Education
NCEA students distraught with maths exam
The NCEA maths level one exam has left students confused and distraught. Audio
Govt confirms $50 rise in allowances for tertiary students
The government has confirmed 130,000 students will get a $50 weekly boost to student allowances and living cost payments from 1 January.
English schools fear loss of work visas for students
The government has indicated it could exempt English language schools from plans to cut work visas for 20-30,000 foreign students.
English schools fear loss of work visas for students
English language schools are worried as-yet-announced Government rules on foreign students' work rights could amount to a crackdown on their eligibility to work, which could badly damage enrolments… Audio
Maths education: praise works
If your child thinks they are good at maths, then they probably will be. That's the conclusion of a major international study looking at data from more than 15,000 British and American… Audio
Company used 'scare tactics to prey on parents'
Auckland Academy of Learning is being sentenced for 11 breaches of the Fair Trading Act after using shock and scare tactics to convince parents to sign up to pricey maths software for their kids. Audio
'We're going to save money by not charging parents'
Ross Intermediate School plans to scrap the costs of stationary, sports and even class trips, saving parents hundreds each year - and also saving the school money. Principal Wayne Jenkins explains… Video, Audio
'It's the school that's identified, chastised and somehow responsible'
Support has been flooding in for a Dunedin school principal who spoke about the problem of parents expecting teachers to take responsibility for their children's actions outside school hours. Audio
Govt retains tertiary funding clawback
The government plans to retain a performance-funding system that docks millions of dollars a year from tertiary institutions.
Tertiary institutions brace for multi-million-dollar penalties
Tertiary institutions are bracing themselves for penalties that can total as much as hundreds of thousands of dollars each next month. The new government says it's going to keep the performance-linked… Audio
Victoria Uni lecturer completes thesis in te reo Māori
A lecturer at Victoria University has written the institution's first doctoral thesis completely in te reo Māori.
School, Ministry criticised over use of seclusion room
An Invercargill school and the Ministry of Education have been criticised by the Chief Ombudsman after an autistic boy was kept in a seclusion room on numerous occasions. Audio
Parents won't accept apology from school over seclusion room
The parents of a boy held in an Invercargill school's seclusion room say they are disappointed the Chief Ombudsman's report into the use of the room didn't go further. Audio
Invitation to Become an Artist
Auckland Art Gallery is about to be transformed by a sea of dots! Designer Hannah Manning-Scott talks about the opportunity the gallery is giving visitors to follow the lead of Japanese artist Yayoi… Audio
Tim Gill: learning through risk
It's only in the great outdoors that children can learn crucial life lessons like resilience and respect, says scholar and child advocate Tim Gill. Audio
Teacher shortage: 'I've had no applicants'
Auckland's teacher shortage has reached the point where some secondary schools are considering cancelling subjects next year, principals associations say.
Auckland teacher shortage could cause subject cancellations
Some schools are getting no applicants at all for their vacancies, and principals fear they will have to cancel subjects and increase the number of children in some classes next year. Audio
Wellington bracing for biggest rail strike since 1994
Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union will strike for 24 hours from 2am tomorrow, halting all trains in the capital and disrupting tens of thousands of commuters, including students sitting… Audio
Arts suffers under regional plan - Northtec head
An increasingly complex funding system has affected Northtec's ability to offer some courses and is part of the reason for the polytech's funding crisis, its chief executive says.
Māori lawyer teaching te Reo in Invercargill
A Māori law graduate from Hamilton has started teaching te Reo Māori lessons at a law firm in Invercargill in a push to see the language more commonly used by lawyers. Georgia Woodward says te Reo has… Audio
