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Key: Students need to respect taxpayer funding
The Govt can afford interest-free student loans but there needs to be more respect for taxpayer funding, John Key says.
NZ youth losing out in health, education, jobs
NZ has one of the highest school dropout rates, with the sixth-lowest high-school completion rate in the developed world, a report has found.
Migrant rewarded for her disciplined learning path
When 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.
Tertiary education funding to be performance linked
Tertiary education providers will lose some funding if their students suffer high failure and drop out rates, Steven Joyce says.
India leads boom in overseas study applications
Despite the recession, export education is set for another boom year - thanks largely to India.
University denies author's PhD claim
An American author who claims to have earned a doctorate at Victoria University has no such qualification, the university says.
Students who fail could lose their loans
Tertiary students who fail more than half their courses may lose their student loans as the Government moves to crack down on abuse.
Key promises shake-up to weed out 'lazy' students
The Government is taking aim at lazy students and courses with high dropout or failure rates in looming reforms in tertiary education.