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A leading Maori educationalist says an OECD report linking educational under-achievement with increased economic inequality confirms what teachers see every day in the classroom.
ducationalist says an OECD report linking educational under-achievement with increased economic inequality confirms what teachers see every day in the classroom.
The report says PISA international assessment scores for Maori and Pasifika students are well below average and falling, driven to a large extent by socio-economic factors.
NZEI past president Judith Nowotarski says it confirms factors outside the classroom are critical.
"Many of us see it every day in our own communities and our own areas and it’s really unfair, it’s disproportionately Maori and Pasifika tamariki, it’s really unfair it’s having an impact on tamariki wellbeing and therefore damaging future education prospects," she says.
Judith Nowotarski says low wages and poor quality housing are huge burdens for whanau to overcome and create a range of problems that affect educational achievement.
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