Hipkins and just one aspect of our Education Crisis

The Minister of Education (Hipkins) who drove attendance in NZ off the cliff was planning to make a big ANNOUNCEMENT this week on how to cure the disease he has significant responsibility for causing.

The announcement has been delayed.

From Mike Hosking this morning

“The real crime here, though, is the cynicism of the announcement.

Hipkins, as well as overseeing an education system that is badly wanting if not embarrassingly poor, especially when you read the testing around numeracy and literacy, has overseen the growth of truancy.

The major problem with being in government for two terms is you have a record, a record in this case of abject failure.”

Also of significant interest has been the apparent collusion between the Ministry and Hipkins/Tinetti. The Select Committee held an “investigation” into attendance. Just 8 schools submitted and no deeper research was done. On that basis Hipkins/Tinetti spent $88million and told us in the House – that Term Two 2022 would be better. It was significantly worse. The Ministry has kept the Term Three figures hidden for over four months. They were due to come out this week. If they don’t come out this week – it can only be because they are shielding the new Prime Minister.

The graph below gives just a small clue as to how this government is robbing children of a future and Hipkins has been THE central player. Last time anyone could check – less then half of all students fully attending and only 20% of decile 1 students. If Hipkins is this incompetent with one portfolio – that he had nine years to prepare for – what real prospects as PM.