URL: Why league tables will hurt Porirua schools | Stuff.co.nz
About 30 board chairmen and women and principals were at the Mana Education Centre in Porirua yesterday to put forward questions and concerns to Education Minister Hekia Parata. ... Others agreed and said achievement tables tended to play to the fears and prejudices people already had, and the data was not valid because it could not be compared effectively between schools. Data on standards ... They're a bit more familiar with NCEA and a little more mature.
