The case of a 14-year-old with Asperger's syndrome excluded from his school has highlighted that teachers are not being taught how to deal with autistic students.

The Ministry of Health has written to school principals advising them to ensure all pupils, parents and staff are immunised against measles as an outbreak threatens to sweep the country.

More than 80 per cent of Kiwi girls left school with a qualification last year, provisional figures released today show.

Auckland Uni is at risk of slipping from a "storehouse of knowledge to a foreign warehouse" as it is increasingly catering for international students at the potential expense of NZers, says Shane Jones.

In an ideal world, parents would teach their children respectful attitudes to sex. In reality, that is not always happening.

When dental hygienist Cynthia Wallbridge read in the Herald that 40 per cent of New Zealand 5-year-olds have tooth decay, she was dismayed.

Respectful attitudes to sex would become a core part of sex education in schools under an overhaul recommended to the Govt.

It was during his time in Auckland that Dr William Tan says he "blossomed" as a long-distance wheelchair athlete, breaking numerous national records.

More investment needs to go into the country's universities if they're to move higher up a list ranking the world's institutions, the head of Auckland University says.

An 18-year-old US student is allegedly suing her parents for refusing to pay for her college education.

Aspiring teachers should be trained mostly at schools instead of university to help get the best and brightest in front of classrooms, a report argues.

Religious instruction policies will not be altered, despite some schools making changes after complaints from parents, the Ministry of Education says.

University College of Learning (UCOL) staff will strike today for a pay rise after months of negotiations and other industrial action has not resolved the negotiating stalemate.

An American-based firm has expressed interest in setting up a charter school in New Zealand.

A professor has been sacked after he accidentally beamed porn through a lecture room projector for all his students to see.

The Year 7 pupil at Liston College in Henderson was yesterday named the New Zealand sudoku champion at the inaugural New Zealand Festival of Mindsports in Thames.

Finding the right school is not an easy task. There are many complications, not least the relevance of data available on each school, and ongoing debate about the value of the qualifications offered.

A school that must pay out on a hefty backpay bill to hostel staff says the Govt needs to ensure boarding remains an affordable option.

Concerns are being raised that all religious symbolism could be abolished from schools following the removal of Bible studies from an Auckland school timetable.

A school trustee has quit and a family withdrawn their child in protest at an explicit sexual education programme at a West Coast primary.

International students are paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend our state schools - funding that is crucial to lessons, teacher development and other support for locals.

A young guitarist with dreams of playing for Katy Perry or Rihanna is a step closer to realising that dream after being accepted into a top American music school.

The school that excluded an Asperger's student after a row with a teacher says the decision to remove the boy was not taken lightly, but it'll work with his family.

The family of an Asperger's child who was excluded from his high school after a dispute with a teacher hope he will be able to return to the school.

The internet and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets could be the difference for the survival of Te Reo Maori, says a senior Maori academic.

Internal assessments provide students and their teachers with "an element of the known" but can mean a higher workload, a school leader says.

The high school that excluded an child with Asperger's Syndrome after a dispute with a teacher over a skateboard says it is disappointed a judge has quashed its decision.

In the second of our three-part education series we investigate what's gone wrong - and how more time with better-trained teachers could help our kids lead the world again.

A Herald analysis shows students do far better under internal assessment, away from the pressure of tests