in schools by 2030
The leaders of the secondary teachers' union, the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA), want schools to stop grouping students in low and high ability classes by 2030.
They told the union's conference in Wellington this week the practice was racist and recommended delegates agree to lobby to end it.
A paper presented to the conference said the proposal was likely to provoke debate, but streaming was harmful, especially for Māori students.
"Research shows that streaming creates and exacerbates inequity; and that streaming 'helps to perpetuate influences from the social class background, by segregation of students from different social classes in different streams'," it said.
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