Education
Urban schools with wraparound services
Kathryn Ryan meets US educationalist Jeff Duncan-Andrade who founded the Roses in Concrete community school in Oakland California - an urban school which involves the whole community. Dr… Audio
Academic success of charter schools exaggerated
Different ways of reporting NCEA results at state and charter schools means an imperfect impression of charter schools' performance is being created. While officials are moving to fix the problem… Audio
Charter school NCEA reporting to be brought into line
Education officials are moving to change the way charter schools report their NCEA results, following concerns they are not being held to the same standards as state schools.
Kindergartens face closure as university sells land
Two Wellington kindergartens are facing closure, because the university which owns the land they operate on is selling up.
Educators disappointed with international test results
Education leaders are disappointed by NZ's scores in an international test of 15-year-olds' skills in reading, maths and science.
Disappointment in international test results
New Zealand has scored its lowest ever ranking in an international test of 15 year old's reading, maths and science skills. Audio
Kindergartens asking govt to buy their land
Two Wellington kindergartens are devastated the university which owns the land they're built on is selling up, saying they'll be forced to shut. Audio
New Zealand teenagers fall flat in international test
Latest international tests show NZ teenagers' scores in maths, science and reading have reached their lowest point ever but the Government welcomes them as showing performance has stabilised… Audio
NZ scores drop but rankings rise in international test
New Zealand teenagers' scores in an international test of maths, science and reading have fallen - but other countries' dropped further.
The 'One Health' programme
A group of 24 already well qualified international professionals are heading to New Zealand to graduate from Massey University with their masters in One Health. Audio
From Zero - The Business of Drugs
A lot of money is being made from selling illegal drugs in this country. Who's making it, who's taking all the risk and what are the factors that decide what drugs YOU might be taking? Audio
NZ is reopening trade ties with Iran after the UN lifted a ban
New Zealand's trade minister Todd McLay is leading a trade mission in Iran and says the re-opened trade relationship could be lucrative for both countries, and Iran is more open and progressive than… Audio
Songwriting in seventh form
From 2017 songwriting will be added as a Level 3 NCEA subject. Play It Strange CEO, Mike Chunn, has been part of the campaign to bring in the new NCEA qualification. Audio
Mary Gordon - Sowing the seeds of empathy
Mary Gordon joins Wallace to talk about why showing children what empathy looks like is the best way to teach them this important skill. Her organisation, Roots of Empathy, is now a global phenomenon… Audio
Uke can do it too!
Mary Cornish discusses the tenth anniversary of the Ukelele Festival being held today at Vector Arena and why ukelele's have become so important for primary shcool kids. Audio
Quakes, shocks & maths errors mar 2016 NCEA exam session
High school students sitting NCEA exams can finally relax for the summer - after an exam period disrupted by aftershocks and unusually difficult questions. Audio
Schools seek derived grades as school exams end
The last NCEA exams of 2016 were held today, wrapping up the school year for thousands of senior secondary school students.
Social status, education and income.
Social status outweighs education for bigger salaries Audio
Poor maths result: Kids 'aren't developing problem-solving skills'
Ability grouping - seating children together based on their academic ability - is being blamed for NZ's poor performance in a global maths test.
Nights' culture -Video Games
Do you need a goal, or is an innovative world to explore enough? Video game reviewer Andrew Todd defends "walking simulators" Gone Home, Firewatch and The Stanley Parable. Audio
