John Gerritsen

One of the creators of the national standards software that teachers and principals are boycotting, says the Government has made a mistake in making the system mandatory. Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals and teachers are rebelling against the next stage of the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

The ministry today announced that another of its senior managers has resigned over their role in the development of the school payroll system. Audio

Educators are ridiculing the Education Minister's claim that the latest national standards results show students are doing better in reading, writing and maths. Audio

Schools have called for heads to roll over Novopay - and now one has near the top of the Education Ministry. One of its seven deputy secretaries, Anne Jackson, quit today saying the ministerial… Audio

Educators are warning against placing too much emphasis on the publication of national standards results, saying the figures will be unreliable. Audio

An independent review has contradicted the ministerial inquiry into Novopay and largely absolved the State Services Commission of blame for its role in the debacle. Audio

School principals are defending the right of Paeroa Central School to refuse to enrol an 11-year-old boy because he is violent and represents a risk to staff and students. Audio

Listening to that is our education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

The high-profile Maori education strategy launched five years ago with thousands of badges and stickers bearing slogans like I heart Maori success, has been a flop. Audio

Opponents of charter schools are staging a last-ditch effort to persuade MPs to vote against the legislation that will create the publicly-funded private schools. Audio

Opponents of charter schools are making a last-ditch effort to persuade MPs to vote against the legislation that will create the publicly funded private schools. Audio

The Ministry of Education is preparing for a multi-million-dollar revamp of nearly half of the country's stock of prefabricated school classrooms. Audio

Education experts are asking the Government to give more money to poor families and expand the Whanau Ora social and health programme to schools. Audio

A ministerial review says the Teachers Council should be replaced by a stronger organisation that can act as the independent professional voice for teachers. Audio

A ministerial review published today is calling for an overhaul of the Teachers Council. Audio

To look further at what today's budget means for people, with us now is our Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara, our Health Correspondent Karen Brown and our Education Correspondent John… Audio

With Geoff Robinson, our political editor Brent Edwards and our team of specialist correspondents. Audio

Nominations to be a school trustee close at midday today. Audio

For the first time since it was introduced, a majority of parents approve of the NCEA qualification. Audio