Education
What happens if Antarctica melts?
Join Nanogirl and some students from Casebrook Intermediate as they brave a blizzard and discover what would happen if Antarctica melted. Video, Audio
Children's right to school should be in law - disability groups
Disability groups are welcoming a suggestion that children's right to attend school be protected by law. The Education Ministry is consulting on the proposal, which would build on the existing right… Audio
Classroom carpets the culprit for cat skin flecks
One in four classroom carpets is harbouring high enough levels of cat dander (skin flecks) to trigger allergic reactions, according to new research.
Small children processing big feelings
Kiwi-born teacher-turned-author of the internationally well-received I Feel Brave book series, Avril McDonald, writes 'little stories about big feelings' for four to seven year olds. Additionally… Video, Audio
NZQA downgrades quality rating for 'marginal' Unitec
The Qualifications Authority isn't confident in Unitec's educational performance or its capability in self-assessment.
NZQA downgrades quality rating for 'marginal' Unitec
The Qualifications Authority has delivered a humiliating blow to a struggling polytechnic, Unitec, lowering its quality rating and describing its educational performance as marginal. Unitec is now in… Audio
Honour for contribution to bilingual Samoan-English education
A prominent Samoan writer and academic is to be honoured for her contribution to a bilingual Samoan-English Education system. Audio
Coalition faces 'student backlash' if no-fee policy revised
A student leader says many students are only at her university because of the no-fees scheme and has warned the government not to ditch its policy. Audio
Fees-free tertiary study policy - political analysis
Has the government's tertiary fees-free policy failed? RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen joins Susie Ferguson with the analysis. Audio
Govt 'actually making moves' to help students - VUWSA
The government is standing by the rollout of its no tertiary fees policy, despite $200 million earmarked for the programme being redirected towards reforming vocational training. The Finance Minister… Audio
Fees-free tertiary policy not a failure, Grant Robertson says
The Finance Minister insists the fees-free tertiary policy is not a failure, despite reallocating a sizeable part of the funding to polytechs due to low demand.
Simon Bridges: Fees-free policy ‘a waste of New Zealanders’ money’
National leader Simon Bridges says it's no surprise there's been low demand for the government's fees-free policy, because it was always set to 'fail'. He joined Checkpoint live to discuss the policy… Video, Audio
$200m from fees-free policy diverted following low demand
Finance Minister Grant Robertson insists the fees free tertiary policy is not a failure, despite reallocating a sizable part of the funding to poly-techs due to low demand. National has criticised the… Video, Audio
Student speeches about racism and equality
The National Race Unity speech awards were held over the weekend, where high school students share their thoughts about how we can better race relations. Video, Audio
Why is teaching seen as a fall-back option?
Teachers have said their jobs are harder then ever, as the non-teaching requirements have grown while their pay has remained stagnant. Audio
US college admissions scandal revelations
Joel Rubin from the LA Times has been delving into the college admissions scandal, and tells Kathryn about how the lid was blown on the scam. At least 50 people, including two high profile actresses… Audio
NCEA shake-up: 'It's not as simple as it looks'
Changes to exams aimed at reducing workload for teachers and over-assessment of students have received mixed reactions from school principals. Audio
School counsellors not surprised at bullying report
School counsellors are not suprised by a report showing New Zealand children are facing intolerably high levels of bullying. A study by the Education Review office reported that one quarter of… Audio
NZ students head to NASA for internships
Four New Zealand tertiary students are heading to Silicon Valley this month, to join the team at the NASA Ames Research Centre. They're the first to be accepted into NASA's International Internship… Audio
NCEA shake-up: Mixed feelings over external assessments
Many parents and teachers are backing the scrapping of NCEA fees, but reaction to the rest of the plan - which includes a renewed emphasis on literacy and numeracy - is not unanimous. The government… Audio
