My fellow columnist, broadcaster Jack Tame, says of children these days: we are "breeding them too soft".

Children at schools in poor areas are still lagging far behind their wealthy peers, with rising pass rates making but a small dent in the achievement gap, latest data shows.

Students should be taught to use words with intent, not as cute-sounding but empty Orwellian contrivances, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A new study by the Pew Research Centre has explored how social media and technology weave into every stage of the dating process, from flirting to break-up.

Turns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.

Four people in Auckland have caught meningococcal disease recently and all were seriously ill, according to the latest available statistics.

Schools are not taking field trips needed to teach core aspects of the curriculum in subjects like geography - instead having students watch videos.

It is a grim glimpse of the front line of social work - an 1100-page dossier of abuse and misery cataloguing the life of Benjamin*.

A child abuse expert says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the latest review of Child, Youth and Family will finally lead to big changes.

Rising numbers of pre-school children are being allowed to play with tablet computers and watch TV in bed, research shows.

Kura hourua is just one of a number of initiatives aimed at lifting Maori educational achievement but compared with other models it provides much greater autonomy and freedom.

Each week from now until the ASB YSPOTY awards function on November 28, we will profile past winners as we count down to the 25th annual event which honours the top young college sportspeople in the....

Joshua Uta was named the College Rugby League Player of the Year at an awards breakfast last month.

Topping the tables for youth suicide rates is not something any community would want to claim.

An Auckland teen living with the side-effects of a brain tumour has been chosen as the face of hope by a cancer charity.

A lack of sleep among teenagers who are spending the night hours on social media can cause depression and anxiety, according to a study.

Fears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.

Baradene will host their biennial tennis exchange for the Alumnae Cup next week and at the centre of their push for silverware will be 14-year-old Isabelle Coman.

Crusading chef wants a sugar tax to curb obesity and diabetes.

So, what should you aim for? Here are a few goals.

Put the phone down now, please.

A mob of schoolboys turned on a 19-year-old picking his little sister up from school when he tried to stop them attacking a younger student.

Jojo Stewart has managed to edge out the boys in the male-dominated field of computer science.

The Mosquito is an aptly named British-designed security device that emits a high-frequency sound audible only to young people, Jack Tame writes.

I hope the old boys' association keeps Simon Leese well stocked in good, single-malt whisky because he'd have needed a jolly stiff one after seeing his students, Kerre McIvor writes.

Two Kiwi teenagers have traded life in Taupo for two weeks' modelling work in China.

Emma Pewhairangi could have used her $20 "student of the month" prize to top up her cellphone or get free lunches for a week.

Toddlers in Britain are to be referred to weekly weight-loss classes to curb rising obesity levels.

Parents misbehaving on the sidelines have been warned to behave better and reminded that school-aged sport is "not the World Cup".