When Rodney Hide complained last year that the Government "wasn't doing anything" the point he was trying to make was that it hadn't set a course for the sort of economic reform it had talked about before the election.

Wellington, March 11 NZPA - Some redundancies are inevitable at the Education Ministry as it seeks to prune $25 million from its $441 million budget, Education Secretary Karen Sewell said today.

By Chris Ormond of NZPA Wellington, March 10 NZPA - Funding cuts within the Education Ministry will negatively impact on education quality as a result of less research and less teacher and curriculum development, says Labour's education spokesman Trevor Mallard.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - Jobs will go at the Education Ministry as it seeks to find $25 million in savings. Education Minister Anne Tolley said the ministry would "reshape" its role, size and focus and there would be staff reductions in low priority areas.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - School truancy officers are key figures in the battle against wagging, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - More than 30,000 children a day are cutting classes, a new report on truancy says. and Education Minister Anne Tolley is promising to tackle the problem.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - Education Minister Anne Tolley has appointed the independent group which will work with her on the implementation of national standards in schools.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - Primary teachers are calling on the Government to ignore an "ideologically-driven" report on school choice. Education Minister Anne Tolley is approaching it cautiously and says she will consider it.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - The Government is considering a modified version of the education voucher scheme for the worst and best performing students.

Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - The Government says it is going to remove "unnecessary red tape" around creches at gyms and in shopping malls.