University College of Learning (UCOL) staff will strike today for a pay rise after months of negotiations and other industrial action has not resolved the negotiating stalemate.

An American-based firm has expressed interest in setting up a charter school in New Zealand.

A professor has been sacked after he accidentally beamed porn through a lecture room projector for all his students to see.

The Year 7 pupil at Liston College in Henderson was yesterday named the New Zealand sudoku champion at the inaugural New Zealand Festival of Mindsports in Thames.

Finding the right school is not an easy task. There are many complications, not least the relevance of data available on each school, and ongoing debate about the value of the qualifications offered.

James Newland is a little disappointed he only scraped a pass mark of 78 per cent in his latest physics exam. That is because he is top in the world at business studies.

It's not a battle to the death - but the robots in this weekend's national schools championships are still impressive machines.

A school that must pay out on a hefty backpay bill to hostel staff says the Govt needs to ensure boarding remains an affordable option.

Concerns are being raised that all religious symbolism could be abolished from schools following the removal of Bible studies from an Auckland school timetable.

A young guitarist with dreams of playing for Katy Perry or Rihanna is a step closer to realising that dream after being accepted into a top American music school.

The school that excluded an Asperger's student after a row with a teacher says the decision to remove the boy was not taken lightly, but it'll work with his family.

The family of an Asperger's child who was excluded from his high school after a dispute with a teacher hope he will be able to return to the school.

The internet and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets could be the difference for the survival of Te Reo Maori, says a senior Maori academic.

Internal assessments provide students and their teachers with "an element of the known" but can mean a higher workload, a school leader says.

The high school that excluded an child with Asperger's Syndrome after a dispute with a teacher over a skateboard says it is disappointed a judge has quashed its decision.

In the second of our three-part education series we investigate what's gone wrong - and how more time with better-trained teachers could help our kids lead the world again.

A Herald analysis shows students do far better under internal assessment, away from the pressure of tests

The Ministry of Education has hit back at suggestions it did not provide enough support to a school which later expelled a teenager with Asperger's.

A teenage boy with Aspergers and dyslexia was expelled because his school didn't feel it had the resources to look after him, lawyers for the pupil argued in court today.

The Secular Education Network is not anti-Christian as Dr Paul Moon's article written on February 13 suggests, writes David Hines.

As a rich historical and cultural tapestry the Bible has played a prominent role in the development of human civilisation over the past two millennia, both for better and for worse.

A Dunedin solo mother is disappointed after Aoraki Polytechnic cut a course she was signed up to start next week, but neglected to inform her.

Ateenage boy who suffers from Asperger's and dyslexia may receive one-on-one tutoring, as his family prepares for a court battle over his exclusion from a high school.

New Zealand's most at-risk school students should receive similar funding as those who are attending controversial charter schools, those involved in alternative education say.

An Auckland family whose son, who has dyslexia and Asperger's, was excluded from high school 10 months ago are taking their case to court.

Police have warned students and other O-Week revellers that anyone involved in lighting fires will be put before the courts.

What is going on with charter schools? Their justifying principle was fairly simple: they would receive funding for each pupil.

Parents are going to extreme lengths to give their children a head start before they hit the school system.