Universities may have to rethink their policies on staff-student relationships, following the Sophie Elliott case.

New Zealand will open its doors to 200 education scholarships for Pacific people, as well as commit $4.8 million towards the policing of Pacific fisheries, Prime Minister John Key announcement today.

Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab - the full Islamic veil.

Teaching is a privilege, but proposed changes require careful consideration, says an education lecturer.

Some students won't get student loans for their final years under the changed student loan scheme.

A unified qualifications framework will make life easier for employers and people who want to study, Steven Joyce says.

British student Richard Turner is so impressed with Maori TV he's travelled to NZ to find out why it's so successful - especially with Pakeha viewers.