Education
Ministry sorry for continued contracts to struck-off principal
Education Ministry boss Iona Holsted appears safe in her job for now, with the minister expressing confidence in her following revelations about contracts given to a disgraced former school principal.
…Schooling up the next generation of Kiwi farmers
Every day, agriculture tutor Joe Steventon heads out to high schools around the lower North Island. He round up kids and take them out to the countryside to find out what's involved in working the… Audio, Gallery
$27m allocated for new school and classrooms in growth region
The education fund will pay for a new 400-pupil primary school and 20 classrooms for another 440 pupils across Otago and Southland.
Lack of support in NZ risks international students' lives - health services
Foreign students' lives are at risk because of a lack of culturally-appropriate counselling and mental health support, health services warn.
Reading hacks for study success
With university and secondary school students heading towards end of year exams, what are some key reading tips for study success? Audio
Government to invest $45m in new school, 50 new classrooms
Tauranga is to get a new school, and 50 new classrooms will be built in Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Manawatū and Whanganui.
'These kids are taking charge of their future'
Victoria University of Wellington has joined Lincoln University in endorsing a strike by students at the end of September. Audio
Private early childhood centres want more govt funding
A new lobby group for privately owned early childhood centres wants more money from the government to pay teachers better and achieve pay parity with kindergarten, primary and secondary school… Audio
NCEA testing for younger students swiftly rejected
Proposed NCEA standards testing at primary level meets resistance. Audio
Principals oppose NCEA tests for primary school children
Primary and intermediate school principals say they don't want children as young as 10 tested to new NCEA standards.
Principals sceptical of new high-stakes NCEA tests
A suggestion pupils as young as 11 should be allowed to sit new high-stakes NCEA tests in literacy and numeracy is being resisted by primary and intermediate school principals. The external… Audio
Principals oppose NCEA tests for primary school children
Primary and intermediate school principals are fighting a proposal to let children as young as 11 sit new high-stakes NCEA tests in literacy and numeracy. Students will have to pass the… Audio
Schools and marae ask for pop-up measles vaccination clinics
Schools and a marae have asked Auckland health officials for pop-up vaccination clinics as efforts to curb the measles outbreak ramp up. More than 300 people were vaccinated for free across three… Audio
Principals oppose NCEA tests for primary school children
Primary and intermediate school principals are opposing a suggestion their pupils should be allowed to sit new high-stakes NCEA tests in literacy and numeracy. The external assessments are part of an… Audio
Tonga to open first public library system with thousands of books donated from NZ
Tonga will open its first ever public library next month and it's taken efforts in New Zealand and Tonga to build it. Thousands of books have been donated by more than 50 Auckland Council libraries… Audio, Gallery
Call for compulsory anti-bullying programmes in all schools
The Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft wants anti-bullying programmes in schools to be compulsory.
3MM: Christopher Johnstone on the rise of American English
Short, succinct opinions from New Zealander on subjects of their choice. Here's consultant and former Auckland City Art Gallery Directory Christopher Johnstone on the issue of mispronunciation and the… Audio
Is the school lunch project all it's cracked up to be?
The government's free lunch in schools trial looks good on paper, but could it be doing more? Audio
Free lunches in New Zealand schools
Yesterday the Government announced a free daily lunch trial from the beginning of next year. Clarissa Mackay, founder of advocacy group Eat Right Be Bright, called for an initiative like this on our… Audio