Charter schools: More input for Maori

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Charter schools will give Maori more input into a school model they can adapt to suit their children, the chairman of the Iwi Education Authority says.

Toby Curtis, a Te Arawa kaumatua, defended the controversial charter schools model, saying Maori under-achievement was a big problem charter schools could improve. Continue reading

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