A former high-profile principal says he will defend dozens of charges against him that include money-laundering, false accounting and fraud.

NZ is the third best country to live in the world, climbing 17 places in the latest United Nations' index aimed at measuring development.

The Ministry of Education is contacting the trustees of every primary and intermediate school to ask about their stance on National Standards.

We asked readers if they had confidence in the Govt's national education standards, after more than 200 schools rejected them.

Te reo Maori is finding a home in one of the country’s most prestigious schools, with King's College making it a compulsory subject for all Year Nine students.

Two education researchers are supporting a boycott of the Government's mandatory national standards by 225 primary school boards.

More than 200 schools are refusing to introduce part of the Government's mandatory national standards next year after voting "no confidence" in the system.

The father of a schoolgirl sent to South Africa after she was bullied at Howick College says the school is in denial if it thinks hers is an isolated case.

A teen has been sent to South Africa to finish her school year after claims she was bullied so badly at Howick College she was too scared to go to class.

A staggering 40 per cent of Kiwi adults lack the literacy skills to carry out their jobs.

NZ has the world's best education system, third highest level of personal freedom and our economy is going pretty well, a think-tank says.

Inside the first of the Govt's new boot camps for serious repeat youth offenders.

The 20 hours of free care children 3 and over receive in early childhood centres is under review.

A think-tank has ranked NZ the fifth-most-prosperous country, with the highest level of education and civil liberties.