John Gerritsen

Education groups are hoping for an end to austerity when the Budget is announced on Thursday. Audio

The Qualifications Authority is being urged to go undercover to catch student cheats. Audio

The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has indicated some education programmes will lose money in next week's budget. Audio

The education minister, Hekia Parata, has just announced that the government is pledging more money for education. Audio

The Government is sticking with the trouble-plagued school payroll system, Novopay, but is not giving it a full vote of confidence. Audio

A major school IT initiative with a budget four times bigger than the bungled Novopay project is running behind schedule. Audio

New Zealand's two-and-a-half billion-dollar foreign student industry is hurting under the combined weight of a high dollar and the global recession. Audio

New research says schools that streaming students according to academic ability are doing more harm than good. The University of Canterbury study shows school staff get most of the advantages of… Audio

The Ministry of Education is suing the makers of wall claddings used in leaky school buildings that now require one-and-a-half billion dollars in repairs. Audio

The Government is reconsidering the way it subsidises private schools but has ruled out an increase in next month's Budget. Audio

Teacher unions say the Government is preparing to give more money to private schools. Audio

Teacher unions are concerned the government is preparing to give more money to private schools. Audio

The government's planned partnership schools, publicly-funded private schools inspired by the charter schools that run in many US states, have attracted supporters and critics. Audio

The ACT Party leader, John Banks, says state schools are among the groups interested in setting up partnership schools next year. Audio

Victoria University has leapt to the top of a presitigious government list for the quality of its research. Audio

Early childhood education leaders are warning an oversupply of early childhood centres is resulting in job losses and will lead to closures. Audio

MPs have been asked to stop the Teachers' Council hiding the names of teachers who have abused children, stolen money, or driven while drunk. Audio

IT specialists say the technical review of the school payroll system, Novopay, indicates panic and crazy practices at the company behind the system, Talent2. Audio

The cost of fixing the school payroll system, Novopay, hit 11-million-dollars today with the announcement of a six-million-dollar compensation package for schools Audio

Schools are hoping government compensation for the extra time spent on the problem-plagued Novopay payroll system will enable them to reward their administration staff - or just balance their books. Audio