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Principals push for fast-track, on-the-job teacher training
Principals want more fast-track trained teachers in their classes.
Academics: 'Our bosses are paid too much'
Academics want bosses paid no more than five times the lowest-paid workers.
Fees-free money could be better spent
Figures show free tertiary education is not serving any real need.
Massey's Auckland campus investigates 'cheating services'
Massey say they've received reports of students offering 'ghost writing' services.
Crimson Consulting: The court file they didn't want you to see
Documents have been released in the long-running Crimson Consulting court case.
Embattled Wintec boss Mark Flowers retires
Mark Flowers says the last few years have been "challenging".
Students face deportation after business school shut down
About 100 international students are being supported by NZQA.
Wintec's audit report costs $50,000 more than estimated
Wintec council reviewing six-figure draft report into its management's overseas spending.
Foreign students inject $100m into economy
Education is New Zealand's fourth largest export earner.
False representations: School director escapes conviction
NZQA prosecuted a school and its director over falsely representing its courses.
What a CV: The 5-year-old who has read 10,000 books - and is a hip-hop dancer
Chinese 5-year-old's CV goes viral, listing his 'rich and varied' life experience.
Josh Williams: Apprenticeships our hidden achiever
COMMENT: On-the-job training is our most cost-effective tertiary education.
Cheating on big scale is good business
As many as 31 million university students worldwide pay third parties to complete work.
Auckland Uni head Stuart McCutcheon steps down
University will seek staff and public input on what qualities to seek in its next leader.
Swarbrick: no stigma in mental health issues
Greens mental health spokeswoman tells AUT audience her teen anxiety was 'quite normal'.
Wealthiest students get half of uni scholarships
Schools in the most exclusive areas were winning up to $1 million in prizes each year.
University's ranking drop huge blow
EDITORIAL: Are trade-offs inevitable in the competitive tertiary education market?
Auckland Uni scraps most teacher support
University cuts services just as Government prepares new school advisory service.
Wintec paying two CEOs
Wintec chief executive Mark Flowers is getting paid while on extended sick leave
University challenged: Auckland Uni dealt blow as it drops out of world's top 200
Foreign students may now prefer Australia, which has nine universities in the top 200.
Judy McGregor: Women still struggle to make top of academia
COMMENT: Figures for the proportion of women academics at the top remain unacceptable.
Prosecution threat over uni boss seizing bongs from student flat
$25,000 fund to take legal action over proctor removing bongs from student flat.
Victoria University step closer to changing its name
Uni council votes to simplify the name to University of Wellington.
Comment: Why business confidence has fallen
COMMENT: We are clearly experiencing management by an unwieldy committee, says Paul Glass.
Three Kiwis bag Cambridge scholarships
Scholarships mark outstanding academic ability, leadership potential, integrity and vision
Simon Bridges backs calls for Massey University's vice-chancellor to resign
Simon Bridges is backing calls for Massey University vice-chancellor Jan Thomas to resign.
'Stunned' Brash calls for university boss to resign
Brash says emails show security was not the main reason for campus speech cancellation.
Hipkins announces takeover of polytechnics
Hipkins has made a preliminary decision to appoint a commissioner to the polytechnics.
Big read: How a high-school drop-out dared to dream of university
New university data indicates circumstances you're born into are likely yours for life.
Want to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer? Don't grow up poor
"People think education is a level playing field but this is showing that's not the case."
Editorial: Equal opportunity is eluding us
EDITORIAL: Too few children of the poor are making it to professional degree courses.
University students struggle with rising living costs
Three of the country's biggest universities are handing out hardship grants.
Editorial: Leaving school early is a mixed blessing
COMMENT: Early school leavers are finding a job but it is a mixed blessing for them.
