John Gerritsen

The Government has called off debt collectors trying to reclaim money from teachers and school staff overpaid by the school payroll system, Novopay. Audio

Principals say they have managed to convince the Government to back down on its plan to make it illegal to carry out drug searches and drug testing at schools. Audio

Critics of charter schools say new documents show the government is trying to stack the odds in favour of the controversial publicly-funded private schools. Audio

new computer system that caused headaches for Correspondence School teachers and students last year was plagued by consistently poor decision-making, according to a report the school tried to keep… Audio

The president of the Post Primary Teachers Association, Angela Roberts, says an independent review was brave for criticising the Correspondence School's introduction of a new computer system. Audio

Principals say information from yesterday's Census has special importance for schools. Audio

The Tertiary Education Union says job cuts will follow tougher rules for clawing back money from institutions that enrol fewer students than the government has funded them for. Audio

A major survey shows secondary schools are in a worse state than they were three years ago. Audio

A prominent Maori educator, Pem Bird, says large numbers of Maori and Pasifika groups want to set up charter or partnership schools because they are desperate to improve their children's education. Audio

The Labour Party says the education minister, Hekia Parata, is not in control of the education portfolio and the big decisions are being made by other ministers. Audio

Groups wanting to run charter schools have told MPs the education system is failing Maori and Pasifika children and they could do a better job. Audio

New evidence shows parents at one Christchurch school opposed a merger with a poorer school because of fears about the behaviour of that school's children. Audio

The 19 Christchurch schools the government wants to merge or close are now beginning to think about how they will formally respond to the plans. Audio

Angry children, parents and teachers have been marching on the Ministry of Education's Christchurch office this afternoon. Audio

Thousands of Christchurch people are today preparing to vent their anger at the government's plans to close or merge 19 of the region's schools. Audio

Some Christchurch schools are preparing a last-ditch fight tonight against the Government's plan to close or merge them. Audio

Parents, children and teachers at Christchurch schools facing the axe are preparing a last-ditch fight tonight after learning that the Government still wants to close or merge them. Audio

The Government will tell 31 Canterbury schools today whether it wants to continue with plans to merge or close them. Audio

The chief ombudsman, Beverley Wakem, says the government's plans for charter schools are unconstitutional. Audio

Tertiary institutions have started their new academic year smarting from cuts totalling several million dollars. For the first time, the Government has applied rules allowing it to claw-back up to 5%… Audio