Donal Curtin • Oct 26, 2014 •
Radio New Zealand told me this morning that, according to copies of Education Review Office reports RNZ had been shown, two of the early group of charter schools have been found to be doing well ('Big ticks for charter schools').I'm delighted to hear i... Read More
Eric Crampton • Jan 10, 2014 •
A few years ago, Jerry Hausman showed that Wal-Mart does a lot to benefit even consumers who don't shop there. When a Wal-Mart opens, competitor local supermarkets cut their prices to keep customers. And poor customers reap most of the benefits. Figlio... Read More
Grant Jacobs • Oct 19, 2012 •
(A Friday tilt at an aspect of New Zealand’s ‘charter’ schools push - back to my usual fare later.[1]) This from Kate Shuttleworth at the NZ Herald: The people who set up charter schools will be exempt from public scrutiny and Official Information Act requests under legislation that is being pushed through Parliament … Read More