Stories by John Gerritsen

This is what you need to know about the draft English and maths curriculums out for consultation.

Previously confidential legal advice on the school changes has been revealed.

Teachers are struggling to decide if teens should sit high-stakes literacy and maths tests before they're ready.

Schools have been running lunchtime and after-school revision as they race to prepare students for crucial NCEA literacy and numeracy tests next week.

The government said the change would reduce administration costs.

The government wants to add ensuring children attend class to schools' legislated objectives.

随着现有师资力量日益老龄化，加上有志投身教育行业的年轻人越来越少，新西兰正面临严重教育危机。

"With the drop off in people entering the profession, this country is going to be in serious trouble," Educational Institute president Mark Potter says.

The expectation that schools will be ready to teach the new curriculum next year is being dubbed "absolutely unrealistic". Audio

Poetry, spelling patterns and handwriting lessons are on the cards for primary-aged children.

Only a third of students from schools in poor communities passed literacy tests in May, and one in five passed numeracy tests, well below those of the most advantaged students.

The institution's chief executive also told Parliament some polytechnics are unlikely to be financially viable.

一线教师表示不希望把教学变成"应试教育"，但学生的考试通过率之低不得不让人反思。

The Qualifications Authority has a warning about students redoing numeracy and literacy tests if they have failed once already.

Emails show a Ministry of Education staff member feared appointments were not being made on merit.

Principals are calling for a rethink after worrying pass rates - some below 50% - for the new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

Two universities are financially considered "high risk". Audio

报告称，疫情期间过度使用电子设备且缺乏社交或是主要原因之一。评估机构建议提高幼教教育水平，并扫清贫困家庭儿童进入幼教机构的障碍。

Teachers said some children could not talk in sentences of more than four or five words. Audio

The government wants some polytechs to stand alone and to group the other, weaker ones together - but this option will be costly, advisers say. Audio

The government is hoping to increase the minimum notice of a strike to at least seven calendar days.

教育部呈递给政府的一份简报显示，该部希望到今年年底时能增加61个新学区，届时让学区总数达到1282个，覆盖新西兰略超一半的中小学。

An Education Ministry briefing to the government showed it expected to add 61 new enrolment schemes by 2025. Audio

The government has unveiled plans to group the weakest polytechnics together and let the strongest stand alone.

The government's charter school legislation will break labour, human rights and free trade provisions, according to the Council of Trade Unions.