(February 2010)  President's viewpoint - Real improvements better than political stunts 3;  A student is more than a test score 4;  Auditor general weighs in to behaviour debate 5;  STCA - a big industrial year 6;  School choice - the vultures are circling 7;  PPTA hopes cabinet reshuffle will lead to ACE rethink 8;  NZQA scans horizon for electronic marking of NCEA 8;  Salary assessment for new and beginning teachers 13;  PPTA develops professional learning toolkit for teachers 13;  Letters to the editor: Not listening; For the students; Well trained teachers the key to alternative education 14.

(December 2009)  President's viewpoint - Spirit of the times 3; The complex nature of information (Teacher librarians) 4; Stealing the show (Treasury Challenges and choices) 5; NZ youth resilience scheme inspires Denmark 6; National standards vs NZ curriculum 6; Members tease out collective claims 7; Women "effectively working for free" 7; Story time with the Minister 8; Significant contributions recognised 8; MoE wanted plug pulled from alternative education 9; Book review - Scoring a big "C-" for capitalism 10; Canadian economist to talk with PPTA activists 10;  Letters to the editor: Guidance counselling makes a vital contribution 11.

(October 2009) Intro: Discussions of “league tables” of NCEA results in secondary schools and the proposed “national standards” in primary schools have drawn attention once again to what is often called “the gap” - the wide variation in success rates for different groups gaining school-based qualifications. In New Zealand this has tended to focus on differences between Maori and Pakeha but it arises also in discussion of social class. Up and  down the country newspaper editorials and commentators on radio and television have sung the same tune: the failure of students must be laid at the door of teachers. In relation to the proposed standards, the tone is of outrage that teachers should be “scared” of being held accountable. Spokespersons for schools and the occasional academic have tried (largely in vain) to argue that achievement differences are largely the result of social class and home background and hence it is ethically wrong to hold teachers accountable for them. This debate (“social class” vs “teacher accountability”) mirrors one which has been going on for a long time in many countries but particularly in the United States where the gaps between African Americans/Latinos and white Americans and between wealthy schools and poor schools are enormous.

(November 2009) President's viewpoint - Shabby and cyncial 3; Why the hold-up? 4; Virtual lesssons win accolades 5; The community face of ACE cuts 6; ACE petition reaches parliament 6; Social class linked to achievement 7; Pacific unions tackle major challenges 8; Tapping into the student voice 8; CTU conference explores alternatives 9; UK and NZ teacher unions share concerns 9; Speaking out for democracy 11; Proposed registration changes - flagging the snags 12; Developing a timetabling policy 13; Cockroaches, class size and student achievement 13; Ode to night classes 14; Letter to the editor: Ed research - selective, seldom peer reviewed (Michael Peterson) 14; Letter to John Key ... from adult students studying French at Hutt Valley High School 14;

(October 2009) President's viewpoint - Testing times ahead 3; Tolley unaware of the value of guidance counsellors 4; Educational research - a form of lying? 5; Tea party of steps of parliament 6; A night out with the YANTs 6; ACE protests hit the streets 7; Annual conference 8; Teachers, principals must remain united 10; Students deliver stunning korero 11; Lagging minimum wage needs a hurry-up 11; Quite a few things you always wanted to know about vouchers, but were afraid to ask... 12; Tussles over tenure 14; Letter to the editor: Marching in a collective spirit (Wellington H.S.) 14; Letter to the editor: Time for a lab manager allowance? (Patrick Kelly) 15; Column: The teachers they are a changin' (Nathan Kerr); Area school teachers meet to discuss next ASTCA 16.

(2009) O'Neill, John. New Zealand research says teachers matter most: truth or 'truespeak'?  presentation to PPTA Wellington Regional Seminar 21 August 2009.

(September 2009) President's viewpoint - For now sits expectation in the air, 3; Standing up for students, 4;Taking in tomorrow's teachers, 4; Facing the music in schools, 5; Waikato conference tackles behaviour, 6;Recommended reading for new teachers, 7; Curriculum issues out in Copenhagen, 7; A lifetime commitment to political action (obituary Bernadette Childerhouse), 8; Conservation in the classroom - CWI, 8; Signing the right agreement, 9; Science teacher questions MoE's lab safety policy (letter to the editor), 11; McDonald's employees earn while they learn (letter to the editor), 11.