John Gerritsen

A year and a half after an independent review said the Education Ministry should lose its oversight of school property, the ministry is moving to take more responsibility for keeping schools up to… Audio

NCEA standards are being colour-coded to match them with the jobs they lead to and officials say that's helping teenagers decide on what to study. Audio

The Drug Foundation is urging schools to support, not punish, students caught using drugs and alcohol. Audio

The Government is often at loggerheads with teachers, but last night it was singing their praises and giving them prizes. Audio

Some principals are calling for school health services to get more money. Audio

New Zealand companies are poised to make hundreds-of-millions of dollars from education software that does things like help children learn their sums. Audio

The Child Poverty Action Group says children from poor families are paying the price for the Government's rush to increase enrolments in pre-school education. Audio

An education leader says the Government risks losing Maori language and culture unless it stops treating wananga like Pakeha institutions and gives them more help. Audio

Boys' schools have spiced up the annual competition for new students with research showing they are better than coeducational schools. Audio

A government taskforce has questioned whether the rules that set the length of the school day and the timing of school holidays are too restrictive. Audio

RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen discusses opposition to the government's flagship education policy. Audio

For the first time the Education Ministry has publicly reported on the complaints about early childhood centres. Audio

The credibility of two senior politicians appears to be on the line after an extraordinary exchange in a Parliamentary select committee today. Audio

Polytechnics have returned their worst financial results in years, with many reporting wafer-thin surpluses and three making deficits. Audio

School leaders say they have improved the government's flagship education policy to pay the best teachers more, but the plan is still dividing the sector. Audio

Students say the government's attempt to boost enrolments in science and engineering degrees won't work because it is doing nothing about their fees. Audio

An American charter school operator, an Islamic group, and a variety of Christian trusts and Maori organisations are among 19 groups contesting the next round of applications to run a charter school. Audio

The Office of the Auditor General has criticised schools for wasteful spending on overseas trips and gifts for staff, and warned that 19 others are in poor financial health. Audio

The Office of the Auditor General has named and shamed schools for spending thousands of dollars on overseas trips, koha for funerals, and gifts. Audio

University bosses have chastised MPs for taking a dismissive and cavalier attitude to submissions on a major change in the way the universities are governed. Audio