Education

So instead of throwing open their doors to students, Auckland school principals are welcoming displaced families and counting the cost of Friday's flood damage.

Amy Williams has the story. Audio

Earlier in the week we spoke to an expert about how the cost of uniforms can be a barrier to learning.Among the feedback we heard from Hand Me Round. Robyn Dean who came up with the idea of Hand Me… Audio

Local Democracy Reporter David Hill talks to Kathryn about North Canterbury's building boom slowing down, dark sky and astronomy initiatives in the area and some interesting local developments in… Audio

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at what caused an outage overnight for Microsoft 365 users, ChatGPT, the new AI "language model" is taking the world by storm but it's also causing concern… Audio

It's that time of year again when parents face hefty back to school costs such as stationery and uniforms. Department of Public Health Lecturer at the Otago University, Johanna Reidy has written… Audio

Sad news for book lovers in the capital, after nearly fifty years, Vic Books is closing. One of those left shocked and disappointed by the news is our regular book critic, Claire Mabey. She talks to… Audio

After almost half a century, Wellington's university bookshop Vic Books is set to close.

The closure of the bookshop and cafe at Victoria University's Kelburn campus was announced via Twitter on… Audio

The 2023 academic year will soon take off, and it'll be the first with the new artificial intelligence tool, Chat G-P-T, at students' fingertips. 

There are concerns students will use the software to… Audio

The president of the Post Primary Teachers Association says young people need to learn to work with Artificial Intelligence.

The New South Wales and Queensland Governments have banned students from… Audio

An artifical intelligence and education expert says schools should use AI technology to improve assessments and foster original thinking in students. 

The New South Wales and Queensland Governments… Audio

The final weeks of school holidays may not feel like much of a holiday for parents rushing around making sure kids have everything they need.

And for some, the cost of back-to-school necessities like… Audio

Secondary school teachers are poised to take industrial action over their stalled pay talks as schools reopen from next week.

The Post Primary Teachers Assocation has confirmed that unless there is… Audio