A substitute teacher in the US has been slammed after telling a young cancer survivor: "If you're bald, you won't be pretty."

Nine Indian students who had been facing deportation have been offered a deal that would let them reapply for student visas after returning to India.

Supporters of Indian students who have taken sanctuary in an Auckland church to avoid deportation say the students' vigil is entering its final days.

Comment: New ways of teaching have some merits, but many flaws.

COMMENT: AUT University says it is looking at developing journalism as a skill-set rather than a career prospect, John Drinnan writes.

COMMENT: We need a return to the anti-drug movies of the 1930s as we fight a new danger destroying families and communities, writes Paul Charman.

An Auckland schoolboy was approached by an unknown man in a white van yesterday, in what is suspected to be an attempted abduction.

A teacher has come up with a unique way to encourage students to strive for higher educational achievement.

Church says students welcome for as long as they need sanctuary.

A Herald film on a year in the life of Papakura High School has "flipped a switch" in the students' minds, says one of the film's star talents.

Labour, Greens, Maori Party add weight to call for inquiry into claims of abuse of children in state care.

New Zealand's most senior Catholic has appealed to fellow Catholic, Prime Minister Bill English, to reconsider plans to deport Indian

Radical changes are needed to New Zealand's schooling model to stop the success of wealthy schools at the expense of the poor, education experts say.

A 13-year-old Auckland student came home with a maths puzzle that left his parents scratching their heads. Can you solve it?

In Papakura, in Auckland's south, crime and gangs are a regular feature of many students' lives and can affect their education.

Students at Papakura High School are striving to change the community's perception of their school, one of the country's most disadvantaged.

Learn more about The Rising Foundation, a charity helping students from schools like those in Under The Bridge, the Herald's documentary project.

Papakura High School has a falling roll, and as far as results go, it's among the worst schools in the country. But there is hope.

In this video, school staff including principal John Rohs discuss the impact of a variety of social issues on the students.

At the edge of the city and margins of society, a school is fighting back.

Joanna Li scored a perfect 40 out of 40 in her scholarship history exam - despite taking it a year early.

Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.

A team of journalists spent a year inside one of the country's most underprivileged schools filming the Herald's first long-form documentary.

Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School.

Pass rates for the controversial MCAT exam, which reduced some students to tears, are higher than previous years.

Anxious wait over for 7500 top students who will get their scholarship results today.

At the edge of the city and the margins of society a school and its students are battling for a brighter future. This is the story of a year inside their world.

A teacher who held a student against a wall while yelling and swearing, says she's deeply remorseful and wants to be allowed to continue teaching.

Under The Bridge marks the New Zealand Herald's first foray into long-form documentary making.

Andrew Little's choice of Willie Jackson as a Labour candidate has raised further concerns about his past comments and support for charter schools.