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Big ideas from little problems
A Bright Sparks finalist who invented a device that finds the nearest available parking space says he would love to go on and invent other things.

Sex 101 for foreign students
A NZ business school is to include sex education in its curriculum because managers say many students from Asia are 'sexually ignorant'.

Students pay foreigners to do their work
Students are paying people overseas to do their homework, according to a company that "outsources" work.

Schoolboy heroes 'simply doing their duty'
Three teenage boys have been praised as heroes for their actions after a serious collision.

Diploma rort: 50 students rejected
An Auckland university campus rejected about 50 foreign students who could speak barely a word of English.

UK school highlights gay achievements to stop bullying
The teaching programme, which recognises the contribution of gay people in history, was created in an effort to stamp out homophobic bullying.

Tapu Misa: No easy formula for pupils doing well
If you tell children they're failures, they tend not to disappoint you.

$40 yearly slug on top of student loan
Student loan holders are about to be hit with a $40 administration fee for every year they don't repay their loan.

National standards: <b>Readers respond</b>
We asked readers if they had confidence in the Govt's national education standards, after more than 200 schools rejected them.

Top school makes te reo compulsory
Te reo Maori is finding a home in one of the country’s most prestigious schools, with King's College making it a compulsory subject for all Year Nine students.