Education

The Taranaki Green School at the centre of a political funding row has aspirations to create an 'eco-village' at its Oakura site including 20 houses.

This is news to the Green Party co-leader James… Audio

Medical students at Otago say the university's vice chancellor Harlene Hayne has refused to meet with them over proposed changes to medical school admissions through the Māori Entry Pathway. A… Audio

The principal of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School wants the Qualifications Authority to let schools decide if their students should sit NCEA exams in November. Kiri Turketo, says many… Audio

It's 10 years since the first big Christchurch earthquake - and if you'd just started school then you're now ending your decade of education amidst a global pandemic. We meet two teens for whom… Audio

School rolls in Auckland continue to languish, despite pleas from the Education Minister to get kids back into classrooms.

Some principals are still reporting turnouts of 50 percent or less, and fear… Audio

Some Auckland principals are calling for NCEA exams to be cancelled due to the major Covid-19-related disruptions this year.  Audio

New research on the prevalence of bullying, and tips not just to help parents prevent it but to help them cope with it . Dr Cara Swit, from the University of Canterbury's School of Health Sciences, is… Audio

Covid-induced hardship in Auckland's Pasifika community is causing children to drop out of school and tertiary education to support their families. Outreach workers say there's been an alarming growth… Audio

Teenagers are warning the pandemic has ruined the school year and more NCEA changes are needed to help the most disadvantaged.

Their comments come as the Education Review Office reports a third of… Audio

Auckland secondary school principals want an urgent decision on whether their students will get more help to pass NCEA.

The government made changes to the qualification following the national… Audio

A sad state of affairs. That's how a West Auckland public school principal has described Greens co-leader James Shaw's decision to allocate 11.7 million dollars from the govenrment's shovel ready… Audio

What do state schools think of the proposed $11.7 million funding for a private green school in Taranaki?

RNZ reporter Louise Ternouth and cameraman Dan Cook talked to secondary school principals. Video, Audio

Jesse speaks to Dr Rhys Jones, who's been recognised for his ongoing work in teaching kaupapa Māori at Auckland University's Te Kupenga Hauora Māori. Audio

A private Green School in Taranaki has found itself at the centre of a political battle after being granted $11.7 million dollars through the government's shovel-ready projects fund.

Green Party… Audio