New ZealandFamily's perfect attendanceEven chicken pox can't stand in the way of the Smith family gaining a perfect attendance record at school.04 Dec 04:04 AM
New ZealandBible-class stance dismays fatherA couple who took their daughter out of a school class based on the <i>Bible</i> were dismayed to find her left alone in a classroom.03 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandXmas pay brought forward for teachersThe Ministry of Education have moved payday for teachers forward to December 21 to make sure payments with the plagued Novopay system go smoothly.30 Nov 08:00 PM
New ZealandEighth place for NZ education systemNew Zealand has been ranked as having one of the top education systems in the world.30 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Learning from trip to la-la landIt's time to realign our educational aspirations with economic reality.29 Nov 08:30 PM
Banking and financeNovopay victims given free overdraftsRetail banks across New Zealand have stepped in to help school staff financially affected by the Novopay debacle.29 Nov 06:59 PM
OpinionJohn Langley: Radical change needed in schoolsIf the achievement of our bottom 20 per cent were measured, we would be just ahead of Turkey for last place, writes John Langley.27 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchools do their bit to cut crimeA top judge says a long-term decline in the rate of school expulsions for bad behaviour is paying off in a falling crime rate.27 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSpecial-needs plan a 'cruel' changeTwice a week, hundreds of autistic, disabled or intellectually impaired schoolchildren are taken out of their classrooms and given one-on-one tuition for an hour.27 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCall for school board to resignOutraged parents are calling for the Christchurch Girls' High School board to resign over the sacking of its newly reinstated principal.26 Nov 07:18 PM
LifestyleAsthma fall in weight loss schoolsResearchers studying a school-based programme credited with reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCellphone test urged for studentsA visiting cyber-bullying expert is urging schools to make students take driver licence-style tests before they can take mobile phones and tablets to class.26 Nov 04:30 PM
TechnologyTeacher's racy photos defendedA former schoolmate has lashed out at criticism of a teacher whose professionalism was questioned when students circulated racy photos she posted on Facebook.23 Nov 02:09 AM
New ZealandFinancial penalties for NovopayThe Secretary for Education says the Australian company behind the plagued Novopay school payroll system will face financial penalties.22 Nov 10:46 PM
EconomySkills crisis: Engineering students get 1000 extra places after Joyce cracks whip22 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Threats won't produce more engineersEditorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.22 Nov 04:29 PM
