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Hekia Parata's year of back-downs, stuff-ups and bungles has been capped off with proof that the education of New Zealand children is going backwards on National's watch, says Chris Hipkins. The latest international data in the TIMSS and PIRLS reports shows the ... and let it drift backwards. These reports should be a wake-up call for the Minister. “Hekia Parata should stop spending so much time trying to close schools and focus on lifting educational achievement.