Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 1, 2023 2:13:54 GMT 12
AN UNEQUAL PARTNERSHIP: MĀORI STOOD DOWN AT TWICE THE RATE OF PĀKEHĀ
Official stand-down rates show Māori are stood down at twice the rate of Pākehā; experts say the statistic is yet another signifier of breaches in Te Tiriti in our education system.
The rate for Māori is almost five percent, whereas for Pākehā students the rate sits at 2.5 percent. Lower-decile schools report higher rates of stand-downs than high-decile schools. Notably, kura kaupapa schools rarely use stand-downs as a form of punishment, meaning this inequality is manifest in mainstream schools......
www.schoolnews.co.nz/2023/01/an-unequal-partnership-maori-stood-down-at-twice-the-rate-of-pakeha/
Official stand-down rates show Māori are stood down at twice the rate of Pākehā; experts say the statistic is yet another signifier of breaches in Te Tiriti in our education system.
The rate for Māori is almost five percent, whereas for Pākehā students the rate sits at 2.5 percent. Lower-decile schools report higher rates of stand-downs than high-decile schools. Notably, kura kaupapa schools rarely use stand-downs as a form of punishment, meaning this inequality is manifest in mainstream schools......
www.schoolnews.co.nz/2023/01/an-unequal-partnership-maori-stood-down-at-twice-the-rate-of-pakeha/