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Equity

Spring 202221 Sep 2022

Removing stigma, empowering kids – hopes for the new Equity Index

From 2023 the decades old decile system will be replaced with the equity index (EQI), with support increasing by $75m per annum. Daryl Aim, the tumuaki at Natone Park School in Waitangirua in east Porirua, spoke to Ako about the impact of the old system and what the new system means for the future.

Covid-19 20206 May 2020

Inequities run deep: supporting our school communities

Recently, AKO spoke with two school principals about their efforts to bridge the digital divide in the lockdown. We caught up with them again to find out how their schools are managing the transition to Level 3 and beyond. They reminded us that behind the digital divide is a greater inequity.

Covid-19 20207 Apr 2020

Schools confronting the digital divide

AKO talks to two school principals about how they’re addressing the inequities of access to technology and internet as they prepare for online teaching.