Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmersto...

The Olympics may be over, but some of our top Olympians are still showering themselves in glory. Sam looks at Lydias Ko's remarkable month and casts his eye ahead to the Paralympics. 

The Court of Appeal has upheld an Employment Court ruling that Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors.  

Across the country, public schools are facing steep declines in enrollment, while the movement to use public funds for private education grows.

Dana Goldstein, who covers education and families for The New York Times, explains why so many parents are using taxpayer money ...

Government promises schools in England more money to make up for lost learning, but the school catch-up tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, quits anyway. What's going on? The BBC's Branwen Jeffreys tells all. And, after our chat with Seb Coe yesterday, the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes repor ...  Show more

South Africa’s teachers are worried.Children seem to be dropping out of school at alarming rates.Experts say the problem isn’t new, but it certainly hasn’t been helped by Covid-19.The pandemic has forced many families to pull their kids out of the classroom – but at what cost?And ...  Show more

Long after schools have fully reopened after the pandemic, one concerning metric suggests that children and their parents have changed the way they think about being in class.

Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter for The Times, discusses the apparent shift to a culture i ...