A former teacher from a leading Auckland school has been found guilty of an indecent act, namely masturbating in a classroom.

University of Otago PhD researcher Hazem Zohny has warned about myths and "hype" involving so-called "smart" drugs.

One-hundred and sixty-five students; 165 nicknames - Alec Campbell, Maniototo Area School's Deputy Principal, remembers them all.

Police and the Ministry of Education are investigating a bus driver who allegedly took up to 60 school kids on a mad 17km "joyride" to a Manukau Harbour settlement.

Evolve Education Group reported a net loss of $8.1 million, or 12.9 cents per share, in the period May 20.

Sir Owen Glenn has called on the Government to change the way philanthropic donations are taxed to encourage more people to "invest in their own country".

The University of Auckland is about to take a plunge into uncharted waters: A series of never-before-seen initiatives aimed at creating a generation of more enterprising graduates.

Primary schools are looking to adopt new policies that will see children begin at preset dates throughout the school year - meaning some will wait up to five weeks after they turn five.

University fee hikes are to be reined in by the Government - but a student union has dismissed any savings as paltry.

The lawyer for a man trying to remove religious instruction from schools has used the analogy of David and Goliath.

The provider of Bible studies will argue in court today for the right to be heard in a legal battle over religious studies being taught in state schools.

More funding for children with special needs has topped an informal wishlist for teachers ahead of this year's Budget.

None of the charter schools opened this year have yet reached capacity - with one for Pasifika students chaired by All Black Michael Jones failing to meet its targeted roll by 40 per cent.

It is a question that keeps some parents awake at night. Should children be allowed to take mobile phones to school?

Providers of Bible studies at more than 660 public Kiwi schools will head to the High Court next week to fight to keep religious studies in our classrooms.

Secondary school students were handed a pamphlet branding women in de facto relationships "cheap prostitutes".

A principal who escaped conviction for slapping a student is back at school, outraging the mother of his victim.

Otago University researchers have come out on top in health awards scooping up more than $1.8 million in funding for research.

Students will be sitting exams on computers by the end of this year, as NZQA plans to get rid of some paper-based exams altogether as soon as 2018.

Two of New Zealand’s top scientists have watched their daughters graduate on the same stage they were seated this week.

More than 20 per cent of students who applied but failed last year to enter university have managed to fight their way back in.

The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.

Forcing students sitting scholarship exams to pay more per exam will just put another hurdle before teenagers in poorer communities, Labour says.

Students at Oxford University in Britain are being allowed to compete in the biggest rugby tournaments of the season only if they agree to attend anti-misogyny workshops.

Massey University has announced a blanket ban on all watches from exam rooms to beat cheats.

Auckland University officially opens its 5.2ha Newmarket Campus tomorrow although students have been there for many months.

A former teacher of a leading Auckland school has been found to have been masturbating in a classroom while watching pornography.

A Christchurch high school has today denied standing down a bearded student who allegedly refused to comply with its facial hair policy.

The Australian doctor who fled to Syria to join ISIS has hit out at claims he was brainwashed into making the move in an open letter.