Labour criticises the government's push to reintroduce standardised testing in schools, arguing it undermines student wellbeing, cuts vital support programmes, and reflects a lack of evidence-based, teacher-informed education policy.
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Uh well, hang on, I just wanted to say that I just wanted to quickly have a say that um Erica's done outstanding work with education with her officials. And the other thing I'll say about Erica Stands is she she treats her volunteers very very well. Okay. So just uh just to push back a little bit on Jenny's comments here and the bad news or not.
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reductive and exclusionary for vulnerable groups
NCEA changes doom thousands of students to failure – Greensharmful, one-size-fits-all, evidence-free
Release: Standardised testing will not improve educationSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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