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Parents in a UK study knew attendance rates had gone down. The problem was, they didn't care. Could the same be true here?

A plan to update the system for regulating our media content has been running under the radar for years. Some agencies that do the job now have backed the move to one single body, but this week the…

A major provider of school lunches fears the government's new $3 limit for most students will see them eating more pre-packaged and processed food.

The Week in Politics: ACT brings back a signature policy, while NZ First mulls how to fulfil a promise.

A proposal for online content regulation has been scrapped, with the government pointing to a mass of public submissions against the idea. But a closer look shows nearly all those submissions were…

Charter schools will likely get higher per-student funding than most state schools, and evidence of their efficacy is mixed.

David Seymour has renewed attacks on the what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future.

The letter calls on King Charles III to stop what Ngāti Kahu calls a violent attack on Te Tiriti.

A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.

Reintroduced charter schools will be tightly monitored, but a lack of transparency in reporting was a key criticism they faced last time around. Audio

What exactly are charter schools and what makes them different to regular public schools? Here's what you need to know.

New research shows New Zealanders - especially younger ones - see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol, Olli Hellmann writes.

Up to 50 charter schools will be funded with $153m out of Budget 2024, David Seymour has announced.

These days governments roll out pre-Budget announcements almost daily for weeks in the run-up. It gives their selected plans more exposure at a time of their choosing - but it also attracts greater…

Analysis - A big announcement about Auckland's water woes was overshadowed by a chaotic press conference about prisons, Peter Wilson writes.

A charity says it is - and that it has been doing so while providing fresh meals for nearly 6000 children per day. Audio

Up to 10,000 more hungry children under five will become eligible for free lunches under the government's revised lunches in schools programme.

The Finance Minister has done a conservative lift of the lid on her upcoming Budget. Here's what she laid out.

Principals say sandwiches and muesli bars are insufficient and they don't have staffing capacity to organise the lunches themselves. Audio