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The case for Year 14s to play First XV rugby
The debate over Year 14s playing school sports has reignited with Marlborough Boys'.
Audrey Young: 'No such thing as Māori funding' - what did Seymour mean and is he right?
OPINION: Health? Education? When is targeting okay and not okay for Māori under this Govt?
‘The lost boys’: How to stop our young men falling behind at school
A collaboration of boys' schools aims to improve outcomes for young men.
Paved paradise? Top Auckland school builds staff car park on $150m gifted farmland
The ASB MAGS Farm is protected by a covenant requiring it be used to teach farming.
Richard Prebble: Govt's $140m school attendance initiative overlooks NZ's missing children crisis
OPINION: Community-based initiatives could be used to get these children back on track.
Editorial: Government must do better with school lunches
OPINION: If we're going to spend millions on them, then we need to do them properly.
Tech Insider: Jamie Beaton's message for students caught in Trump's war on Harvard
PLUS: A Beehive tilt for the Crimson boss? TIN man looks for gold.
Opinion: Why high-risk 'RunIt' events must be shut down
The events gained attention after a tragic copycat incident.
'Impossible position': Principals alarmed by cuts to youth mental health service
Concern that cuts put 'enormous pressure' on GPs, schools, families, and hospitals.
First XV rugby shake-up: South Island boys' schools plot breakaway competition
Co-ed schools like St Andrew's College and Rangiora High are excluded from the proposal.
Editorial: Getting CRL greenlit may be Key's lasting Auckland legacy
OPINION: We must build to grow, a belief our Governments should be reminded of.
Editorial: When tech billionaires restrict their kids' social media use, why shouldn’t we?
OPINION: Catherine Wedd's member's bill shouldn't be left to the biscuit tin.
Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.
Richard Prebble: Cut red tape faster and deeper
OPINION: The preschool review is a template but it is too little and takes too long.
‘We can’t do it all’: Teachers sound alarm on new curriculum chaos
Overwhelmed, with insufficient training and resources, teachers fear burnout and exodus.
Editorial: Wealth, not race, divides educational opportunities
OPINION: Education in this country is being increasingly divided by class.
‘Run out of stadiums’: Court shortage leaves North Shore kids’ basketball in crisis
About 10,000 fixtures are forced across eight North Shore venues.
Roger Partridge: Why NZ must move beyond grievance to find common ground
The trust index has fallen to 47%, below the global average of 56%.
The cost of a private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped
A Herald analysis of 20 leading independent schools' fees.
What does $56k-a-year get you? Inside NZ’s most expensive private school
Mike Thorpe gets a tour of Christ's College ahead of 175th anniversary events.
New Zealand's oldest and most expensive private school is celebrating 175 years
The Herald took a look around the Canterbury institution with former student and current tour guide, 84-year-old Derek Banks. Video / Derek Banks
Simon Wilson: The kōhanga generation comes to Waitangi
ANALYSIS: If we want to close those gaps, we already have a model for how to do it.
Some schools won't have resources to teach new maths curriculum in time for Term 1
The Ministry of Education says there has been "high demand" for the new resources.
Giving NCEA students confidence: Meet Kiwi maths teacher-turned YouTube star
There’s no black cape, but Subash Chandar K comes out at night to help those in need.
YouTubing maths teacher offers students a unique way to prepare for exams
Maths teacher and founder of YouTube channel infinityplusone, Subash Chandar K offers students a unique way to study and prepare for their NCEA exams. Video / NZ Herald
Editorial: Govt's education roadmap will hopefully avoid potholes
EDITORIAL: Ministers brandishing the stick to lift the appalling statistics.
Editorial: Classroom plan should be a relief to teachers
It beggars belief to see the union's opposition.
How bad is the education 'crisis' behind a rushed new curriculum?
What PM didn't mention when he outlined the dire state of maths performance in schools.
"Horrific": The harmful content two researchers accessed on school-issued iPads
Jo Robertson and Holly Brooker conducted an experiment at six different primary schools in Auckland. Video / Cameron Pitney / Corey Fleming / Michael Craig / Ben Dickens / Getty
‘It is fraud’: Students kicked out after spike in out-of-zone parents sending kids to school
Hundreds of parents have had to prove their residence after enrolment fraud spiked.
Seymour stands by ECE regulations slash despite major opposition
The Associate Education Minister suggested many stakeholders 'don't want competition'.
Editorial: Classroom plan should be a relief to teachers
It beggars belief to see the union's opposition.
How bad is the education 'crisis' behind a rushed new curriculum?
What PM didn't mention when he outlined the dire state of maths performance in schools.
"Horrific": The harmful content two researchers accessed on school-issued iPads
Jo Robertson and Holly Brooker conducted an experiment at six different primary schools in Auckland. Video / Cameron Pitney / Corey Fleming / Michael Craig / Ben Dickens / Getty
‘It is fraud’: Students kicked out after spike in out-of-zone parents sending kids to school
Hundreds of parents have had to prove their residence after enrolment fraud spiked.
Seymour stands by ECE regulations slash despite major opposition
The Associate Education Minister suggested many stakeholders 'don't want competition'.
‘We’re prepared to withdraw our children’: Scrap threatens preschool’s future
Parents not happy at board plans to make preschool in upmarket suburb ‘more inclusive’.
Editorial: Common sense finally prevails with phones being banned in NZ classrooms
OPINION: Measures which came into force yesterday are long overdue.
Eyeing a top college? Property prices in every Auckland school zone revealed
We've calculated how much it costs to buy a house by school zone across the city.
Why kids wag school - truants in their own words
'We’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg.'
Yoga, clothing, a pet: What principals spent 'treat yourself' Covid-19 wellbeing money on
The ministry doesn't know how many schools were sent draft guidance to 'treat' themselves.
Can your kids spot fake news? The classroom programme coming to NZ schools
Australian journalist explains why he's bringing media literacy scheme to Kiwi schools.
Opinion: Schools need to get back to basics too
Schools need to be fully open every day of the school year, writes Alwyn Poole.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Simple solution to Kiwi students’ bad behaviour problem
There are countless examples of teachers being punished when the pupil really should be.
Seymour on why he wants more money for private schools, less for free lunches
Act leader is reviewing public funding for private schools after years with no increase.
Can private businesses build better schools?
Investors could be used to build more public schools. It's been controversial overseas.
'Dumbfounded': Top cop on TV show's axing; TVNZ cuts: CEO's dash back from Oz
Mystery of Newshub show; Weather wars - top agency eyes Oz; Start-up website hits trouble.
Cancelled classrooms: Does your school have one of the 20 axed NZ projects?
Everything you need to know about the 20 schools at risk of losing promised classrooms.
Top Auckland school declines enrolment application despite boy living in zone
The Ministry of Education has stepped in and told the school to enrol the boy.