Education
The school kids gunning for a world quiz title
Four bright young minds from Palmerston North are off to the World Kids' Lit Quiz in Johannesburg, South Africa. Audio
One year, one hospital, one community
With rural health care under the spotlight, our guest this week sheds some light on working in a small country hospital. Sophia Zohrab is among 12 med students on Auckland University's rural medicine… Audio
Schools struggle to recruit board members
Just 2000 parents have applied across 10,000 soon-to-be empty school board positions. Audio
Game developer and physics teacher to make STEM school
Tristan O'Hanlon and Grinding Gear Games co-founder Jonathan Rogers are starting a high school focussed on sciences and computer programming. Audio
Sixty percent of rural and small schools without enough
With 10,000 places across school boards open for nominations - only 2000 people have so-far put their name forward, with the deadline looming this month. Audio
Australia wipes $17 billion off student loans
"Getting an education shouldn't mean a lifetime of debt," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
The Panel with Allan Blackman and Cindy Mitchener Part 2
The Panel talks to a school principal who is cutting back on those troublesome school lunches because their students don't eat them. They also pay tribute to Gisborne's Muirs Bookshop which celebrates… Audio
Shane Reti: No quotas for Pacific students at new medical school
But the Minister for Pacific Peoples and Universities says the academic institution in Waikato will prioritise under-represented communities.
Otago University look at cutting number of doctoral scholarships due to financial pressures
Financial pressures are forcing Otago University to look at cutting the number of doctoral scholarships. Otago University Vice Chancellor Grant Robertson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Kids are being labelled 'dumb' when they're not
In a school system obsessed with assessment, kids with non-linear intelligence can too easily fall through the cracks, says teacher and writer Welby Ings.
Specialist education staff to test new partial strike pay-docking laws
The legislation - which passed last month - means employers can again deduct workers' wages, including for industrial action that doesn't amount to a full strike.
Westlake Boys' on why they ditched NCEA level 1
As the government mulls what it's going to do about NCEA level one, a school that ditched it two years ago has no regrets. Westlake Boys' High School headmaster Paul Fordham spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Savvy Students: Healthy Eats
If you think student flats survive on beer and not much else, think again. Katy Gosset talks to savvy students who are debunking that stereotype. She learns some healthy hacks and meets one Dunedin… Audio
New medical school boasts better cost-benefit ratio, business case shows
Dean of the University of Auckland's medical school says the figures used mean it was not a fair comparison.
Fears grow for NorthTec as more cuts loom
It comes as Northland's biggest vocational education provider scrambles to break even amid the break-up of mega-institute Te Pūkenga.
Schools in literacy crisis, advocates warn
Schools are now blowing their budgets on extra lessons because they are unable to cope with tough new tests, Lifting Literacy Aotearoa says. Audio
Schools blowing budgets on extra lessons due to students' poor literacy
Teens are skipping classes and schools are blowing their budgets on extra lessons because students' poor literacy leaves them unable to cope with tough new NCEA tests. Education correspondent John… Audio
Pay parity scheme for early childhood teachers scrapped
The union says its members are "absolutely infuriated" about the move. Audio
Newly qualified ECE teachers will collectively lose $22 million: Cabinet paper
A Cabinet paper shows newly qualified early childhood teachers will collectively lose as much as $22 million over the next two years. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The role of lobbying in NZ's new medical school
Political commentator and Integrity Institute director Bryce Edwards says it is not a health policy, but a political decision made without due process. He speaks to Emile. Audio
