Good to see MPs working together

The Herald reports:

A working group of MPs has asked that parents of the worst- and best-performing students be given greater choice about how and where the child is educated and be able to take their government funding with them.

The Government was considering a modified version of the education voucher scheme for the 20 per cent worst-performing and 5 per cent best-performing students aged 6 to 16 years.

The working group on school choice was set up under Act and National’s supply and confidence agreement and chaired by Act deputy leader Heather Roy and made up of MPs from National, Act and the Maori Party

The report is online here.

I’m very supportive of any initiative that increases choice and flexibility for parents and pupils, like this one does.