Stanford’s Magic Trick – the Treaty of Waitangi in Education is gone
In a follow up to her move to take over complete control of education in New Zealand, including the writing…
Author: Allan Alach
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Erica Stanford’s Move to Take Total Control of Education
Bevan Holloway has just posted an article about dictator Stanford’s last minute move to take control of all aspects of…
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May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month
ME isn’t “just tiredness”. It’s a brutal neurological illness that can leave people bedridden, cognitively shattered and abandoned by the health system.
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Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?
After a year of Erica Stanford’s wrecking-ball education reforms, Labour has finally put something on the table, and it’s bigger than just undoing the damage.
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Erica’s SMART Assessment System Isn’t Smart After All
Erica Stanford’s SMART assessment system promises clarity—but teachers say it means more paperwork and less education.
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More Smoke and Mirrors from Erica Stanford
Erica Stanford says Year 8 maths is improving. The Ministry’s own numbers suggest the truth is more complicated.
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AI is exposing the failure of NZ’s knowledge curriculum
When AI can instantly generate essays and answers, the old education model starts collapsing fast. The real crisis isn’t students using AI, it’s politicians still pretending rote learning prepares kids for the future.
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Principals’ Concerns About the New ERO Reporting Format
Principals aren’t confused. They’re warning this will make things worse.
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The Changes to NCEA Are A Class War
If every “reform” makes it easier for the privileged to win… is it still reform — or something else?
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Erica Stanford’s Takeover of New Zealand Education Continues
Turn schools into grades, and you don’t just measure performance — you reshape behaviour. The question is who benefits.
