Call to axe $100 million scheme to raise students` achievement and redirect funding
(WorldNews New Zealand)

An organisation representing hundreds of primary and intermediate school principals wants the Government to scrap a scheme that is costing $100 million-a-year, most of it in extra pay for teachers and principals. Source: istock.com The Principals Federation says Communities of Learning or Kahui Ako are not raising children`s achievement and the money would be better spent elsewhere. The scheme was created by the National-led government in 2014 with the goal of reducing competition and raising student achievement. It sees schools form groups of 10 or 12 schools with shared goals such as improving children`s literacy, and pays teachers and principals extra to lead that work. Most schools are...