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Anglican Bishop expresses support for King's College

Absenteeism often cry for help

Message sinking in: switching schools bad for kids

Transient students struggle to catch up

Turnover rates at some schools are sitting at around 56 per cent - more than half of the children who start the year don't finish there.

Truancy services' focus may shift

School dropout levels fall over past 10 years

Police get tough on after-ball parties

Teens in Third World schooling

Our neediest teenagers are often being educated in "Third World" conditions without trained teachers, textbooks or standard school services.

University limits locals

Sir Ed's house begins trek to new base

A small stencil used by Sir Edmund Hillary to mark crates for one of his expeditions is likely to go on show in the Hillary family home.

Classroom stabbing blamed on bullying

A boy who stabbed his teacher four times with a knife had been bullied by other pupils, his family say.

Hillary home on the move to new role

<i>Annemarie Quill:</i> Kids' TV offers more than illiteracy and obesity

"Where is the zapper?" is as constant a question in our house as "where are your shoes?"

Unis plan to fast-track enrolment restrictions

Rise in number of young without income

The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.

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