Editorial: Govt mustn't give way on league tables - Opinion - NZ Herald News

Editorial: Govt mustn't give way on league tables - Opinion - NZ Herald News: "Parents like league tables. They are helpful when it comes to choosing a school. They are also helpful in keeping the pressure on all schools to perform to the best of their ability. If the profession dislikes that pressure, or considers it unhelpful to educational effort, its customers disagree. And ultimately the customer, even of public education, is always right."