National's charter schools are now officially dead:
All 12 of New Zealand's charter schools have been approved for transition to state integrated schools.
It marks the end to a rather short era.
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"We have worked with the charter schools to find a way forward for them within the state system and no existing charter schools are closing their doors," Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.
The last two schools to be approved for transition were Tūranga Tangata Rite in Gisborne and Waatea School in Auckland.
Te Kura Māori o Waatea will open as a year 1-8 state integrated school in 2019, and Tūranga Tangata Rite, which was not yet up and running, will open as a state-integrated school in 2020.
And that's that. No more second-rate, for-profit schools to exploit the poor with unqualified teachers and quack curriculums. Instead, they'll be required to have qualified staff, teach a proper curriculum, and be subject to the normal oversight of the Official Information and Ombudsman's Acts, just like any other school.
