OpinionAudrey Young<i>Audrey Young:</i> Up to $400m hidden costs for parentsBill English has delivered a Budget in which he can have a bob each way, writes Audrey Young.20 May 05:48 AM
EconomyBudget 2010: $1bn of education funding reprioritisedThe education sector has had to come up with more than half of the $1.9 billion to fund new education initiatives over the next four years.20 May 05:08 AM
EconomyBudget 2010: Early childhood educators 'devastated'The Govt's decision to remove recognition for fully qualified centres 'dumbs down' the sector, early childhood educators say. 20 May 04:20 AM
New ZealandTransient students struggle to catch upTurnover rates at some schools are sitting at around 56 per cent - more than half of the children who start the year don't finish there.17 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeens in Third World schoolingOur neediest teenagers are often being educated in "Third World" conditions without trained teachers, textbooks or standard school services.14 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandBring the cane back in schoolsHalf of New Zealanders support the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools, according to a national survey of 1000 people.14 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandSir Ed's house begins trek to new baseA small stencil used by Sir Edmund Hillary to mark crates for one of his expeditions is likely to go on show in the Hillary family home.12 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandClassroom stabbing blamed on bullyingA boy who stabbed his teacher four times with a knife had been bullied by other pupils, his family say. 11 May 04:00 PM
