The Business of Education – what we’ve learnt

The Business of Education – what we’ve learnt
School lunch suppliers were scrutinised as part of an investigative series on education. (Image: NZME)
Victoria Young
For the past six months, BusinessDesk has been working out who in the education sector is making money.We launched in February with startling figures on the Ministry of Education’s consulting bill, which has exploded by 450% since 2019.The number crunching continued in March as we examined the official data on school designers after Education Minister Erica Stanford claimed “fancy architects” were a reason for an inquiry into school buildings.Data obtained under the Official Information Act (OIA) shows that the department spen...

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