Peter O'Connor. That is why on Saturday they will be marching in civic centres across the country.10 Apr 09:30 PM
New ZealandPaedophile faces preventive detentionA former Northland teacher has pleaded guilty to a further 25 charges, including five charges of sexual assault, at Kaitaia District Court this morning.10 Apr 12:18 AM
New ZealandKey urges kids to learn MandarinPrime Minister John Key wants more students to consider learning Mandarin.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: Bilingualism great, if you've timeThe 23 children in the classroom at Richmond Road School in Ponsonby are sitting on the mat, just like the kids in any other primary class.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDiplomat adds sixth language to CVMeet the new generation of New Zealand diplomats.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandTalent2 payroll privacy breachThe company behind the flawed Novopay system has sent a number of schools the wrong emails about yet-to-be-processed actions regarding their payrolls.09 Apr 05:14 AM
OpinionAllyson Gofton: Do the maths - NZ strategy wrongWhatever his teacher and vice-principal thought, it was solved here, in a country village school, by a teacher doing it one way, writes Allyson Gofton.08 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandAnother privacy breachThe Ministry of Education is the latest Government department to admit to a privacy breach.06 Apr 01:00 AM
