Education
Auckland pre-school to pay $265k for overcharging parents
Kowhai Montessori Pre-school asked parents to make up a funding shortfall, indicating it was receiving a subsidy of $4.70 per child per hour when it was actually receiving $10.32.
Homework: burden or benefit?
Children should be studying at home, and the way to get them into it is to create a family culture of learning, says education consultant Joseph Driessen. Audio
Digital reading programme, no internet required
For 3 decades Sunshine Books founder Dame Wendy Pye has helped millions of school children learn to read. Wendy tells Kathryn Ryan how the latest way of doing this is a plan to sell affordable… Audio
Brighter Future? - the changing face of New Zealand's schools
As part of RNZ's election year series "Is this the Brighter Future?", our education correspondent John Gerritsen looks at the changing ethnic make-up of New Zealand's schools. Audio
Brighter Future? Inside our classrooms
Want to see the future face of New Zealand? Take a look inside our schools, where classrooms are more ethnically mixed than ever before. Audio
Pasifika achievement boosted in NZ schools
Embracing cultural diversity has been key in lifting achievement rates for Maori and Pasifika students at one of New Zealand's most ethnically diverse schools. Audio
Govt considering guns in schools
The Manawatu Standard published photos of schoolchildren wielding guns as part of an army initiative, forcing officials to draw up guidelines. Audio
Guidelines for guns in schools on the way
Officials have been ordered to draw up guidelines for the presence of firearms in schools, after photos emerged of children holding assault rifles.
Taranaki polytech still struggling to perform
Taranaki's polytech has flunked its latest report card, failing 12 out of 19 performance commitments for a range of government-funded courses last year.
Ministry taken aback by school sanitary bin report
A report that a primary school sent a 10-year-old girl home because it lacked a receptacle for her sanitary products is surprising, the Ministry of Education says. Video
Ministry of Education unhappy with school's handling of girl's
A primary school sent a 10-year-old girl home when she began menstruating, because the school toilets had no suitable receptacle for used sanitary products. Video, Audio
Primary school 'excludes' girl with period
A 10-year-old girl was sent home from her primary school because it did not have a sanitary disposal unit for her to use, a public health sociologist says. Audio
Anonymous donor gives $3.4m to university
An anonymous donor has gifted Massey University $3.4 million, thought to be the largest single donation it has received in it's 90-year history.
Vocational training provider in voluntary administration
Troubled vocational training company Intueri has been placed in voluntary administration after failing to trade its way out of debt.
$4m for rangatahi to get driver licences and ID
The government will help pay for young Māori to get their driver licences in a bid to get them into work and keep them out of jail. Audio
NZ students facing unwanted sexual behaviour
One in five high school girls have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in the past year, a new report has found. Audio
The social downside of a loving family
When you read Hairy McClary from Donaldson's Dairy to your kids at bedtime, are you giving them an unfair advantage over other children? Audio
Students embrace free Samoan language classes
Students prioritise learning at free Samoan language classes. Audio
Intueri may have found a buyer for its assets
The troubled vocational school company, Intueri, may have found a buyer for its assets. Audio
More science technicians needed in NZ - report
New Zealand needs more science technicians, with employers finding it difficult to find staff with more practical skills, the Royal Society says.
