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I have no doubt Chris Hipkins is the worst and most ignorant (or dishonest) Minister of Education our nation has seen. He said this on ZB last week:"If people are concerned about kids who aren't achieving in mainstream schooling, the area to look is alternative education and activity centres."Hipkins and Ardern said to NZ before
In today's NZ Herald Sir Ian Taylor write a piece about a report from John Ryan and the Office of the Auditor General. Key points are: "On December 7 I was sent a link to the Office of the Auditor-General’s report on its “Inquiry into Callaghan Innovation’s procurement process” as it related to a complaint
Education is in genuine crisis in New Zealand and the statistics are now widely known. Jan Tinetti, the latest Minister of Education, is currently flapping around trying to say that she did not manipulate attendance data releases to coincide with a policy announcement. The data remains appalling in any case and, it is clear that
Our State schooling system, with some exceptions where there is a strong and academically focused leader, is in deep trouble. Indicators are: Less than 50% of students fully attending. Clear indicators of poor outcomes for Numeracy and Literacy. This includes a situation where the introduction of NCEA co-credits in 2024 may see the Level 1