The Conversation July 20, 2023 by Gail Pacheco, Lisa Meehan. Thomas Schober
Literacy and numeracy are under the spotlight as Aotearoa New Zealand grapples with how to improve student performance in these basic skills.
At the beginning of 2023, the government rolled out its new history curriculum. But further changes to the curriculum were deferred to put the focus on maths and literacy.
This decision followed a damning report revealed that by the age of 15, two out of five children are either only just meeting or failing to meet literacy standards.
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