Stories by John Gerritsen

Auckland's primary schools will soon have 100 unfilled vacancies and principals around the country are nervous about finding enough teachers for 2019, school leaders say.

Seven of the country's polytechnics and institutes of technology are at a high financial risk while 10 are expected to have deficits, a Cabinet paper says.

The University of Auckland has warned that it will continue to slip in international rankings until government funding improves.

Primary school teachers and principals have rejected the Education Ministry's most recent pay offer.

An Indian woman facing deportation wants justice served on the men she says took thousands from her in return for work visas for IT jobs that did not exist. Audio

Rural schools have struggled to find enough relief teachers during the winter flu season with at least one sending students home because of a lack of staff.

The Philippines' ambassador is asking tertiary institutions to formally declare they won't use dodgy agents to recruit Filipino students. Video

Growing pressure on education spending is raising expectations the government will bankroll its education plans by trimming some of the $150 million-a-year set aside for a previous flagship policy.

The Education Ministry's latest offer in pay talks for primary teachers and principals is disappointing, teachers have told RNZ.

Primary school teachers and principals are considering a new pay offer from the Ministry of Education of 3 percent a year for three years, the Educational Institute says. Audio

A shortage of relief teachers has forced secondary schools to leave students unsupervised, send classes home, and even close for the day, PPTA says.

The country's eight universities are at risk of a financial shock and should consider forming a single University of New Zealand, says former Massey University chancellor Russ Ballard. Audio

The Tertiary Education Commission is defending a new student survey from criticism by universities and the tertiary staff union.

Universities are blocking the publication of survey results that rate the usefulness of hundreds of their courses.

Rising costs forced the government to cut back its plans for education spending in the May Budget, documents show.

Pre-schoolers with disabilities are waiting longer than ever for specialist help after wait times for assistance increased in every region to an average of more than three months, Education Ministry…

NZ's standings in the PISA rankings are suffering because a quarter of Kiwi teenagers who sit the exam don't take it seriously, according to a study - but educationalists say there are other…

Kindergartens and playcentres are planning to form multi-million dollar national organisations to help create more financial clout and counter falling enrolments.

Negotiations over pay for primary school principals and secondary school teachers are set to continue this week.

Doubts about the quality of home-based early childhood services and concern over some companies' financial arrangements are driving an overhaul of the sector.

Extreme financial difficulties have prompted multi-million-dollar government bailouts for two more polytechnics, Unitec in Auckland and Whitireia in Porirua.

Lincoln University is insisting it will retain its name, location and identity in any merger with the University of Canterbury.

Industry groups want to triple the number of school-leavers who sign up for apprenticeships, despite increasing competition among tertiary institutions for a falling number of school leavers.

About 29,000 teachers and principals are on strike today, forcing the closure of most of the country's primary and intermediate schools. Video

Teachers are preparing for a full-day strike but some parents may be worried about how to handle the day and how it will affect them. Here's all you need to know about the strike.