Stories by John Gerritsen

Major job losses at two universities will go ahead despite a government rescue package.

The Education Review Office has called for an total overhaul of alternative education for the most troubled teenagers. Audio

Universities are warning the under-funding of secondary school teacher education is critical.

Entire subjects and 229 full-time equivalent roles will be axed at Victoria University if proposed cuts that staff describe as shocking go ahead.

The secondary teachers' pay dispute is going to arbitration, but the union says its members will continue to refuse to teach particular year groups on different days until terms of reference have been…

RNZ understands Te Pūkenga has proposed cutting 960 roles, with about half redeployed to new roles.

Thousands of school staff are about to share more than $38 million in partial compensation - and there is more to come.

The number of new foreign students is lower than before the pandemic, despite an overall increase in study visa approvals.

The figures followed forecasts last year of a shortage of secondary teachers but a potential over-supply of primary teachers.

Universities had one of their worst years ever in 2022, with five of the eight institutions recording a loss.

A coalition of support groups says a government action plan for children with disabilities has failed to deliver for children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia.

English language schools are protesting against a government levy on their income from foreign students.

The Education Ministry has warned teachers not to use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to mark pupils' work.

The PPTA said it would resume action, including refusing to teach particular year groups of students on certain days.

A cyber security firm says it found hackers last year selling logins and passwords of thousands of school and tertiary students and staff.

Fewer teenagers drink alcohol than 20 years ago, and it may be because they are spending more time online and at home, new research has found.

Just a week after welcoming the announcement, early childhood groups say new rules attached to the extension of the 20 hours subsidy need a rethink. Audio

The university said it had forecast a deficit of $33 million this year - it's proposing cutting 100-110 academic jobs and 100-150 general staff.

Teacher unions have suspended all industrial action following a meeting with the education minister.

Early childhood had the biggest boosts in the education section of today's Budget.

The Ministry of Education said it was likely Covid-19 had a negative impact, but it was difficult to measure the exact effect.

New Zealand's 10-year-olds have recorded a statistically-insignificant drop in performance in a major international reading test.

Foreign students are returning to New Zealand at a faster rate than before the pandemic began, but polytechnics and schools are missing out, visa figures show.

Primary teachers are considering their next move after rejecting an Education Ministry pay offer.

Hundreds of striking secondary and area school teachers marched on Parliament today to protest for better pay and conditions.