New Zealand Initiative on school attendance woes
Dr Oliver Hartwich
10 November, 2022
A new report from the Education Review Office says attendance in schools is worse here than other countries. New Zealand Institute executive director of the Oliver Hartwich says this shouldn't come as a surprise, with achievment among students also dropping year-on-year. He says the system is in crisis, and wants to see a national education emergency declared. Hartwich spoke to Mani Dunlop.