By Chris Ormond and Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, July 23 NZPA - Money could be put into improving teacher training so they were equipped to deal with special needs students, Associate Education Minister Heather Roy says.

Wellington, July 23 NZPA - The Education Review Office (ERO) has recommended boosting the ability of schools to have more inclusive programmes for special needs pupils after finding many schools are lacking in them.

By Chris Ormond of NZPA Wellington, June 2 NZPA - Education Minister Anne Tolley has been accused by her Labour opposite of dispatching a "hit-squad" to sort out schools not falling into line with the implementation of national standards.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - The Government agency which measures the quality of education in New Zealand says it is increasingly relying on tertiary institutions to "own" quality.

Wellington, Feb 3 NZPA - By ripping into teachers and unions over their opposition to national standards Prime Minister John Key has revealed a different agenda than helping students, New Zealand Principals' Federation president Ernie Buutveld says.

Feds pse q for 0400 Wellington, Feb 3 NZPA - The Government has "hit the panic button" with its campaign to explain national standards in schools, the primary teachers' union says.

Wellington, Jan 18 NZPA - The number of Ministry of Education interventions at at-risks schools substantially has increased fourfold in the past two years.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - A leaked Education Review Office (ERO) report described by Education Minister Anne Tolley as "alarming" is not as bad as the minister is making out, education sector union NZEI says.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - A leaked Education Review Office (ERO) report described by Education Minister Anne Tolley as "alarming" is not as bad as the minister is making out, education sector union NZEI says.

Wellington, Nov 13 NZPA - Auckland's Waimokoia Residential School for troubled children is to close, Education Minister Anne Tolley said today. The school with 35 students caters for seven to 13-year-olds with severe behavioural issues.