URL: Low Maori rank justification for Parata policy
Waatea News
Ms Parata told the annual Educational Institute Primary School Principals' Conference that while New Zealand was seventh out of 65 OECD counties in a 2009 student assessment, the ethnic break-down was concerning. While Pakeha students were second in the world and Asian New Zealanders seventh, Maori were 34th and Pasifika students 44th. That indicates New Zealand has a high- performing education system with very low equity. She says four out of five children succeeding was no longer good enough, ...
