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'Government needs to wake up': Ucol proposes to cut 74 roles
Ucol proposes to cut 17% of staff, affecting Whanganui, Palmerston North and Masterton.
Number of people studying education continues to drop
New Zealand's education crisis deepens; numbers studying significantly drop since 2015.
University law school merger decision looms amid legal challenge threats
The proposal could go ahead despite overwhelming opposition from the university's senate.
Editorial: Wealth, not race, divides educational opportunities
OPINION: Education in this country is being increasingly divided by class.
Act MP launches bill to stop universities offering ‘race-based services’
It follows on from a Cabinet directive last year to create a 'colourblind' public service.
Bill English on fixing the health system - and the Auckland iwi leading the way
The former Prime Minister thinks there are plenty of ways to improve performance.
11 courses on the chopping block under proposed changes to NorthTec
NorthTec says the courses under consultation had low demand for several years.
Law school stoush: Auckland Uni vice-chancellor faces backlash
Academics move to reject proposal to merge university's law and business faculties.
Outrage as university says AI tutors will run lectures in course
Three AI programs are set to replace lecture slides in a university course this semester.
Major review links microplastics to reproductive, digestive harm
Researchers urge governments to ban single-use plastics immediately.
'Aim high': Teen scores $135,000 scholarship to Australian university, sheds Olympic dream
Hastings Christian School's Lucy Smith chose academics over an Olympic dream.
Shane Reti says health portfolio in good shape for Simeon Brown
While he has lost health, Reti says he is still representing Whangārei at the top table.
Consumer NZ says Crimson Education start-up should make contracts clearer
Consumer says law change needed.
Results revealed: Drop in NCEA Level 1 achievement
Result brings 'literacy and numeracy in New Zealand into sharp focus'.
Polytechs could go up for sale when Te Pūkenga is disestablished
In a surprise move, the sale of polytechnics will be on the table.
Why university free speech policies are getting a revamp
Coalition tweaks university rules to curb 'risk-averse' free speech approach.
'Otago is still a very, very good place to be': Student leader says scarfies thriving
Housing and the cost of living remain key issues for Otago's students.
Universities face high demand for degrees in artificial intelligence
There has been an increase in student interest from fields outside computer science.
Failing student kills 8, injures 17 in knife attack at Chinese school
Yixing police said the suspect was a 21-year-old former student at the school.
Powerful haka for High School Dux goes viral world-wide
A haka for Hastings' Flaxmere College Dux Naomi Sai, 18, has gone viral across the world. Video / Naomi Sai
Newly minted unicorn: Jamie Beaton's Crimson raises $68m at $1b valuation
'It's the single biggest cheque we've ever written.'
Jarrod Gilbert: Are disengaged students prepared for the workforce?
OPINION: I'm convinced there is one trick to life, and it's this.
YouTubing maths teacher offers students a unique way to prepare for exams
Maths teacher and founder of YouTube channel infinityplusone, Subash Chandar K offers students a unique way to study and prepare for their NCEA exams. Video / NZ Herald
'If someone leaves me something in their will, am I obliged to accept it?'
OPINION: Mary Holm on inheritances, shares for uni students and the red-hot CGT debate.
Auckland, Otago drop in world university rankings
NZ's top universities fall in new world rankings as sector group says there's work to do.
'No simple answer': Student party crush tragedy sparks safety calls
Coroner makes safety recommendations five years after Sophia Crestani's death.
Quality over volume: Auckland uni's new education approach
NZ’s higher education sector must evolve to drive business and innovation.