Write up from my old mate Max Rashbrooke on the success of the school lunch program, and the likely impacts of the cuts to the program from the National-Act-NZ First government.
Write up from my old mate Max Rashbrooke on the success of the school lunch program, and the likely impacts of the cuts to the program from the National-Act-NZ First government.
Worth noting that this government has railed against supposed falling achievement rates*, yet are cutting one of the most effective interventions that improves outcomes for lowest achievers.
Switching from cooking in schools to heat & eat is extremely dumb, especially if they’re in microwave packaged individual portions - microwaving doesn’t scale well.
*Previous discussion on what the maths curriculum changes are, and how they’re responding to a “crisis” that doesn’t really exist: https://lemmy.nz/post/14030275 https://archive.is/YK9gk