Overbearing parents whose children are repeatedly bullied may be part of the problem, with new research showing kids miss out on social skills when parents are too protective.

According to the OECD, New Zealanders waste a lot of time and money on tertiary education.

Paula Bennett's drive to improve the safety of our children against sexual abuse raises some important questions about the vulnerability of pupils

Building products giant Carter Holt Harvey is among companies battling a multimillion-dollar claim brought by the Ministry of Education over leaky schools.

Half a world away from the fairways of Edmonton's Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Lydia Ko's classmates huddled around TVs to watch the young champion.

I'm a bit in love with Finland, or at least its education system, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A change in approach from schools can help turn around students heading for failure, even over a short time, a new study indicates.

Students are to be locked out of a meeting to set new university fees after protests badly injured two security guards, one of whom needed surgery.

Many are being subjected to horrendous abuse, threats and bullying while using the social networking site Ask.fm.

News that Canterbury University is throwing $3,000 at students with top marks to enrol down south has been reported as though there was something unusual about it, writes Paul Little.

Misbehaving teachers facing disciplinary action may soon lose their automatic name suppression - but the national kindergarten federation is warning that those in trouble could still use other ways to retain anonymity.

It is a small victory but an important one. Parliament's regulations review committee has upheld our complaint against the secrecy of teachers' disciplinary proceedings.

Rodney Hide has a question for you: If you could wave a wand and change overnight one policy to make our country better, what would it be?

Put a nervous teenager on stage under the gaze of hundreds and ask him or her to spell "pneumatic" for a shot at glory.

Paedophile teacher James Parker's case was described as the worst of its kind in New Zealand history, so why did he get a minimum non-parole period of only seven years?

Teachers appearing before a disciplinary tribunal should be named, a parliamentary select committee has ruled.

James Parker "stoutly denied" any wrongdoing during a 2009 police interview when a boy complained he had been sexually abused by the former deputy school principal.

Paedophile school teacher James Parker has been sentenced to preventive detention in an emotionally-charged sentencing before his victims.

People who are too smart for their jobs are putting themselves at risk of depression, according to a new study.

School leavers are being urged to take advantage of competition between universities as one offers up to $3000 cash for those with high marks in NCEA.

Forget Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - a new version is helping young Kiwis learn about traffic safety.

New Zealand's leading universities and academics are behind international competitors when it comes to attracting cash from business, a new comparison shows.

Nearly half of the millions of dollars mistakenly overpaid to teachers by Novopay has not been given back - with repayment rates as low as $2.50 per week agreed on.

Of the kids who start at Takanini School each year, only 20 per cent have had early childhood education experience.

Churches Education Commission chief executive Simon Greening is joining us at 11am for a live chat on religious education in schools.