School donations - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:29:32 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg School donations - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 School donations continue to yield millions of dollars for wealthier schools https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/02/22/school-donations-continue-to-yield-millions-of-dollars-for-wealthier-schools/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:52:26 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=167988 "Unfairness" was the watchword Chris Hipkins used when he outlined a proposed change to the school donations scheme in 2017. The incoming Education Minister said schools where parents were less able to pay were at a disadvantage against those with wealthier parents. "That's creating real unfairness," Hipkins said. "It means that kids whose parents can Read more

School donations continue to yield millions of dollars for wealthier schools... Read more]]> "Unfairness" was the watchword Chris Hipkins used when he outlined a proposed change to the school donations scheme in 2017.

The incoming Education Minister said schools where parents were less able to pay were at a disadvantage against those with wealthier parents.

"That's creating real unfairness," Hipkins said.

"It means that kids whose parents can afford to pay are getting a better deal than those parents that can't." Read more

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