ACT, NZ Initiative chime in on NCEA debate

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 5, 2018

ACT leader David Seymour has been quick to praise a report by the New Zealand Initiative that's damning of the NCEA system of measuring student achievement.

WELLINGTON, March 4 - The think tank's report 'Spoiled by Choice' was released on Sunday and says there's been 15 years ...

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