Education news

What a leaked curriculum meeting reveals about knowledge, power and transparency

The process of putting together a national curriculum needs to be visible, Dr Stuart Deerness says.

After three years of relentless reform, what lies beyond the election for education?

Politicians face the hefty challenge of bridging divides and trying to bring the education sector back together.

New Zealand is cracking down on school attendance. Is it missing the bigger picture?

To lift academic achievement schools should help every child feel safe, supported and that they belong.

History curriculum is a 'sanitised view'

The new history curriculum fails to meet demands for an honest engagement with our past, says Lecturer Christopher Burns.

First Pacific Professor of Pacific ECE

AUT’s Professor Jacoba Matapo has become the world’s first Pacific Professor of Pacific Early Childhood Education.

Call for social educators in schools

Schools need to become more involved in young people's developmental needs in order give them the best chance in life, AUT academics say.

Will reform leave some students behind?

A challenge is building: how to support the rising number of students struggling in mainstream classrooms.

Extremist views increasing in schools

Incidents of toxic masculinity and extremist views are increasing in our schools and in online spaces where youth hang out, says AUT's Dr Judy Bruce.

NCEA Reform: Academic or Vocational?

The Government wants vocational education and training in the school curriculum, but how will it be decided whether a student takes a VET track?

Writers ignite kids' reading joy

Authors giving talks at New Zealand schools stoke enthusiasm for reading and writing, new research has found.