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People’s lives don’t matter

People’s lives don’t matter

Labour refuses to help save the lives of children because it doesn’t fit their political game Principals complain it is racist to require literacy and numeracy for NCEA Stuff reports: School principals around the country warn new literacy and numeracy standards could “provoke a crisis” and “undermine the credibility” of the NCEA assessment system. … During the pilot, principals spoke out about their concerns the tests would leave behind Māori and Pasifika students, worsening “institutional racism” in the education sector. … Nic Richards​, principal of…

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Covid-19: New home-schooling surge after mask mandate surprises principals

Covid-19: New home-schooling surge after mask mandate surprises principals

Principals say some parents are threatening to take their children out of school because of the mask mandate for older primary school children. Applications for home-schooling are running at four times the usual rate. File photo Photo: © Mint Images Radio NZ, 2 February, 2022 They say the families want to home-school their children because of the mandate which requires children in Year 4 and above to wear face masks while indoors to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Principals say the trend…

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