Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home
A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.
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Forced NCEA externals 'a giant step back'
Liberal schools see NCEA change as "step backwards", but Auckland Grammar is happy.
Focus Live: NCEA overhaul - more emphasis on exams, literacy and numeracy
Focus Live: NCEA overhaul - more emphasis on exams, literacy and numeracy
Teachers mega-strike: Some schools may still open
Confusion remains high for parents as an unprecedented day of strike action looms.
NCEA overhaul: More emphasis on exams, literacy and numeracy skills
External assessment will increase from 30 per cent to 50 per cent in NCEA.
Bullying in schools: A blight on society
More than a third of students are still being bullied even in the "best" schools.
Schools mega-strike to impact 800,000: Govt won't budge
The first combined all-schools strike will take place on Wednesday, May 29.
D-Day for education: Big NCEA shake-up today to focus on learning, not credits
Students go more for quantity than quality approach in quest for credits.
Mega-strike: Teachers' historic action confirmed for May 29
Historic first all-schools teachers' strike confirmed for May 29.
Narcos NZ: Agents who inspired Netflix show 'not surprised' cartels targeting NZ
The Herald spent six months with users, recovering addicts and those trying to save them.
P babies: 'He was aggressive ... like the Incredible Hulk'
Aggression and delays in learning problems for kids exposed to drug in early years.
Ex-principal made to wait months for $100k
Teacher trainers face long delays to get training plans approved and then paid for.
Time capsule headscratcher for Parkvale School solved
Buildings were built around the time capsule, it turns out.
French sheep join country school's class action
15 sheep have been enrolled at a primary school to save classes threatened with closure.
Child prodigies: Why we shouldn't hold back the best and brightest
Promoting kids ahead of their age group at school can lead to university success.
Renowned dyslexia expert to speak in Rotorua
International expert on dyslexia to speak in Rotorua
John Tamihere: Warriors of left and right have surrended to the self-centred
Tamihere: ruling New Zealand political parties are not left or right. They are centrist.
$6.1 billion-plus: Government's three-year building plan
The report shows the scope of spending from now to 2021.
Vic Uni name change row prompts law amendment
University name-change plan highlighted anomaly, Minister says.
Far North school celebrates a total rebuild
Far North school's total rebuild after suffering leaky buildings
No jab, stay home, Northland DHB says
Northland DHB asks unvaccinated kids to stay home from school.
Principals speak about violence and threats in schools
Principals say they need a range of support measures to cope with mounting violence.
Māori youth say better cultural awareness needed in schools
Lack of cultural acknowledgement seen as holding back Māori tamariki.
'No, absolutely not': Auckland school teacher denies indecently touching boys
Benjamin Swann has voluntarily agreed to stop teaching while he disputes the claims.
Keep out: Crime forcing schools to shut gates to the public
Fires and other crime are forcing Auckland schools to upgrade security.
Modern learning: Self-directed 'inquiries' motivate kids
Even primary schools now aim to foster "self-directed learners".
Victoria University to reveal decision on name change battle
The university's council is meeting today, press conference scheduled this afternoon.
How Snapchat is helping teens learn about the Holocaust
The social media format can't replace history books, but it does create connection.
Modern learning in NZ: Why the right answer is not enough anymore
Getting the right answer is not enough in a modern maths class.
Cellphone ban helps low-decile Māori school top NCEA ranks
Two low-decile Māori schools hit top 10 for University Entrance.
Modern learning: It's reading, but not as we knew it
Learning to read is all about understanding, not rote learning.
Love isn't enough to sustain our teachers
Sarah Proctor-Thomson says the very essence driving our tutors and lecturers is in peril.
17-year-old maths whiz among country's youngest uni graduates
From solving Sudoku puzzles at age 2 and starting uni at 13 - Tristan Pang moves fast.
Girl snaps number plate of man performing indecent act outside schools
Teen praised for way she reacted to man performing indecent act near two schools.