Well that's a stretch. I'm not aware of any of the Iwi land owners doing that.
Iwi is already buying school land. Iwi buys school's land - Times In fact they've become the MoE's biggest landlords! Historical land ownership deal for iwi secured in land back efforts. (nzte.govt.nz)
Interesting to read the reasons Raewyn Tipene gave for revisiting the charter school model: Raewyn Tipene opened Whangārei-based Te Kāpehu Whetu in 2014 as part of the original kura hourua charter school initiative and then took the option to turn it into ...
@Drowsy Imho, some Kiwis who believe they are well-served by systemic inequality will resist meaningful change with every fibre of their being – they know the benefits of keeping bottom feeders hungry. I don't know anyone who fits that description. It's ...
Yes. Is there an end to this? I doubt it.
You're overthinking this - politicians aren't that smart . And when Mickey wrote out Reti's comment, he missed out the full quote. Here it is: Speaking to RNZ, Reti said the mandate work was not on "an active schedule", but he had discussed it with ...
The problem or the Palestinians in Gaza is that since 2007, they have not been allowed an election, and "only a fraction of the territory’s current population ever cast a ballot for Hamas." The 2006 election that led to Hamas taking over Gaza - The ...
Yes, I agree, Exceot for "the IDF ground invasion of Gaza would become Israel's own Iraq disaster". I'm not sure it will become a disaster; I suspect Israel will elminate any semblance of Hamas leadership. However it may only be for a time, and then, rinse...
I agree with a lot of what SPC has written below, with the following thoughts: 1. I understand what Hamas have claimed about the October attacks, but I don't buy it. My view is that the October attack was calculated to solicit exactly the type of reaction ...
@Drowsy "Additional direct govt action/support to mitigate poverty would pay dividends, and if "it's not affordability that's the problem", then why not give it a go? An interesting question, no?" An interesting question, yes. Reducing poverty was one of ...
@Drowsy ...then why not do more to mitigate economic inequality directly, rather than attempting to mitigate the impacts of inequality on educational achievement. Education is a key factor in addressing inequality. Partnership schools had particular ...
Under the commonly accepted terminology for an economic recession.
An oppositions 'relentless negativity' doesn't put an economy into recession. Good try though
@ Drowsy Your graph on wealth inequality is timely, considering the conversation happening around partnership schools, and considering how they were so readily adopted by Maori.
"So not really a risk then as you proudly announced." Yes, it's a significant risk. "Noting also that the failing literacy rates of those students are those who came through national standards…………" National standards were not introduced until 2010. "...the...
"Charter schools are for-profit education businesses, which suck up state education funds to pay for the lifestyle of directors." Does that include Te Kura Maori o Waatea, an initiative of the Manukau Urban Māori Authority? Or the South Auckland Middle ...
A depression "may be defined as an extreme recession that lasts three or more years or which leads to a decline in real gross domestic product (GDP) of at least 10% in a given year." Depression in the Economy: Definition and Example (investopedia.com) NZ ...
My view is it's a shame partnership schools were not given more time, because there is sufficient evidence they were achieving for students. Unfortunately Labour were ideologically trapped. It is funny looking back on some of the eommentary at the time ...
If they "clipped the ears of any idle kids" it must have been a while ago. Corporal punishment in schools was banned in 1990, 34 years ago.
There are monitoring gaps across the entire education system, yet we don't go around shutting public schools. For that matter, our public education system has taken our literacy rates backwards at a rate of knots in recent times (https://www.newshub.co.nz/...
Yes, I believe that all continued on as ‘special character’ schools after the public push back to the announcement they were to be abolished.
It's interesting, because when Labour chose to integrate these schools by force, two senior Maori educationalists, Sir Toby Curtis and Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi lodged a Treaty claim "alleging the Crown's actions in closing partnership schools will have a...
@Drowsy "And, since "it's not affordability that's the problem", maybe more investment at the top of the cliff, lest Kiwi social workers, no matter how well trained/resourced, continue to be overwhelmed in their well-intentioned efforts to paper over socio...
They are all subject to ERO and MoE oversight, and risk losing their licences if they don't.
"The UK performance declined 2000 to 2022 under charter schools." But NZ's performance also declined with almost all schooling public?
Looking at the mean performance for 2022, NZ achieved 479, 501 and 504, compared to the UK 489, 494 and 500. If, as you say, "In 2010 the UK schools were rated way below our own in terms of achievement", then your data seems to suggest that the UK ...
@Drowsy "I'm intrigued by your phrase "a very different approach" – are you thinking of anything in particular? Are there other countries that might prove good role models in this regard? After all, no point reinventing the wheel if it one can be adapted ...
@Drowsy I'm not sure about declaring child abuse a health issue, but the rest of what Dr Kelly says resonates. But until we have a very different approach to how we train and supervise our social workers, we will continue to get the same results.
"If you are going to claim that individual cases were decided wrongly and too much emphasis was given to something then say so. " I have said so. In my comment to Weka https://thestandard.org.nz/the-waitangi-tribunal-v-karen-chhour/#comment-1999522. "...
@ Drowsy "Good to know that our CoC govt can afford to "expedite the transfer of investment, resources and decision-making powers to" Māori, once it's top priorities, e.g. billions in tax relief to long-suffering landLords, are done and dusted. But does ...
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