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NZ could benefit from adopting Shanghai's system of getting high-performing schools to 'buddy up' with poor performers

Shanghai’s number one position on international school league tables is the envy of public school systems around the world. Notwithstanding claims that some of the city’s results may have been engineered or that students there are among the least happy by OECD average, the system is one that New Zealand could learn from with regards to turning around poorly performing schools. Read more

Interest.co.nz
27 October, 2015

Information on education should be more accessible

Dr Adrienne Alton-Lee, Chief Education Advisor for the Ministry of Education’s Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis programme, argues that no dollar should be spent on any initiative that does not have a research design linked to student achievement. I concur, especially when the education sector is forecast to spend $13.1 billion in the 2015/16 fiscal year. Read more

Interest.co.nz
11 August, 2015

Why millions on maths didn't add up

Last week saw a bustle of reports showing, once again, that maths learning is not up to scratch in New Zealand. A report commissioned by the Ministry of Education found that in 2013, 41% of Year 8 students were not achieving in maths at the expected level, with holes in fractions, decimals, percentages, and pro-numerals. Read more

Rose Patterson
The National Business Review
12 June, 2015
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Un(ac)countable: Why millions on maths returned little

This report documents the 15-year history of the Numeracy Development Project (the Numeracy Project), a nationwide centrally devised approach for improving maths. The Numeracy Project existed officially as a professional development (PD) programme for teachers in most primary schools in New Zealand between 2000 and 2009. Read more

Rose Patterson
4 June, 2015

Media release: $70m maths teaching methods failing kids

Wellington (4 June 2015): If your child is falling behind in maths, it could be because they are learning too many methods for solving maths problems, and are not spending enough time on the vital basics. That is a key finding of Un(ac)countable: Why millions on maths returned little by Rose Patterson. Read more

4 June, 2015

Critical thinking needed on ECE claims

Early childhood education (ECE) has been under the spotlight. The New Zealand Herald’s Kirsty Johnston recently reported major quality issues, with 150 ECE providers rated by the Education Review Office (ERO) in 2014 as “requiring further development”. Read more

Rose Patterson
Interest.co.nz
4 May, 2015

Social capital in schooling

It was about this time last year that Education Minister Hekia Parata, in the context of a discussion about decile funding, said she was interested in reviewing the funding system for schools. Her office subsequently made it clear that any review would not happen until after the election. Read more

Rose Patterson
The National Business Review
17 April, 2015

Media release: Decile funding review must consider teacher quality

Wellington (16 April 2015): The New Zealand Initiative has welcomed a review of the controversial decile funding system for schools, reported by the Sunday Star Times last weekend. Minister of Education Hekia Parata announced the government will review how it targets educational resources. Read more

16 April, 2015

Freeing teachers from government

Last week Parliament passed the Education Amendment Bill, creating a new professional body for teachers, Educanz, which replaces the New Zealand Teachers’ Council (NZTC). The secondary teachers’ union president Angela Roberts said “teachers will not take this lying down”. Read more

Rose Patterson
Insights Newsletter
20 February, 2015

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