Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
Curriculum
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Erica Stanford’s Education Power Grab Explained
What children learn, how teachers are judged and who controls the profession could soon sit directly under ministerial authority.
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Greens Warn NCEA Changes Will Fail Students
The Greens say National’s planned NCEA overhaul could push thousands of students out of education success and back towards outdated standardised assessment.
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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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“Why the Holocaust Centre is wrong to promote “exclusive” Holocaust education”?
Holocaust education should teach universal lessons about racism and genocide, not become a narrow political narrative.
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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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Education Reform Tiriti Breach Under Scrutiny
If Te Tiriti can be removed from education policy, what’s left is not neutral — it’s a choice about whose voice matters.
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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.
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Reindustrialising education, taking it back to the 19th century
Education policy does not exist in a vacuum. It reflects the values a society holds about work, intelligence, equity, and…
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New school year, new educational nonsense
New Zealand’s education system is once again being subjected to political tinkering disguised as reform. With the school year barely…
