Education
Vindication for sacked Kōhanga Reo trustee
The ousted Kōhanga Reo trustee Toni Waho is "overjoyed" that the High Court has found he should not have been sacked.
Pasifika students excel at 'aunty and uncle' school
A school where students are grouped into villages and teachers are referred to as aunty and uncle is helping boost achievement for young Pasifika in South Auckland. Video, Audio
Full-day strike: 'It's time ... teachers stood up'
Primary school teachers and principals hope the public will support their decision to strike all day for the first time in 24 years.
Teachers back move to full-day strike
Thousands of primary teachers and principals will walk off the job in a fortnight for the first time in 24 years unless mediation between the union and the Ministry of Education is successful. Video, Audio
Primary teachers vote for full-day strike
Primary teachers and principals have voted to extend strike action to a full day instead of a previously planned three-hour stoppage. Watch: NZEI's Louise Green on Morning Report. Video
Bridges' sister accused of using science classes to teach creationism
Opposition leader Simon Bridges says he's seen no evidence that his sister has been teaching creationism in place of the New Zealand science curriculum at a private christian school.
Auckland charter school accused of teaching creationism
Opposition leader Simon Bridges says he's seen no evidence that his sister has been teaching creationism in place of the New Zealand science curriculum at a private Christian school. Mt Hobson Middle… Audio
Primary teachers to strike for first time in 24 years
Primary school teachers and principals have voted to go on strike for the first time in twenty years. The full-day strike will take place in two weeks' time on August 15. The New Zealand Educational… Audio
Tash Sultana on gender, feminism and fame
Australia's Tash Sultana is an astonishingly talented musician who can play more than 10 instruments, writes RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone. Audio
School with village ethos boosts Pasifika learning
A school where students are grouped into villages and teachers are referred to as aunty and uncle is helping boost achievement for young Pacifika in South Auckland. The Pacific Advance Secondary… Audio
Teacher shortage crisis predicted for 2030
The population's growing but fewer people are being attracted into teaching. The president of the Educational Institute saying there'll be 40,000 more primary school children - practically all of them… Audio
Charter school fears loss of key staff under state system
A Māori charter school in Whangārei says it will lose staff who have been critical to its success when it comes under the state education umbrella.
Immigration NZ investigates Sri Lankan visa scam
Investigations are under way into what immigration officials say could be widespread and organised fraud in student visa applications from Sri Lanka. This is just the latest controversy involving New… Audio
Smaller classes no 'magic bullet'
Opinion - The new National Party policy of smaller class sizes is at face value sensible politics designed to appeal to parents and teachers, but there are other more important factors in predicting…
Ban on students handling firearms during officials' school visits
New ministry guidelines will ban schoolchildren from handling firearms during visits by the Defence Force or police.
30 charter schools would be 'fantastic' - Simon Bridges
Promising to be "the hardest working opposition this country has ever seen" Simon Bridges at the weekend hosted the National Party's first conference since last year's election loss. Mr Bridges' first… Video, Audio
Insight: Should te reo Māori be compulsory in school?
RNZs Maori News Correspondent Leigh-Marama Mclachlan asks, could compulsory te reo Māori in schools reduce racism? Audio
NPR's Hidden Brain: Baby Talk
NPR's Hidden Brain is a show that combines science and storytelling and uses them to understand our unconscious choices and biases, and how these can shape our behaviour. We play an excerpt from a… Audio
Concerns over how NZ history is taught: 'You Māori are lucky'
A teacher in Whanganui says she was shocked when she heard another teacher tell his class that Māori were lucky the British didn't wipe them out.
Govt signals more changes to foreign student work rights
The international education sector says any restriction to the ability of foreign students to work while studying would be the death blow for some institutions.
