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Could academic streaming in New Zealand schools be on the way out? The evidence suggests it should be

  • Written by David Pomeroy, Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canterbury
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Academic streaming in New Zealand schools is still common, but according to recent reports it is also discriminatory and racist.

Also known as tracking, setting and ability grouping, streaming has been called a systemic barrier to Māori educational success in one major analysis released in August.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins agr...

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