Experts urge overhaul of school system following falling student achievement
Photo: 123RF The chair of the Tomorrow's Schools Review Taskforce which reviewed the entire school system for the government two years ago, Bali Haque, said the problem was the inevitable result of a failing system. He was backed by other experts who said teachers could not reverse declining achievement without big changes to the way schools are run. Their comments followed the Principals' Federation's call earlier this week for the Education Ministry to show more leadership in tackling declining student performance in a range of international and national tests. Haque said the principals' cr...
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