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Pushy adults put stress on their gifted children
Gifted children often feel pressure to over-achieve in order to excel later in life.
Schools monitor students' online exploits
Students are being warned schools are actively monitoring them online to check for misbehaviour.
Watch: School bus driver faces charges after slamming on brakes to teach kids a lesson
Douglas County School District bus driver Brian Fitzgerald has been fired and is facing charges after the incident. Video / Douglas County School District
Schools face roll explosion
An extra 30,000 children are predicted to turn up in Auckland classrooms over the coming decade.
Pupils face two-week stand-down over measles
Parents are being warned that unimmunised children will have to stay away from school for up to two weeks if they come into contact with measles.
Torched primary school to reopen on time
The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.
Devastating school fire deliberate
A blaze which "totalled" a block at Auckland's Glendowie Primary School is being investigated as an arson.
Fire devastates city school
Much of an Auckland primary school was in ruins last night after an intense blaze which created a vast plume of smoke visible from many parts of the city.
School fruit programme gets reprieve
Research shows the Fruit in Schools scheme is helping kids stay focused and better behaved in the classroom.
Primary teachers and Govt reach settlement
The Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.