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Why New Zealand’s school attendance problem signals deeper decline – Richard Prebble

🔗 Source: NZ Herald

Why New Zealand’s school attendance problem signals deeper decline – Richard Prebble

Nearly half of New Zealand children do not attend school regularly; attendance trails peers and harms outcomes. Funding rewards enrolment, not attendance, misaligning incentives. The piece questions whether NZ is heading toward decline.

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