More ladders, fewer snakes: Two proposals to reduce youth disadvantage
Overview
Youth aged 15 to 19 in New Zealand are disadvantaged compared to youth in other OECD countries in nearly every way. Can New Zealand reduce the disadvantages suffered by young people in a way that contributes to New Zealand becoming a successful multi-cultural society? More ladders, fewer snakes proposes that accelerated roll-out of e-learning to low decile schools and improving the school-to-work transition will materially reduce youth unemployment and resulting social issues.> Executive summary (142kb PDF)
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