Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 9, 2018 17:24:32 GMT 12
MĀORI EDUCATION: 'WE CERTAINLY HAVE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO'
The Tomorrow School's Review has shown changes are needed to the education system to stop it failing Māori.
The review taskforce is calling for a national Kaupapa Māori education hub committed to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to be set-up.
And it's estimated Māori educational inequity is costing the economy $2.6 billion a year.
Mr Ferris said the systemic racism within the education system was a key concern for Māori education.
Māori make up 25 percent of the school-aged population.
"When we have students in this country saying in their own words that 'my teacher is racist,' we certainly have got a lot of work to do."
He wants kaupapa Māori schooling to be at the centre of the changes. .....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/377825/maori-education-we-certainly-have-got-a-lot-of-work-to-do
The Tomorrow School's Review has shown changes are needed to the education system to stop it failing Māori.
The review taskforce is calling for a national Kaupapa Māori education hub committed to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to be set-up.
And it's estimated Māori educational inequity is costing the economy $2.6 billion a year.
Mr Ferris said the systemic racism within the education system was a key concern for Māori education.
Māori make up 25 percent of the school-aged population.
"When we have students in this country saying in their own words that 'my teacher is racist,' we certainly have got a lot of work to do."
He wants kaupapa Māori schooling to be at the centre of the changes. .....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/377825/maori-education-we-certainly-have-got-a-lot-of-work-to-do