Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 26, 2018 17:35:41 GMT 12
HUNDREDS OF MĀORI STUDENTS MISSING OUT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMME
An academic course for Māori high school students is proving so popular there's a waiting list to join. But there is little hope they'll be able to sign up next year because the Ministry of Education won't fund the programme.
"There is bias within the secondary system that pathways Māori students into non-academic futures," says Pūhoro STEM Academy director Naomi Manu.
"But they're more than capable of being on an academic trajectory."
Manu says her STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) programme is doing what the government hasn't been able to achieve.
Pūhoro is based on Māori principles....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/109334319/hundreds-of-mori-students-missing-out-on-education-programme
An academic course for Māori high school students is proving so popular there's a waiting list to join. But there is little hope they'll be able to sign up next year because the Ministry of Education won't fund the programme.
"There is bias within the secondary system that pathways Māori students into non-academic futures," says Pūhoro STEM Academy director Naomi Manu.
"But they're more than capable of being on an academic trajectory."
Manu says her STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) programme is doing what the government hasn't been able to achieve.
Pūhoro is based on Māori principles....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/109334319/hundreds-of-mori-students-missing-out-on-education-programme