We investigate the Business of Education

We investigate the Business of Education
The schooling system will come under scrutiny. (Image: NZME)
Victoria Young
The government has budgeted more than $20 billion for education this year. Who is making money out of this?  Our latest investigative series, the Business of Education, aims to discover. Over the coming months, a team of journalists will scrutinise Aotearoa’s education system through a commercial lens.Statistics New Zealand data shows education and training is our tenth biggest industry, contributing $15.5b to gross domestic product in the year ended March 2022. The ministry manages payroll for 100,000 school staff, and Stats NZ...

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