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Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines

  • Written by Gail Pacheco, Professor of Economics, Director of the NZ Work Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
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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...

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