123RF New Zealand has one of the most-streamed education systems in the world, says Dave Armstrong, despite research showing streaming doesn’t work. OPINION: About eight years ago, I wrote a column about streaming in secondary schools, after a report by Professor Garry Hornby condemned the practice. Though his report was well-researched, streaming in our schools continued to the point that we have one of the most streamed education systems in the world. Last week, Tokona Te Raki – Māori Futures Collective – produced a report called Ending Streaming in Aotearoa, focusing on the teaching of mathematics. It highlighted four New Zealand schools that had recently abolished streaming, with positive results.