Stories by John Gerritsen

University of Auckland has fallen out of the top 150 for the first time, while Otago has also dropped to its lowest position ever. Audio

Universities are wrestling with each another for domestic enrolments, prompting swings worth tens of millions of dollars a year in fees and government funding.

A de facto chief executive to oversee school property will be appointed following a critical ministerial inquiry. Audio

Official figures show 744,000 children should have been in class last Friday but only 544,000 turned up. Audio

Next term Erica Stanford will be announcing new support for those who "are still not getting there".

Many early childhood teachers who work as casual or relief staff face a big pay cut today, with the government's decision to drop them from pay parity rules kicking in.

Many teens are ill-equipped to deal with conflict rationally after the pandemic years, teachers say. Audio

New attendance rules could see schools chasing up the families of nearly half their pupils during the winter months.

A new study could form the basis for an early warning system to help schools identify students at risk of failure.

Māori students were just as likely to get an NCEA qualification as European students from similar socio-economic backgrounds - but that didn't apply to UE.

But the Tertiary Education Union says it is seeking a six percent pay rise for its members.

Teachers are hailing artificial intelligence as a massive time-saver that could revolutionise their work.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education says the risk of AI misuse has contributed to a change in NCEA level one externals from 2025. Audio

Teachers says artificial intelligence has huge potential for improving education, but misuse of the technology is an increasing problem.

Kindergartens New Zealand, the Educational Institute and Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand are calling for changes.

The Associate Minister of Education said the interventions could range from a "please explain" to cancellation of the school's contract.

Students will have until the end of 2027 to get literacy and numeracy standards by internal assessment, rather than tests - two years later than planned.

The new standards were meant to reduce workload - but were proving to be a lot more work for both students and teachers, a principals' leader says. Audio

Pay parity is "the single most vexatious challenge" facing services and teacher pay should be deregulated, the Early Childhood Council says.

A yet-to-be published study also found achievement improved at some schools participating in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako scheme.

Universities have told a government advisory group they are making significant losses on courses that spread a small number of enrolments across several institutions.

A scheme that provides counselling in more than 200 primary schools makes distressed children feel better, improves behaviour, and raises attendance.

This is what you need to know about the draft English and maths curriculums out for consultation.

Previously confidential legal advice on the school changes has been revealed.

Teachers are struggling to decide if teens should sit high-stakes literacy and maths tests before they're ready.