Stories by John Gerritsen

A predicted fall in the number of school children could cost hundreds of teachers their jobs next year.

The leaders of the secondary teachers' union, the Post Primary Teachers Association, want schools to stop grouping students in low and high ability classes by 2030. Audio

The OECD's annual report on education warns too many young people in developed countries may be enrolling in degrees.

The Education Review Office is planning a crackdown on schools that fail disabled children, saying some are breaking the law by actively discouraging children with disabilities.

Principals spoken to by RNZ said two-and-a-half years of Covid-19 disruption had left many young people short of the motivation and credits they needed to get their NCEA qualifications.

Schools are trying to find extra teachers and tutors so they can spend their share of $20 million for catch-up learning.

Schools are finding out today how much money they get under the new equity index system that replaces school deciles next year.

Research shows people who struggle with reading and maths as teenagers suffer lasting disadvantage, especially if they are women or Māori.

The percentage of domestic university students who are men has reached an all-time low of 39 percent, and it is worrying universities.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon told RNZ 100,000 were chronically truant - that figure is incorrect.

The government has ruled out making NCEA literacy and numeracy tests easier to pass. Audio

Some principals are shocked by their students' high failure rates in a trial run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests. Audio

AUT today announced it would review administration and support roles and a small number of courses with low enrolments.

A campaign to stop Northland children wagging school is proving surprisingly successful.

Teachers are hoping long delays in getting the right rate of pay are over.

Thousands more children are going to school each day as Covid-19 case numbers drop. Audio

There have been repeated warnings Te Pūkenga is poorly-prepared to take over most industry training organisations and all 16 polytechnics from the start of 2023.

In a surprise move, the government wants to cut a senior teaching role nationwide so it can cover a hole in its budget.

Official figures have revealed how much the pandemic cost education providers in lost fees from international students.

Polytechnics are reporting early signs that the critical Indian market for international students is starting to bounce back.

Education Review Office chief executive Nicholas Pole wants more support for children facing a stand-down or exclusion from school.

The Education Ministry accepts it failed to adequately monitor schools' practice of shutting children in seclusion rooms before it was banned in 2016.

The Principals Federation says principals are worried by the number of nominees who strongly oppose measures aimed at minimising the spread of Covid-19 such as vaccination.

The government reduced pay parity funding for early childhood teachers in its May Budget to keep its education spending within agreed limits, briefing documents show.

Schools are reporting some success in getting their most serious truants back to class.