History is more than a set of pre-defined answers
Where do we come from? What has shaped this country? Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
28 May, 2021
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Briar Lipson on Q+A's education special focusing on NZ children's declining maths performance
Research Fellow Briar Lipson joined a panel of other educators and academics on Sunday's Q+A's education special to discuss our children's declining maths performance, and ways that we can fix this problem. You can watch the full panel discussion below. Read more
Briar Lipson
2 May, 2021
Podcast: Oliver Hartwich on becoming a New Zealander
A few days after attending his New Zealand citizenship ceremony, Oliver Hartwich sits down for a chat about his journey to becoming a Kiwi and what he's learnt so far after nine years here.
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Dr Oliver Hartwich
30 April, 2021
Joel Hernandez on the state of schooling in NZ
Policy Analyst Joel Hernandez spoke to The Project about his research on the state of schooling in New Zealand, which looked at the effectiveness across state, state-integrated, and private schools. In his report, Joel said in order to improve our education system, the Ministry of Education must learn which schools are bucking the trend and overcoming socioeconomic barriers. Read more
Joel Hernandez
12 April, 2021
Unbalanced compulsory NZ history curriculum lacks humanity
Eighteen months ago, the Government announced a curriculum change making it compulsory for all schools to teach “key aspects” of New Zealand history. The Ministry of Education was tasked with creating a new curriculum to “span the full range of New Zealanders’ experiences… with contemporary issues directly linked to major events of the past.” Asking the Ministry of Education to draft a compulsory New Zealand History curriculum for school children was always fraught with risk. Read more
Roger Partridge
27 March, 2021
Better late than never
Since 2013, the Ministry of Education has spent $747.7 million on building, upgrading, and maintaining modern learning environments (MLEs). And yet, with nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars spent, the Ministry is only now starting to evaluate MLEs, eight years after their implementation. Read more
Joel Hernandez
18 March, 2021
The education they deserve
In the last twelve months, there have been a growing number of stories about New Zealand’s educational decline. Stories of falling mathematics performance and illiterate teenagers in the media make for grim reading. Read more
Joel Hernandez
4 March, 2021
Podcast: David Law discusses education spending and performance in NZ
Following the release of our latest report, Educational Performance and Funding in New Zealand: Are our children getting the education they deserve? Senior Fellow and co-author of the report Dr David Law delves into the results and explains that a high level of education spending doesn't always equate to a high level of performance in our schools. Read more
Dr David Law
4 March, 2021
Does more money always buy better education?
A well-functioning education system that delivers good outcomes for all is essential to New Zealand’s future prosperity and its people's wellbeing. However, there have been a growing number of stories about New Zealand’s educational decline over recent months. Read more
Dr David Law
2 March, 2021
Media Release: Are Kiwi kids getting the education they deserve?
A well-functioning education system is vital to equip our children for life. However, a new report from The New Zealand Initiative says it is not clear whether the education system is serving our children as well as it should. Read more
2 March, 2021