Education
The Prime Minister's Science Prize winner, Richie Poulton
Richie Poulton and his team from Otago University's Dunedin Study have been awarded 5 hundred thousand dollars for their world renowned study that began in 1972, following the lives of babies born at… Audio
Geologist & farmer-turned teacher wins science prize
Geologist and farmer - turned teacher Dianne Christenson - the first primary school teacher to win the 150 thousand dollar Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize. Audio
Auckland art school offers disadvantaged kids a future
A West Auckland arts school is offering hope - and new skills - to teenagers who've had it tough at home and at school. Mihingarangi Forbes visited Kakano Youth Arts Collectiveand found out the… Audio
New Zealand's top scientists honoured
A professor behind the Dunedin Study, an 18-year-old who improved a famous old physics experiment and a primary school teacher with a flair for science are among the PM's science prize winners. Video, Audio
Police vetting school staff
Teachers are against paying a $10 fee for Police checks. Audio
No legal action over failed IANZ tertiary institution
There is not enough evidence for legal action against the directors of a failed tertiary institution, officials say.
Scrap interest-free student loans, report recommends
A controversial recommendation to reintroduce interest on student loans has made it into a final report to the government on tertiary education, but the government has ruled out the move. Audio
Testing entrenches risk-averse behaviour - academic
An obsession with testing and assessment in schools is rewarding strategy, rather than true learning, the author of a new book warns. Audio
Commission wants big changes for tertiary education
Students of the future won't need UE to do a degree, but they will find themselves paying interest on student loans, and higher fees for courses that lead to highly-paid jobs, as our education… Audio
Tertiary education recommendations called incoherent
Productivity Commision has launched a new report into the structure of teritary education in NZ, and how it can be improved. Recommendations include abolishing University Entrance and reintroducing… Audio
Auckland school puts asbestos removal on hold
The Ministry of Education has delayed plans to remove 700 tonnes of asbestos-contaminated soil from an Auckland school during school hours.
Ministry delays plans to move asbestos from Auckland school
The Ministry of Education has pulled the plug on plans to remove 700 tonnes of asbestos contaminated soil from Hobsonville School in Auckland. Audio
Why corporal punishment doesn't work
Opinion - The idea that corporal punishment can do anything to fix moral turpitude in the young is wildly wrong, writes PPTA president Jack Boyle.
In zone and inspired
Chicago-raised Terrance Wallace has boosted the opportunities of Māori and Pasifika teens with his education foundation InZone. Audio
'You are handed the baton of poverty'
Born into a rural cattle-herding family, Dr Tererai Trent was a mother of three by the time she was 18, now she runs a foundation that aims educate girls in Africa. Audio
Chch schools struggling with quake-related behaviour problems
Schools in Christchurch say they're struggling to support children with quake-related behaviour problems. Children who were not even born when the 2011 quake struck are showing signs of quake-related… Audio
Critics say govt's plan to remove sugary drinks from schools has failed
Auckland University figures show just ten percent of high schools and a third of intermediate schools had banned sugary drinks by term four last year. That's despite the Government's goal to rid all… Audio
Schools' sugary drink target fizzles
A government goal to get sugary drinks out of all schools by the end of last year appears to have failed.
Poorer schools' Pākehā problem
The number of Pākehā students in low-decile schools has plummeted over the past 15 years. For Insight, John Gerritsen investigates whether that's hurting schools - and society. Audio
Insight: Poorer Schools - When the Middle Class Flee
The number of Pākehā students in low-decile schools has plummeted over the past 15 years. In this Insight RNZs Education Correspondent John Gerritsen visits three schools to find out the impact on… Audio
