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Alwyn Poole: Head of Innovative Education Consultants on the possibility of charter schools working

Published: May 14, 2024, 8:28 p.m.

A founder of two charter schools says the model could work.\xa0

The Coalition's putting aside more than $150 million in the Budget for 15 new charter schools and converting 35 state schools.\xa0

Head of Innovative Education Consultants, Alwyn Poole, told Andrew Dickens they saw improvement in the past and students would spend four years in their middle schools.\xa0

He says 88% of M\u0101ori and Pasifika students would go on to achieve level 1 NCEA.\xa0

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