Maths Education Not ‘In Crisis’ w/ Dr Lisa Darragh

The Government has been presenting maths education as a crisis that needs urgent fixing, with Education Minister Erica Stanford pushing through rapid reforms. But some education experts say the picture is much more complicated than the public narrative suggests, and that the real issues are being oversimplified.

Producer Pranuja spoke with Dr Lisa Darragh from the University of Auckland about what the evidence actually shows, why the “crisis” framing has taken hold, and what the current reforms could mean for students and teachers.