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Students could face a one-week stand down from the bus if behaviour continues.

A $2.1b chunk of Nicola Willis’ Budget is going to education ahead of massive reforms.

The family withheld news of his death until his daughter's 16th birthday party finished.

The Matahui School student decided to grow his locks to donate to people with hair loss.

All Year 0-8 classes will get new hands-on maths resources and games.

Erica Stanford and Christopher Luxon make announcement on education

The ministry says 27% of pupils tested at 40 weeks need extra phonics support.

The 18-year-old star football player was shot near his school.

Christopher Luxon told Mike Hosking the NZ First policy sounds like a Labour Party plan.

Part of the package will be a new test for some students.

The school community is in shock after the principal suffered a 'sudden medical event'.

OPINION: There is no substitute for a parent or guardian in a child's education.

A Givealittle page has been created to raise funds to pay for Kimberly Ashcroft’s funeral.

More than a third of state schools now have at least one LAT teacher on staff.

A Human Rights Review Tribunal found the school misused confidential files causing harm and awarded $29,100 in damages. Video / Mike Scott

OPINION: Profit earned through value – not power imbalance – is a good thing.

The new reports will be focussed on attendance, progress, achievement and assessment.

OPINION: Classrooms need to be more engaged in agriculture and horticulture.

OPINION: Services for rural areas are gradually being lost.

Nearly 60% of students now learn some te reo Māori at school.

Previous incidents include the boy calling teacher 'a f***ing b****'.

Some Auckland classes now cram in up to 35 seniors, whereas 20 to 25 is ideal.

The nest was discovered in the playground.

Post Primary Teachers' Association president Chris Abercrombie joins Ryan Bridge Today to discuss the Government's rolling out of new science and maths packs in schools.

The non-enrolment process for Yuna and Minu began in September 2020.

The Government wants students to have an early introduction to science.

Principals suspect there's a link between not going to preschool and a lack of skills.

New Shoots Children's Centre Director Kelly Seaburg talks to Mike Hosking about the increasing number of children starting school without basic skills. Video / Newstalk ZB

Two schools in one zone around Ōtara are both under Government-appointed managers in 2026.