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Matthew Hooton: Desperate times call for bold measures
OPINION: Brooke van Velden’s pay equity move is just the start of the savings needed.

Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.

Oxford honours pioneering Māori scholar with posthumous degree
Her family and iwi say they are grateful for the tribute to her memory.

'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.

On The Up: Kiwis accepted into Oxford, Harvard, Princeton and more
Three Bay of Plenty locals have been accepted into the world's most prestigious schools.

Trump threatens to ban 'joke' Harvard from enrolling foreign students
'Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning,' the President says.

Mum-of-eight graduates with degree earned during cancer treatment
Parata studied during chemotherapy, often logging in from Auckland Hospital.

'Felt very honoured': EIT valedictorian's journey from chef to nurse
Kayla Hughes is graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing and as one of two valedictorians.

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'.