Research

A three-part series starting today investigates how our schools are struggling to cope with kids who are "wired differently". The effects of education failure can be lifelong - and even fatal.

A Unicef study has found that New Zealand's education system is one of the most unequal in the world - especially between boys and girls.

Some teacher aides and trainee teachers in early childhood centres are being paid less than the minimum wage, a survey has found.

A form of play-based therapy may be effective for New Zealand children with autism, according to new research.

Children who spend more than two hours a day looking at a screen have worse memory, language skills and attention span, a landmark study has found.

New research shows that over the period from 2013 to 2016, young men from single sex boys’ schools have gained NCEA qualifications, University Entrance and New Zealand Scholarship passes in greater proportions than their counterparts at co-educational schools.

Schools around the country should operate under a national health food policy to combat diet-related diseases, Otago researchers say.

A new survey shows continued drop in New Zealanders' reading habits and fuels concerns about boys' reading.

Dr Nina Hood looks at the potential for Communities of Learning│Kāhui Ako (CoLs) to drive system-wide improvement and innovation.

A mathematics and statistics facilitator with the University of Auckland’s Team Solutions, explains why problem-based learning is still one of his go-to techniques when working with schools on raising maths and science outcomes.