New ZealandNZ youth losing out in health, education, jobsNZ has one of the highest school dropout rates, with the sixth-lowest high-school completion rate in the developed world, a report has found.30 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandMigrant rewarded for her disciplined learning pathWhen 13-year-old Rennie Qin arrived from China four years ago she couldn't speak English and her parents couldn't afford to send her to the "good schools" - but that wasn't enough to stop her from striving for the top.18 Mar 03:00 PM
OpinionPaul Thomas<i>Paul Thomas:</i> NZ sadly trails behind in field of pointless research12 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandTertiary education funding to be performance linkedTertiary education providers will lose some funding if their students suffer high failure and drop out rates, Steven Joyce says.08 Mar 09:56 PM
New ZealandIndia leads boom in overseas study applicationsDespite the recession, export education is set for another boom year - thanks largely to India. 07 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandUniversity denies author's PhD claimAn American author who claims to have earned a doctorate at Victoria University has no such qualification, the university says.02 Mar 04:11 AM
New ZealandStudents who fail could lose their loansTertiary students who fail more than half their courses may lose their student loans as the Government moves to crack down on abuse.26 Feb 03:00 PM
New ZealandKey promises shake-up to weed out 'lazy' studentsThe Government is taking aim at lazy students and courses with high dropout or failure rates in looming reforms in tertiary education.09 Feb 03:00 PM
