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Coping with wilful kids? It's as easy as ABCD
Working with - rather than against - spirited children is key, finds Donna McIntyre.

King's boys play game of their lives...
Three days after burying their mate, King's College First XV played the game of their lives to beat arch-rivals Auckland Grammar.

Kerre Woodham: Teenage years are a killer
My 22-year-old daughter will graduate from law school this year.

Same-sex date banned at school ball
A Wellington boys' college has banned a student from bringing his male date to this weekend's school ball.

Paul Holmes: Nothing for free - it's the basic welfare rule
Cutting benefit costs a tough task, but there are avoidable mistakes.

SPA: Don't force Te Reo on teachers
Forcing teachers to take courses to learn Te Reo Maori will backfire, the president of the Secondary Principals' Association says. A new report to Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has recommended tertiary level Maori language be made...

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> If Sir Peter says so
Someone who has done nothing but alienate large groups of teachers is a deadbeat choice for the job of Education Minister, says Dita De Boni.

<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Shameful confession of abuse
Two years ago I wrote a shameful email entitled 'Mathletics' to my daughter's teacher. It read: "I need to confess ... "

Under-fire training strategy put under Govt microscope
Low completion rates and questions over funding claims prompt sweeping review of $180m system.