NZ's key teacher unions now reject classroom streaming. So what's wrong with grouping kids by perceived ability?
- Written by: David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canterbury
Getty ImagesAotearoa New Zealand’s high school teachers’ union recently approved a policy to end streaming – also known as “ability grouping” – in New Zealand high schools by 2030. The primary teachers’ union NZEI Te Riu Roa took a similar stance in March 2021.
Supporters of streaming argue it enables...