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Before We Credit the Reforms, Look at Who PISA Actually Tested (opens the original)
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After a long period of decline, our results appear to have stabilised. Science has improved slightly since 2022, mathematics has barely moved, and reading has dipped. New Zealand remains above the OECD average across all three areas.Some of the less obvious findings caught my attention more.The achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students has narrowed across reading, mathematics and science. Students reported greater persistence when learning became difficult and placed more val
Live Life to the Max (opens the original)
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I arrived in Wellington today and was greeted by a billboard.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="447" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8JKW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2F
Thank You, ACT. Now for the Rest of the Story. (opens the original)
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Everything Has Protein Now (opens the original)
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Protein is having a moment.Not because it has suddenly become important. It has always been an essential part of a healthy diet. Rather, what has changed is the way it is being presented to us. Over the past year or two, it has become increasingly difficult to walk through a supermarket without being reminded that almost everything now comes with added protein.There is protein coffee, protein water, protein yoghurt, protein cereal, protein chocolate and even protein chips. Before long, I suspect
Learning Was Never Meant To Stay In Its Seat (opens the original)
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