A Year 9 student from a Christchurch school has been excluded and is facing seven criminal charges, including assault and possession of an offensive...
The University of Sussex faces a record £585,000 fine from England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold free...
Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh, Hampshire, has cancelled its annual Easter service and bonnet parade out of "respect for diversity" while planning to celebrate...
President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aiming to eliminate federal bureaucracy and restore local control over education policy.
The...
Libelle Group (in liquidation) owes more than $14 million to 248 creditors, including schools, suppliers, and the IRD.
The company, which expanded from providing 17,000...
Whanganui High School teacher Jason Shepherd has been named as the offender who groomed two students over four years.
He was sentenced to 10½ months...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has downplayed concerns over issues with the new school lunch programme, telling those dissatisfied with the programme to "make a...
Associate Minister of Education David Seymour has today announced that round two of the charter school application process is open.
“Both new schools and state...
The government is making it easier for overseas primary teachers to gain residency in an effort to address an "impending teacher shortage".
From March 26,...
Back in the day the National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) replaced School Certificate, Sixth Form Certificate and University Bursary.
University Entrance remained but the...
Former MP and current host on Reality Check Radio Rodney Hide has publicly criticised Wakatipu High School for age-inappropriate sex education content aimed at...
The Ministry of Education has criticised Finlayson Park School in South Auckland for failing to alert authorities and parents after a 5-year-old girl wandered...
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has eliminated $373 million in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training grants from the...
Government faces accusations of racism and marginalising the Muslim community after school lunch provider Compass admitted its ‘halal-friendly’ meals are not fully halal-certified.
Despite using...
Primary schools have kicked off the academic year with a more demanding maths curriculum, and early indicators suggest a significant drop in students meeting...
The first wave of New Zealand’s newly established charter schools officially began teaching today, marking what Associate Minister of Education David Seymour calls a...
A young woman working in early childhood education pleaded guilty to possessing nearly 400 videos containing child exploitation material, including the most extreme category...
Several charter schools are experiencing overwhelming demand even before their official openings, with some turning away students due to limited capacity.
Tipene, the first Māori...
Provisional figures reveal that the introduction of new literacy and numeracy requirements has contributed to a drop in NCEA Level 1 pass rates.
Only 64%...
Nearly 22,000 claims have been paid under the FamilyBoost scheme in the first 15 days of January, according to Finance Minister Nicola Willis.
Since the...
Princeton University, one of the most prestigious institutions in the US, is introducing courses on traditionally taboo subjects as part of its spring 2025...
The government plans to reshape New Zealand’s vocational education and training system to prioritise regional decision-making and increase industry involvement, Tertiary Education and Skills...
A study has pointed to a decline in adult literacy and numeracy in many developed countries.
Essential skills such as literacy and numeracy have declined...
Police are asking for the public’s help for information into a heartless act which has ruined an Ōtara preschool.
Sometime between 9am on 7 December...
A North Waikato teacher, previously dismissed for alleged serious misconduct during an U15 rugby trip, has been reinstated by Ministry of Education-appointed commissioner Brad...
St. Cuthbert's College in Epsom, Auckland, was evacuated after a chemical spill occurred in the art department when a shelf holding historic biological specimen...
Several Auckland schools, including Massey High School and at least four other west Auckland secondary schools, have been struck by vandals over the past...
Schools across New Zealand are facing a critical teacher shortage, exacerbated by the arrival of nearly 40,000 children of foreign workers and an increase...
Parents discover a 'Psychosocial Interview Format For Adolescents' is being widely used on our kids and we weren't even aware of it.
An investigation by...
The Education Review Office (ERO) has deemed NCEA Level 1, New Zealand's foundational high school qualification, as "not a fair or reliable" measure of...