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Imagine what would happen if a third of the people you worked with were absent at least half a day per week? Most employers would not tolerate it. Read more

The primary teachers' union NZEI reports that partnership schools attract two to three times as much funding as state schools. But the Ministry of Education, in its role as referee, has always maintained funding is equivalent across both school types. Read more

Just over a week ago, the OECD released its two-yearly economic report card for New Zealand. At first glance, New Zealand looks picturesque according to the 2017 Economic Survey. Read more

Over the past week, TVNZ aired a series of interactive programmes exploring the future of society and work. It is an appealing idea: that in the future, life and work will look dramatically different. Read more

When the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) started testing 15-year-olds in 2000, New Zealand students ranked second in reading and third in maths. Ever since, our scores have perpetually declined. Read more

The football season has begun. Not the FIFA cup, but the political football that is education. Read more

Treating symptoms without diagnosing the disease can provide temporary relief but is not the best way to find the cure in the long run. So it is with medicine, as it is with policy. Read more

It has been two weeks since I started work in New Zealand, at the Initiative. Starting a new job in a new country, there are a few things to get used to. Read more