3. Hon MARIAN HOBBS (Labour—Wellington Central) Link to this
to the Minister of Education
What new resources is the Government providing to improve the financial literacy of New Zealanders?
Hon CHRIS CARTER (Minister of Education) Link to this
This morning at Raroa Normal Intermediate School here in Wellington I launched four new books for students on financial literacy. The books, with their accompanying teacher’s notes, are the latest in the Figure it Out series, which supports our numeracy strategy and helps to realise the Labour-led Government’s goal of ensuring students are confident and capable both mathematically and financially, recognising that everyone needs to be able to make considered, sensible financial decisions throughout their lives.
I have seen disturbing reports of a party whose various spokespeople have promised to increase funding for private schools, to reintroduce bulk funding for all schools, and to both offer and not offer 20 hours of free early childhood education at the same time. Curiously, these statements come from National MPs, who are also promising to slash public spending to fund tax cuts for the rich. Only this Government can be trusted to properly invest in education $4 billion extra a year; an approach supported by a majority of New Zealanders in the Fairfax poll published this weekend.
Hon Brian Donnelly Link to this
How do the Figure it Out booklets mesh with the new curriculum that was launched earlier this month?
They absolutely mesh with the new curriculum. They lead to inquiry learning and personalised learning, which is exactly what the Government wants to see students doing in order to equip themselves for the 21st century. I seek leave to table the four copies of the Figure it Out financial literacy books.