Since taking power last year, the New Zealand government has made rapid changes to the country’s education system including the introduction of structured approaches to literacy and maths and the promotion of charter schools.
But these sweeping moves are, essentially, opening the door to private business interests in public education.
And these changes could introduce vulnerabilities into our school system. International experiences with charter schools, for example, demonstrate how they survive or fail at the whims of private funders who can withdraw at any time.
