Charter schools reinstated
What it actually does
The Education and Training Amendment Act 2024, an ACT coalition priority, created charter schools as a new type of state-funded school outside the usual state system, overseen by a Charter School Authorisation Board, and allows state schools to convert.
Source: legislation.govt.nz · 2024-09
The Trump take
“School choice! I love school choice. I'd also close the Department of Education, but one step at a time. Charter schools, good, very good, much better than the woke ones.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
Frees some schools from standard state school rules
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Likes it
Big government
Moves education delivery away from the Ministry
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