Education
Ministry botches first round of new funding system
Human error caused nearly every school in the country to get the wrong amount in the first run of a new system targeting money to at-risk children. Education Correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Funding error affects 90% of state-funded schools
Nearly every school in the country was paid the wrong amount in the first run of a new funding pool that targets at-risk children.
NZQA questions class contact time for foreign students
The Qualifications Authority is moving to stop tertiary institutions that enrol foreign students from compressing a week's teaching into two or three days.
Starting school - when is best?
The Prime Minister says it's in the best of children to drop the cohort entry for four-year-olds to start school. We debate the arguments with advice from Dr Amanda Mergler, a psychologist and senior… Audio
Tell me about your thesis
Gavin O'Brien tell us about his thesis looking at the work of Ernest Hayes, a pioneer in rural innovation. Audio
Bringing nature to school playgrounds
The Christchurch landscaper bringing children closer to nature via playgrounds Audio
New technology - Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett as the US government looks set to repeal the act protecting net neutrality this week. Also how the technology sector is booming again, with shares in the US for the… Audio
Over 5s thriving with cohort entry
The Government plans to scrap cohort entry to school for children before they turn 5. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that is in the best interest of kids. Families will still be able to start… Audio
NZQA cracks down on crammed courses for foreign students
The Qualifications Authority is cracking down on tertiary institutions that cram a week's teaching of foreign students into two or three days a week. The authority says the practice is inappropriate… Audio
Govt reveals costings for student allowances boost
The government has buckled under pressure and released the total cost of its plan to boost student allowances and loans to cover living costs.
Yoga a-go-go for Hutt schools
A yoga pilot programme at an intermediate school in Lower Hutt has proved so successful the local council is now funding yoga classes for 10 more schools in the area.
Fifth birthday school starts back on table
Children will not be able to start school before their fifth birthday under changes proposed by the new government.
Student allowance boost to cost $94 million in first year
The Government had said it wouldn't release costings for a few weeks, but it buckled to pressure from the opposition today. Video, Audio
Girls outclass boys as NZ ranks top 10 for collaboration
New Zealand 15-year-olds are among the best in the world at group work, but the country's girls are a lot better than its boys, an OECD study says.
Lower Hutt school's cool, calm, yoga students
A primary school in Lower Hutt is bending over backwards to keep their students cool, calm and collected. Avalon Intermediate has been trialling a yoga programme since the beginning of the year. It's… Audio
Lincoln University to cut courses, enrol more students
Lincoln University has been told to consider cutting courses and outsourcing its administration to dig itself out a financial hole. The university has not had an operating surplus for ten years… Audio
Report on difficult maths exam welcomed by teachers
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has ordered a full report into this year's NCEA Level One maths exam that many teachers say was too difficult. A group of more than 30 teachers drafted a letter of… Audio
Major course cuts ahead for Lincoln Uni
Lincoln University is in a delicate state and needs significant course cuts, more Māori and Pasifika students, and more donations, an advisory board says.
Another year, another issue with NCEA maths exams
A group of more than 30 teachers has written a letter of complaint to NZQA over problems with its level one maths exam this year, following issues with last years' maths exams. Audio
NCEA maths exam 'absolutely absurd' - student
Students and teachers describe being "blindsided" by a level one NCEA maths exam.
