New Zealand: Government announces end of charter schools

The government has announced the ending of charter schools, with Minister for Education Chris Hipkins calling them “a failed, expensive experiment.” The announcement was welcomed by the New Zealand Educational Institute(NZEI) and the Post Primary Teachers’ Association, both affiliates of Education International (EI). NZEI National Secretary Paul Goulter said that charter schools were a "failed experiment—integrating them back into the state school system is good for kids and teachers because kids in mainstream state schools do better.”