Schools have won a funding increase - but less than the rate of inflation.

Budget designed to largely keep pace with booming student numbers and demand.

A code-making young Kiwi has landed a coveted spot in an Oxford University programme.

Alex Steele realised in the Christchurch earthquake that she wanted to care for others.

More money will be spent lifting teacher numbers over the next four years.

A business school catering predominantly for Indian students has been deregistered.

Some tertiary students are going hungry as living costs are outrunning grants.

Psychologist and founder of Kidz Therapy Marie Kelly talks about her sensitive business.

COMMENT: Not surprising the Australian Government want to look after their own.

Australian proposals to hike uni fees for expat Kiwis are near-certain to go ahead.

News in brief from around the region.

A man who was born totally deaf will graduate with a Masters at Auckland University today.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

New Education Minister Nikki Kaye plans to be a 'modernising' Minister of Education.

NZQA says qualifications at a big school for international students may not be valid.

The University of Otago's human nutrition department is the latest in the firing line.

Hekia Parata sees merit in shifting teacher training to a post-graduate level.

COMMENT: University staff should be heeded when they cite pressure to drop standards.

Welby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.

COMMENT: Long-time saver looks for a way to escape the benefit trap, writes Mary Holm.

He has been accepted into a two-year Master in Public Policy course starting in August.

A former MIT lecturer said he resigned in protest when the student was not disciplined.

Academics say they're being told to pass incompetent students so they keep paying fees.

COMMENT: Things are looking up for the economics profession, but it comes with a caveat.

Massey University vet students have revealed a very cheeky fundraising venture.

A radical new report calls for interest on student loans to be reintroduced and UE to be scrapped.

Two Cabinet Ministers won't get their pension until age 67. But they're OK with it, saying they are likely to live longer.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A fledgling university club pulls the plug on the eve of O-week.

Intueri Education Group's $70.7 million of debt with ANZ Bank New Zealand is almost 60 times greater than its market value,