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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Back to school poverty and inequality

February 4, 2019

Political Roundup: Back to school poverty and inequality by Dr Bryce Edwards Many children were supposed to start back at school today – but how many actually turned up? On an average day in New Zealand schools, only 64 per cent of students show up. Many absences are obviously due to illness, but there are ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Back to school poverty and inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-back-to-school-poverty-and-inequality/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Back to school poverty and inequality">Read more</a>