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"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.
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The ministry doesn't know how many schools were sent draft guidance to 'treat' themselves.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.
How does your school rate? NCEA and UE results at every college ranked
Where does your school rank? Which ones stand out, and why?
Opinion: Is NCEA still the right way for our students?
OPINION: To describe NCEA as ‘world-leading’ remains a major stretch.
Private schools: The most expensive tuition fees in 2024 and how much they've increased
The Herald analysis of 20 leading independent schools' fees.
Opinion: What is the new Minister of Education going to do differently to improve our schools?
OPINION: School improvement is a thorny problem for government.
Editorial: Classroom cellphone ban gives teachers a fighting chance
OPINION: Despite mixed evidence, school students will have phones taken away this year.
Charter school plans: More radical than before - David Seymour
David Seymour is planning to improve on the charter school model but unions are worried.
Who teaches the teachers? New report looks at the failings of training in NZ
"You’re teaching content knowledge, but it’s the first thing to drop."
Alice Wilson: No child should be left out in the cold on literacy
OPINION: Our education system is unwilling to move with science on reading.
Simon Wilson: Christopher Luxon and the truth about schools
OPINION: Schools have enough problems without having to deal with politicians' bad data.
Opinion: The potential impact of financial literacy in schools for NZ’s indebted population
OPINION: Exposing students to the 'how to' of financial literacy may not be enough.
Liam Rutherford: Get politicians out of our schools
OPINION: The solutions are already known and don't include trivial sloganeering.
'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fire
The new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.
Co-ed or single-sex? Boys do better in single-sex schools, study finds
Boys at single-sex schools leave school with higher qualifications than those at co-eds.
Wake up: School science is being minimalised
OPINION: Those who can fix this are doing nothing, writes chemistry teacher.
'They don’t know what they’re doing is assault': Campaigners call for mandatory sexual consent education in schools
'We know what happens when students don’t get this. We know sexual violence is endemic.'
Liam Rutherford: Get politicians out of our schools
OPINION: The solutions are already known and don't include trivial sloganeering.
'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fire
The new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.
Co-ed or single-sex? Boys do better in single-sex schools, study finds
Boys at single-sex schools leave school with higher qualifications than those at co-eds.
Wake up: School science is being minimalised
OPINION: Those who can fix this are doing nothing, writes chemistry teacher.
'They don’t know what they’re doing is assault': Campaigners call for mandatory sexual consent education in schools
'We know what happens when students don’t get this. We know sexual violence is endemic.'
Making the grade: Should schools teach life skills like budgeting, driving and civics?
'If they can't get them from Mum and Dad, they need to get them from school.'
Opinion: Weak universities diminish NZ’s resilience
OPINION: Staff are being let go from campuses across NZ as institutions tighten belts.
John Langley: Breaking the bruising cycle over teachers’ pay
OPINION: Why butt heads over wage negotiations every two or three years?
Leeann Watson: Immigration alone can’t bridge NZ’s ‘employability gap’
OPINION: The education system is failing both Kiwi kids and companies, says Leeann Watson.
Do young people leave school with basic skills for work? No, say employers
An employer asked an apprentice to sweep the workspace. They said no and phoned their dad.
Opinion: Science education is dying
Opinion: Why have we abandoned teaching the very thinking that can save us?
Andrew Rogers: Aversion to excellence is killing sciences
Opinion: Education programmes steadily dwindle as NZ embraces mediocracy.
Opinion: NCEA has value and portability
Opinion: An academic writes in defence of the oft-criticised education qualification.
Mike Hosking: Education's a shambles, it's time for performance-based pay
OPINION: Why do they keep sticking with a model that clearly doesn’t work?
Michael Johnston: The path toward a more content-rich curriculum
Opinion: 'A focus on the basics at primary school, is what opens the curriculum up later.'
Q&A: The big fail - how do we fix NZ’s broken education system?
Education Hub founder Dr Nina Hood and reporter Amy Wiggins answer your questions.
Premium: Are Kiwi kids being taught literacy the best way?
Baverstock Oaks School Year 2 teacher Yvette Yu and parents reveal why they think structured literacy is the best way to teach kids the basics. Video / Dean Purcell
Multiplication: old vs new ways
Can you solve 43 x 27? Motion graphic / Ben Cummins