Education

Save on school costs

Mid-year school expenses can catch busy families off-guard, so Laura Walters has some tips for parents on budgeting.

Why do kids hate maths?

Maths can make some kids feel stupid. It's hard to realise how much that hurts unless you've experienced it firsthand. I have.

The things teachers say

"It's a good thing your son is good looking, because he's as dumb as a post." What's the most outrageous thing a teacher has said to you?

Does tiger parenting work?

'Tiger parenting', or pushing your children to excel academically, doesn't lead to more successful children, according to a new study.

$63m boost for kids

School is more inviting place after a behaviour programme, says Porirua College's head girl.

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Sex message 'harmful'

Elizabeth Smart says she felt unfit to return to society after being raped, based on what she'd been taught about pre-marital sex.

Call to axe streaming

Separating children based on their ability is detrimental to pupils' education, research finds.

Bills for school trips fly sky-high

Pricey overseas high-school trips which involve flying as far as the Amazon criticised as marketing ploys that can lead to "increased inequality" amongst schools.

Facebook propels teen to fame

Jamie Curry may be NZ's most popular teen with a weekly worldwide audience of more than 7 million.

Students hit by privacy blunder

Teenage students have had assessments emailed to the wrong recipients in the latest government privacy breach.

The kids are all writers

Motivated, articulate teens are taking to the web to explore their interests and they are attracting a lot of fans.

School closures hit pockets

Parents are fuming about schools not opening for the legally required number of teaching days.

Raise critical thinkers

How do you teach your children to be discerning about the information they read on the internet? To find facts amongst the fiction?

Schools demand cash for spots

Parents being asked for money to secure a spot for their children on school rolls for next year.

Multi-million dollar payday

Nick D'Aloisio, 17, seals deal worth up to $72m with Yahoo for mobile news aggregator, Summly.

Parents pay for truancy

Parents taken to court over their daughter's repeated truancy say the case topped off years of trauma.

School sandal ban ditched

Plans to ban sandals at an Auckland high school are scrapped after a protest by students.

School slams truancy process

A school forced to withdraw rare truancy charges against the parents of a 15-year-old has condemned the process as "flawed".

High schools in money squeeze

A quarter of secondary schools have recorded a deficit in the past three years.

US parents sue over school yoga

The parents of two California grade school students have sued to block the teaching of yoga classes they complain promote eastern religions, saying children who exercise their choice to opt out of the popular program face bullying and teasing.