Signal Loss: What we know about school performance

sIGNAL LOSS

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE MARTINE UDAHEMUKA

FOREWORD BY DR MICHAEL JOHNSTON

© The New Zealand Initiative 2016 Published by: The New Zealand Initiative PO Box 10147 Wellington 6143 New Zealand www.nzinitiative.org.nz Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The New Zealand Initiative, its staff, advisors, members, directors or officers.

ISBN: 978-0-9941298-6-4 • print 978-0-9941298-7-1 • online/pdf RR26 Typeset by The Little Design Company and cover design by Mollica Sokhom Printed by Wickliffe Solutions

Signal Loss: What We Know About School Performance As consumers, we like to make informed choices about the products and services we buy. Should choosing a school for our children be any different?

Signal Loss argues that though it is difficult to monitor school quality, it is vitally important to do so. Not only can monitoring of school quality identify problems. It can also identify best practice and help to spread it across the education system.

The first in a series of three reports, Signal Loss looks at the state of New Zealand’s schools and the way their performance is assessed and managed.

$25.00 ISBN: 978-0-9941298-6-4 • print 978-0-9941298-7-1 • online/pdf RR26

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