Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 3:19 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata said today
that the idea of a full-blown Government department to
oversee Maori education is bureaucracy gone mad.
“I agree
with Parekura Horomia that the real issue is the
displacement of Maori children from the mainstream education
system.
“There have been 22 reviews of Maori education
in the past 20 years and still we have not got it
right.
“What needs to be done is to make
improvements across-the-board to our education system –
this will benefit all our children – including Maori. Maori
are asking for more choice and greater accountability.
Every New Zealand child will benefit from choice and
accountability – not just Maori. We also need a greater
emphasis on literacy for all NZ children.
“This will
only be achieved through better teaching, by setting
clear and positive benchmarks for achievement and through
clear assessment both of the performance of the students and
of the system.
“Targeting one group within the education
system is no answer,” Mrs Huata said.
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